As unabashed crafters, it's fair to say we were thrilled -- heck, giddy even -- at the idea of getting our hands on a Cricut Expression 2, the new desktop precision-cutting machine from Provo Craft.

I can confirm that Cricut’s software is horrendous. As soon as I bought my Expression back in 2010, I got Sure-Cuts-A-Lot and made it a million times more functional.

Cricut Expression 2: Anniversary Edition Launching April 2011 (Photo: Business Wire) CHA WINTER 2011 February 02, 2011 11:58 AM Eastern Standard Time ...

A crafter who buys a Cricut from a bricks-and-mortar warehouse store and uses it with Cricut cartridges may not balk at being required to pay rent to use hardware that’s already paid for in the ...