I'm so glad I watched this I bought the cute little pink press a couple days ago.

I got my Joy for $50 on Facebook marketplace. I definitely wouldn't pay full price but it's a awesome little machine and I love it.

I totally agree with you! All these products and prices are ridiculous! And they don’t back their product.

I came here not because I was thinking of buying a cricut auto press because that’s WAY out my budget but I was eyeing the htvront auto press which is on the higher end of my budget as a home crafter. You gave some really good points to think about before I invest a ton of my money into something I think would be a good investment but I think for now I’ll opt for a clam shell manual press.

I had a cricut heat press and it lasted 8 months from occasional use. I bought a swing design that I love. This was a great video and I hope and pray you feel better soon.

Great video. I just joined a week or so ago and so far I love all your videos. I wish more people were honest like you. I had been thinking of buying one but so happy I didn’t. You brought up so many things I didn’t even think of. Thank you for your video!! 💕💕

The reason that they marketed their auto press as "professional" is so that crafters would jump on board and say they were buying a professional machine. They're upping their game and are not crafting anymore, they're running a business. It's a shame because many of these women (and men) are running a business and would do much better with a less expensive machine. Cricut are master marketers. BTW - love your makeup and hair!!

Wow!! Great content. Thank you for your honesty. Can you make a video on mug presses? I was considering getting the Cricut mug press, however, after seeing this video I don’t think I will. Thanks again for your videos and honesty.

I am very excited for this!! Comparing larger presses is very overwhelming 🫶 🐝 👸💘

I've just watched your "professional" critique of the new Cricut Heat Press. I will ignore your contradictions where you say you turn down "offers" of equipment to test and then point out that you have received the same, and then sold, by your own admission that same equipment and instead try to limit my comments to those of yours that I found most disturbing. The "auto press" went on the market May 3rd, and you want "longevity" records? Be realistic, ask that question a year from now. You ask why no side by side comparisons....go to Jennifer Maker on KZfaq for side by side comparisons. By the way, her reviews were positive. I subscribe to a number of sites, both amateur and professional for a variety of professional and hobby interests, and have for years, and yours is the only reviewer I have ever encountered who "revised" a product without using, owning, or demonstrating said product. How dare you ask us to "trust" your opinion when you aren't familiar with what you are talking about? For example, you claim the "auto press" has four different settings....wrong, it has four user delectable pre sets for we amateurs who might like to repeat an application without trying to remember what we did last time. You claimed the machine has to constantly be unplugged and plugged back in when you wish to use it. In the interests of safety Cricut "recommends" unplugging the machine when not in use. Intended for home use I heartily endorse such a recommendation as I believe there may just possibly be home users or "crafters" as you derisively call them, who may have young children at home. You claim to be totally impressed with many Cricut products, but then you say in virtually the same breath that Cricut products have a history of unreliability and that 90 per cent of Cricut users complain about the software Cricut users. Which by the way they continue to update at no charge if a problem or potential problem turns up. How can you make such grandiose claims without studies or statistics to back them up? One more thing....you say you can't find answers to your questions for a machine you don't even have the instructions for and all Cricut users are aware of the "Cricut Help Desk", accessed freely at any time. I cannot help but wonder what your review would have been like if Cricut had chosen to "gift" you a machine for you to try....I would love to see your own "side by side" comparisons with comparable machines, oh that's right, you don't have one, have never used one, wouldn't buy one....but you would feel qualified enough to tell me what I should do? Shame on you for earning money from an unqualified review of a product you know next to nothing about. I am disappointed in you and your claim to be an "expert" despite having experience with machines you have used.

Hi. I miss hour videos you look wonderful as usual! Pray hour getting adjusted. I do not want that press way to much money! I have the heat press 2 ..no need for more! I need to get back to your videos.. take care🙏

Love your honest review. Thanks for all the great tips on features to consider when purchasing a heat press. It means a lot coming from someone with your background and experience. You are so generous in sharing your knowledge to help us. A huge thank you.🙂

I truly appreciate honest opinions! When I first saw it I wasn’t impressed. And definitely wasn’t impressed with the price tag. The avg Judy crafter won’t be able to afford this press. Much better presses out there for way less

Great videos and i like your honesty. I don't have any cricut machines but from what i have seen they do seem to be for the crafty home user. I bought a Vevor heat press and a Vevor vinyl cutter. They are both great and i am still getting use to them. I recently bought a sawgrass which i do enjoy. My heat press does the job but i do have to look into heat settings and pressure settings after you mentioned those. Keep up the great work, replying to you from down under. You do a great job.

