The designs here at Cute really are wonderful, and for a while now the sets have been available to members in packs. The older sets haven't been 'packed' yet, though. I do know it takes longer, but one advantage to downloading individual designs is that they're not zipped, so you don't have to take time to unzip them, and it also gives you the advantage of looking at a larger picture, seeing the stitch count, etc. before you download, then you can download right to the folder that particular design belongs in, rather than sorting later. I guess for me, it all evens out, but then I'm not on a dial-up service, so the downloads don't take long. Keep at it, give it a chance, I think you'll be so happy with the quality of the designs you may be able to get over a bit of slowness in the downloading. Sure hope so, welcome to the Cute Community, enjoy it here!! Hugs, Marji
I am sorry to hear that you are unhappy. I admit it took me some time to learn my way around because there is a lot packed into this site. But I will not by choice give up my membership at this site. I would give up any of my other memberships first. I did download and continue to do so all of Miss Veronika's wonderful designs. I did a little each day so I have them all and they are organized. I did not find it difficult, I enjoyed seeing each design. To me, it was like unwrapping a present for esn design. But you need to do what is right for you. Best wishes for you.
If you join you can download all the sets in packs. However you will have to pay the $30 for 6 months, which is a great bargain. There are some designs that are not in packs, but you can download those also till your heart is content. But yet it is a great deal if you can pay the $30. I at this time have not renewed my subscription because of tight funds. But as soon as I can I plan on buy the membership again. It is very helpful to visit here daily or as much as possible because you can learn from some of the best people in the whole world. Good luck and enjoy your time here. P.S. when a new design comes up say the alpha they will be offered free one letter at a time then when complete they will offer them as a pack. I believe that is correct.
I do have a 6 month membership and only a very limited number of designs are in sets, I find the site is not very user friendly compared to other sites I am a member of. I was downloading some redwork designs and for each category I had to do all individual downloads, there were none in packs or sets.....not sure if I will renew my membership yet.