A sub-$10 purchase from TJ Maxx, this puzzle was another quick and easy one. The sky was the only mildly tricky bit, but even it was not tough; focusing on Santa and his sleigh, followed by the reindeer, left only a few patches of blue to fill in. I recognized the art style, and checking the back of the box confirmed Caroline Bonne Müller as the artist, last seen in the Eeboo Music in Montreal puzzle I did a few weeks ago.
This puzzle had a fair bit more dust than usual with Galison, and I had quite a few bent and warped pieces. Some just had a bent peg, but there were a handful of pieces that were bent in the middle. I wound up leaving the most badly warped pieces under a heavy book overnight in an attempt to straighten them so that they'd lie flat. This was surprising and disappointing, as I've found Galison one of the more reliable brands up until now. Hopefully the subpar quality of this one was just an odd one-off! Perhaps the quality control simply isn't as stringent for the lower-priced puzzles that ship to stores like TJ Maxx? I have several more, so I reckon we'll see!
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