Bundle Monster plate holders/organizers & clutches - review

Today I have a review and comparison of all available Bundle Monster stamping plate holders, organizers and clutches, 4 different types.
If you are in Europe they also are available from Pretty Polish!

First my beloved faux leather Bundle Monster clutches for the 6 x 12 cm plates with or without plastic backing.

They come in a steel grey and a cobalt blue with crocodile print.

They have room for 48 plates in the size 6 x 12 cm.
They have 8 pages with 3 slots on each side = 6 slots per page.
They have a 3 snap fold over closure.
They measure approximately 23.3 x 18 cm when closed.

I have 3 of them so far, and I love how sturdy and absolutely lovely they are to use!
The plastic is easy to see through, and I have plates from Bundle Monster, MoYou London, Born Pretty Store, Infinity Nails, Messy mansion and Pueen in them + a number of different brands without plastic backings.

For the smaller plates:

The faux leather peony pink organizer holds 168 plates (yes that IS a lot) in the standard 5.6 cm round or square plate size.
Each page has 6 slots on each side, so that's 12 plates per page, and there are 16 pages.

It has a fold over closure, nice and sturdy!
It is super easy to use in every thinkable way, and it's also very easy to see through the plastic pockets, so you quickly can find, what you are looking for.

It also has a mesh pocket for scrapers, vinyls, stickers or similar...

Another solution for the smaller plates:

Bundle Moster also have an almost identical organizer (168 plates in the standard 5.6 cm round or square plate size) that is closed with a zipper going all the way round, so there is absolutely no risk of plates slipping out of their slots, not matter how you turn it around.
This one is currently only available from Bundle Monster and only in black.

For the smaller collection of 6 x 12 cm plates:

This cute little faux leather hot pink clutch has room for 16 plates in the size 6 x 12 cm with or without plastic backing.
It has 8 pages with each 2 slots and it closes with a snap fold over.
It measures approximately 15 x 10 cm.

As you probably know some brands has a little bigger plastic backing on their plates, and for instance plates from Marianne Nails have both kinds, so I have one with the bigger backing in one slot of each page, and one with the smaller/normal backing on the other side of the page, this way the fit isn't too tight.
I also use it for 6 x 12 plates without plastic backings, I feel they are less prone to fall out of these slots compared to the bigger clutch with the horizontal opening.
Click on photos to enlarge them...

Conclusion:
I have absolutely only pros - no cons whatsoever...
I have very many plates, and it would be a nightmare if they weren't organized so that I easily can see what plates I have - and more importantly: find them.
And it really is easy, these Bundle Monster plate holders/clutches open like a book and I can quickly go trough the pages and easily see the patterns because the plastic is both sturdy and easy to see through - unlike many other plate holders I have seen.
And it most certainly doesn't make it less nice to have them organized in beautiful, sturdy and nice to work with clutches/holders like the ones from Bundle Monster - it actually makes stamping more effortless and fun, at least for me, but then again, I am a gear and gadget geek, I know :D
Speaking of which: did you see the review of the MoYou London plate holder? If not it's right HERE!

If you are in Europe the Bundle Monster clutches also are available from Pretty Polish!

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MoYou London Plate Holder review and video

As a true MoYou London fan, I had to get the MoYou London plate holder for 54 plates, when it was released - but that was not a really good decision.

The biggest of their two plate holders fits up to 54 MoYou-London plates (6.5 x 12.5cm) and 6 extra in the side pockets. It measures 24 x 15 cm and the height is 7 cm, and it has a zipper fastening.

The price is £40.

My first thought was: I wish this would open up like a book with the front and back flat on the table.

The center part is removable, it has a strong velcro. As you can see some of the slots are smaller than others, and it was of course impossible to insert plates in those.
This obviously is a fault, but fortunately MoYou London has a return guarantee.

Then I started inserting plates.
Obviously the slots need to be tight, so that the plates do no fall out when you have used it a while, but it was difficult to insert the plates, very difficult - at least for me.
And I'm of course talking about the normal sized slots...

Some slots were worse than others, and I soon gave up.

I contacted MoYou London for help, but their advice was exactly what I already had done except for the "start with the middle slot" part....:
"Due to the production line, some plate holders might be slightly tighter than others. We recommend that you insert a plate into the middle slot first before the top and bottom ones and then leave the plates in for a while to loosen up the material.
We do know that it requires a bit of strength to insert the plates but the easiest way to do it is to insert one of the corners into the slot first so that the plate is in a horizontal position and then slide the rest in. After a couple of tries the slot should have loosened enough to make it easier to insert. You may also find that it helps to use small “up and down” movements to push the plate inside."

I tried again, and again...
I left plates sitting in the first page of the slots in the video for 2 days, removed them again and then I asked my husband to film me inserting plates.
I really tried to make it look effortless - but I couldn't...
The direct link to the video on Youtube is: https://youtu.be/ZT6EwwnPp4M

Maybe it would have become easier over time.
But even if it had worked effortlessly after a couple of tries, I still think it's a pity, that you cannot see the part of the plate hidden in the slot.
And it always would have annoyed me that it doesn't open like a book with front and back flat on the table like the traditional plate holders with see-through plastic pockets.

So thank you to MoYou London for helping me, for good customer service and taking it back - it is on it's way already!

Now my plates has returned to their normal home, the Bundle Monster nail stamping clutch organizer with room for 48 XL plates (2 in each pocket, 6 in each page), including the MoYou Londons and similar sized plates. I have two of them, this one is except for a few pockets full of my MoYou London plates, so I soon need one more!
The price is $18.99 - a third of the MYL price.

How about you?
Did you buy one of the MoYou London Plate holders, and did you have more luck with the slots?

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