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What is a Puzzle Exchange?
A Puzzle Exchange is a FREE community event for puzzle enthusiasts and hobbyists to trade, exchange, and talk puzzles with one another as well as a space for puzzle-curious folks to learn more about jigsaws and pick up a few free used ones to give puzzling a try!
More details below!
- Bring A Puzzle, Take A Puzzle! For every even exchange of puzzles you do, you will earn a punch on a punch card! After 8 punches the punch card is full and can be used for 20% Off a NEW puzzle (in-store only)! Example: Bring in 5 used puzzles and take 5 used puzzles home, earn 5 punches on your BHG Puzzle Exchange Punch Card! Fill your punch card, gain a new one!
- Open House Styled Event: Come when you can and stay as long as you'd like between 12-3 PM! Please drop off all your puzzles at the counter with the staff running the event. The puzzles will be counted, secured as closed, then roughly organized by staff into groupings by piece count out onto different tables. The entire downstairs area will be reserved for event. Some tables will be used for browsing the used puzzles and some tables will be available for folks to set down their bags/boxes on while they browse.
- ALL Puzzle Types are welcome! We welcome all piece counts, images, materials, and age ranges! Examples: standard cut-to-wacky cut pieces, kid puzzles, holiday puzzles, wood puzzles, 3D puzzles, etc.
- Puzzle Condition: We ask all used puzzles brought for the exchange to be in decent to like-new condition. If you know pieces are missing from puzzles or that the puzzle or box is badly damaged please do not bring those puzzles in to exchange & trade with others. It is not pleasant for people who are browsing to end up with damaged puzzles or puzzles with missing pieces. BHG does not verify the quality of each puzzle - so this is an honor system!
- A gentle reminder that we are NOT a donation site for used puzzles. We ask that you please refrain from bringing mass amounts of puzzles all at once and taking little-to-none home with you. If you are looking for a way to donate used puzzles we will gladly suggest some ways to do that.
- How to Prepare a Puzzle for an Exchange or Swap: All puzzles should be rubber banded or taped shut so that boxes stay closed and pieces stay together. Many folks find it very helpful to also internally bag the puzzle pieces such as in a large Ziploc. This is to keep pieces from falling out or lost between households. We have rubber bands at the counter for folks who forget or did not have supplies at home. If you are able to secure the puzzles before bringing them in it greatly helps staff speed up the processing of accepting puzzles at the counter!
Heads Up - This is a VERY popular event! Hundreds of puzzles come and go during this 3-hour event. Typically it is busiest between roughly 12:30-2p. If you'd like to browse during a quieter time, we recommend stopping in at 12:00p or after 2:00p.
Updated: 8/29/2025