Thank you for your honesty. Personally, although they *say* this is for the Professional maker, I would not agree with them. All Cricut products up to date have been geared at the home crafter - or home business - they take away all the control from the end user. They are the Apple of the crafting world. And it appears to be working for them in the same way it works for Apple (btw, I love Apple products. They have their place). Your bluntness is appreciated by this Australian. Oh, and the 11th reason why I won’t be buying the Auto Press is because it isn’t available in Australia!

I loved this video and I agree with this 1000% qnd I'm so glad u made this video because I was wondering about this heat press. I thought it was a little sketchy with the way cricut is trying to market it. Again I love this video. Keep the great videos coming.

Love it that your wearing your Queen Bee 🐝 shirt. Your looking great. I appreciate your honesty in this review.

I have Epilepsy I used to have 100 seizures until they got my meds right, some I do understand

Totally agree! It was such a pass for me.

Thanx for this video, I am sold. But not on Cricut. We have limited space and need to bo able to move the press. That was one advantage for the Cricut. Do you have any recommendations for a press that is portable? Do other presses need to be bolted down? Thanx for the help.

I couldn't agree more with you!!!! I won't pay those prices for a machine that doesn't have enough information on. They shouldn't be pushing out new stuff until they fix their software problems first. I let cricut access go bc of the continuous software problems. Thank you for sharing this with us and saying what other influencers should actually be saying and questioning about.

Love you girl, keep up the good work.

I love my cricut machine but I agree with u on this. Price is astronomical. I have an amazon press that is actually second handed to me. It does amazing. Sometimes being too techy can cause problems. Bc if one thing quits then ur done. I just think if I’m investing 1000 I want a big big one. Thank u for being u and being honest. Hug and loves

I wish I had watched your video before I bought the Auto Press. It doesn’t have pressure settings. It has 4 preset heat settings. It’s auto pressure. This won’t work if you need high or heavy pressure. You can’t regulate the pressure at all. It’s very limiting. You won’t be able to use Puff vinyl. I’ve used it for vinyl and sublimation and it’s fine. I’ve had some fails too.

Thank you, as always you are honest.I totally agree with eerything you said.🐝

I went ahead and ordered one from Amazon I didn’t want to spend 1,000 on a piece of plastic. Plus I seen comments on fb about error messages and it have to be replaced. I have most of their products but, I’m not spending over $400 on an machine. Great 😊 video and I agree with everything thanks .

Okay, I got a Cricut Maker3 the day after VDay. I learned it before it got here somewhat and mastered it lightning fast. I was invited to their panel 8 days after getting my Cricut as they were amazed. I kept expecting a fix for the print to cut, but while waiting for it I did tons of easy Subli with print to cut, I did some specialty films from specialty materials, by the way thank you for letting us know about them and their samples because I am in love with their stuff. Then, I needed to do a few hundred stickers for my son’s college event and so I did and about 20 to 30 expensive sheets of sticker paper wound up ruined. I expected a fix for that so when a big announcement happened and it turned out to be the auto press, it really lit a fuse. I got a brother scan and cut DX and the illustrator link and I make perfect full sheet of stickers by sending them to print and sending the files to my skin and cut directly from illustrator. That’s also how I make cards and everything else. I need a backing for a mandala that I did and I had a piece of cardboard that was a backing for some card stock. I did not wanna guess what setting that should be cut on for my cricket, so I popped it into my scan and cut and the auto Blade figured it out for me. So, I can send from Illustrator, get great performance, quiet machine, does everything CM3 can do. Greed turns my stomach. Always has, always will. I’m going to be trying your recommendations for my 1st real heat press!

To me it feels like their real marketing of this press is not for professionals, but to home crafters who think they want to jump to professional levels. It has that feel about it… easy settings, don’t have to think about where to set it, it’s for people who want to be professional, but don’t know what they are doing yet, for a really high price tag.

