While I've never purchased any poses (although I have plans to), I have downloaded a lot of them. If I can find a pose already made that is close to what I need, then I use it and tweak it to what I need. I rarely use a pose exactly as I found it. I've saved hours of work doing that and to me, it's worth buying or downloading a large package of poses just in the time savings alone. In between working full time, attending classes, doing reviews, maintaining my sites, and working on my home business, an few hours saved a week goes a long way. -darlisa