I've subscribed to Stickii for a long time (paused for a bit due to financial issues and recently resumed). I get all three packs adn usually enjoy all of the items that arrive. Sometimes they're hit or miss, but it works out because I do a lot of penpalling and exchanges, and they're great additions for that.
So I decided to give the Halloween Advent a go. I compared both of the versions to see what would spark my interest. I wasn't terribly interested in the cutesy design, so I decided to go with "The Blackwood Estate Presents The Umbra Gala."
I... was incredibly disappointed.
Firstly, the listing shows an elegant, dark, Victorian-like design for both the advent material and for the sample sticker insert. I was under the impression I was going to get the same vibe... and yet, some of the stickers did NOT fit the theme, at all, and would have been less out of place in the other, cutesy advent pack. In fact, there were quite a few sticker sheets that just felt incredibly out of place.
To be clear: there's NOTHING wrong with the quality of the artwork; it was great, I was just expecting something else.
What I AM incredibly disappointed and mad about is the BLATANT AI-generated text for the "invitations" themselves. I'm not even claiming this willy nilly. As someone who's been "forced" to use AI text for work, I know the telltale signs of it. Stickii's designers dropped the ball HARD here by using AI to write their stuff, especially given that they say they're anti-AI art...
All in all, this left a terrible taste in my mouth and a rather large disappointment in my purchase and in Stickii. Please do better in regard to the AI, and hopefully, the Christmas advent will be a better fit.