Heat press Nation made a comparison video

A heat press should never be operated through a program nor the internet! Never buy such! You can get multi function presses off Ebay and Amazon that lasts for years or are very easy to fix. Only had problem with one and guest what it required messing with wires to set it up! It was returned. In addition, you need to be able to control your pressure on the items you are sublimating! Great information here! Straight talk here! So appreciate the honesty! Small presses are good for small projects. Best size 16x20 inch. If all you are doing is coasters the smaller heat press if fine ie 12x15 inch or use it as a hat press or plate press. We do not recommend the circuit auto press as it is over priced, limited in function, requires their proprietary software to use, and is a dead weight once it fails. Standard heat presses can be repaired with ease if you have a little mechanical ability. We have a maker, we don't like the software. Everything is done in a different software and imported. Cricut needs to change to allow users save all designs locally off line and then improve the features. There is free software to create designs keep all designs proprietary and off someone else's sever. The only reason to force save on their servers is to use the information to market to you. Not good for a business, keep your designs off other peoples servers. Thank you for putting out this review!

Great video! I agree I like the cutters but am not a fan of their materials or presses.

thank you for your insights. As far as pressures, where do I find out information or tutorials on how to know what pressure settings are needed for items. Blessings

I know they had their heat presses about 2 months before it was released...

I bought my circut press 2 years ago..it died in the middle of a huge shirt order and I only had it 11 months..i was hurt

Hi do check out transfer express KZfaq channel, they did a critical review where Vince showed how inconsistent the temp was. I recommend you check it out. There were a lot of inconsistencies with temp and pressure. Also, if it's for business owners it wouldn't make any sense to purchase a heat press that can't be used offline esp in terms of outdoor events like fairs, etc.

What do you think about the new HTVront auto press coming up

My techie hubbies sayes the same thing less wear and tear on the equipment just leave it on!

This is some great information. Thank you for your review. I won’t be purchasing anything that costs $1,000!

Wish you had videos or simple photos of your ratings on your personal experience with cricut. I look to you tube for videos especially when referencing a product that sold millions. I don't own any cricut heat presses, I have 5 commercial presses, but my affliates and students were curious and you have shown no pictures or videos of your claim. Sounds like rants... they could have just listen to this on the radio. That's why we all search You Tube for Videos of proof from their experience on something that sold millions of. Sorry sounds like you have a vendetta rather than a professional opinion on the product. That was a comment from a client looking to buy her daughter a cricut press. It almost wants me to purchase it for her myself. Have a better day. I think cricut press is just fine for a first purchase, and you can make a profit, too. Thats my opinion. Plus there is a warranty. Why not?

I've seen mug presses, that look just like theirs, and I thi nk they want to sublimate.

I agree 100%. Too expensive and too small.

Hi, new here. Also new in craft world 🤣 i will be doing for fun, family & friends (for now) - i want to do shirts, handbags, giftbags, hats (if possible), tumblers, mugs (if possible)….ive read great reviews on the heat nation craft pro so when i heard u say u had and love it - confirms my choice but its sooooo expensive. Do u have the 15 x 15 or the 12 x 15 swing? And do u do all the things i want to do on it - except tumblers and cups im sure. I trust ur opinion. TIA I also want to do sublination and all the other stuff with the heat press i purchase 😬

I would buy a professional AUTO press for less than $1000 and be able to compete with the big dogs rather than on a OVER PRICED toy that wants to to be a big dog!

I’m sorry. This is a lot from somebody who has not even used the machine. Is it pricey? For sure! Are you entitled to your opinion ? ABSOLUTELY. But, some of the things your are saying aren’t even making sense. So far as the easy press is concerned, I have several since the first one and all still works perfectly fine.

I will not be buying it either my Cricut heat press didn’t last long and it pissed me off granted it was only 179 but I think I only had it for about a year to me not cool but I love me Cricut maker

Thank you for being honest. I can't believe all the crap Cricut is releasing. I mean I'm not complaining because I'm not spending money. I will say the one machine I thought was ridiculous and would never buy it was the Joy and I ended up biting the bullet because I was able to take it to work when I had down time.

I’m NOT impressed Cricut products because they DO NOT stand by their products.

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I love your honesty! And i find all 10 reasons totaly legit 😅👌🏽🫣