I bought this sticker maker when it first came out and I was singing it's praises at my next crop party to my friends. Every one just rolled their eyes like "Uhh Huh Connie yeah whatever" because I'm usually the one to try out all the new gadgets, and things. But after they tried it that night, they all went out and bought one too! Wonderful, wonderful product! I love this thing! I've had mine for two years and never had a problem with it. Keep in mind that the item dimensions that can be inserted in this model are only about 1-1 1/2 inches wide opening. If you are doing a lot of letters for one page, it would be better to use the next size up sticker maker (just so you don't use up your entire cartridge on one go.) The refills though, usually last a while depending on how much you use it. The maker itself is under $8.00 usually, and the refills are easy to insert, and take out. The refills themselves are only about $4.95-$5.00 which in the scrap book world is an incredible value. You can even get the refills in permanent adhesive, or repositionable. If you need to, you can take the item off your paper, and use an eraser to get rid of the sticky stuff, and reposition! If the adhesive sticks to your work surface, and you don't have an eraser handy, you can use the pad of your finger, and the stuff comes right up! I've never cut myself on it, and it's safe for the kids to use. Even my four year old! You can make practically anything into a sticker! The only problem you will have with it is using it so much that you have to keep buying the refills! Buy it! You won't regret it!