Figured it out.
purchased from my LSS and was initially going to take it back because like so many have said the embossing doesn't work. Well, it does, just not when you use it like you would normally. I now can use this two ways, as a plain scallop punch, since the slight embossing can simply be lightly rubbed out and if I punch it while standing up putting my full body into it, it does the embossing and looks like brail on one side even. It can poke through some on lighter paper but it does work. If you get this punch try putting your entire hand on top and using body weight to really push it down. It's like a two-fer punch, it just takes some patience and practice to get it to work.