tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post6854953900028644732..comments2023-06-14T06:46:23.844-05:00Comments on Savvy Working Gal: Duped by Pottery Barn's aggressive marketing campaignSavvyworkinggalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159197609419858161noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-73711783516486016352021-03-26T09:47:34.241-05:002021-03-26T09:47:34.241-05:00I agree. I have the Pottery Barn Sausalito dishwar...I agree. I have the Pottery Barn Sausalito dishware in 10 piece place settings, serving ware and other accessories and they all chip so easily and have slight cracks and this is all from only using them during the holiday seasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-60746437911473385122020-05-19T07:54:57.946-05:002020-05-19T07:54:57.946-05:00Ladies, I picked up an 8 piece set of Sausalito (g...Ladies, I picked up an 8 piece set of Sausalito (green) curbside on a Sunday in January when visiting a friend. Looked like leftovers from a yard sale- I couldn't resist a huge box of discarded treasure. The box has been in the back of my car for months until a friend's daughter struggled to bring it to my door yesterday- needing to have full access to my sport utility rear cargo area. I had forgotten all about the box and hadn't fully vetted its contents. What a beast!The plates are ginormous. Where have we come?!- remember those awesome Corell numbers that stacked for days and never broke. Bigger also encourages us to put more on our plate. I see it says made in China on back. Pottery Barn is all imports- they can't afford their locations without astronomical mark-ups. I've had my missteps too, don't get me wrong- Picked up a beautiful set of Lenox that I thought I would use for everyday luxury- 8 full place settings later- with all the serving extras- Oops! not safe for dishwasher or micro.What have I done! Oh, I tried to use just my plates and cups in above - glaze cracked, etc. Someone told me, like fashion- just buy basic quality, simple- then adorn with less expensive fashionable and seasonal accessories. Foremost,I guess it serves us to remember not to be showy, friends are just looking for us to be a gracious hosts- full of kindness and comfort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-40366092317238705332013-08-22T20:41:38.455-05:002013-08-22T20:41:38.455-05:00I really really like this post. I have never purc...I really really like this post. I have never purchased "nice dishes" I do plan to one day but had not considered how to go about making that purchase. Now I know some research may be in order.<br /><br />I really like walking through pottery barn. I don't think I've ever mad a purchase as it is outside of my budget. I call pottery barn the idea store. I walk through for ideas then go to a store in my budget and implement the ideas. <br /><br />Thanks for linking up for #FlashbackFriday.Chasing Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07958034937629421135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-84161559186128314482011-08-07T16:35:48.328-05:002011-08-07T16:35:48.328-05:00Anon,
1st, it is interesting to see the sausalito ...Anon,<br />1st, it is interesting to see the sausalito plates have made it to Goodwill. I guess someone elso thought plates to large for a cupboard that crack when you use them are not a good idea.<br />2nd, shopping at Goodwill and the Dollar Store for plates is a great idea. Wish I had thought of it. Enjoy your new plates. They do look nice.Savvyworkinggalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159197609419858161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-92158683246672995402011-08-06T15:47:41.415-05:002011-08-06T15:47:41.415-05:00so, I guess I'm thrilled to death. Just got ho...so, I guess I'm thrilled to death. Just got home from my local Goodwill, where I purchased ten of the over-sized Sausalito dinner plates for $1.99 each. But, my all-time favorite dinner plates are a fruit-pattern from the Dollar Tree. Never had one break in 8 years and have even bought a couple of replacement plates at Goodwill spending over $l.00 (just in case). Don't know how often I will be using the new plates, as I feel like I will need a crane to life them from cupboard to table....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-87330978983060400282010-01-05T20:48:02.890-06:002010-01-05T20:48:02.890-06:00Ann,
I am glad you love your Target dishes; my nex...Ann,<br />I am glad you love your Target dishes; my next set will most likely come from there. I've been told I should be able to purchase a middle of the road set at Target for a third of what I paid at Pottery Barn. <br /><br />Webb,<br />Thanks for sharing your story. While reading up on dinnerware for this post, I read this suggestion ~ never buy a "Set", if you do break a piece it is almost impossible to replace. You give another great reason for not buying a set ~ your pattern is discontinued before you finish purchasing the complete set. Urgh! I feel your frustration.Savvyworkinggalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159197609419858161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-43556564420383770762009-12-31T09:41:25.128-06:002009-12-31T09:41:25.128-06:00We've all fallen at least once for the mass ma...We've all fallen at least once for the mass marketing - and I did it in the china department, too. <br /><br />Six years ago I decided to bite the bullet and buy "holiday china". I spent months choosing. Didn't want it to be "too Santa", "too cute", "too holiday", too anything! But I did want something to use for the Thanksgiving to New Years time period that would help make the season festive. I finally chose Williamsburg Boxwood and Pine by Lenox. Sold in Colonial Williamsburg, and not at the Lenox outlet, because - they told me - it was "special". So I bought two place settings that year.<br /><br />The following year Mother was coming for Christmas, so I bought a third place setting and a couple of extra pieces. The third year I wanted the fourth place setting and - drumroll here, of course - it had been discontinued!! Ah yes, two years and three place settings - how useful!<br /><br />I scrambled around and found all but one mug/cup for the fourth place and then turned to Replacements.com (you do know them, don't you?) and got the final cup last month. So now I can have a lovely winter party for... four, which is actually what we usually do, but my dream of a lovely table for a quiet little dinner party ain't gonna happen!<br /><br />I do feel duped. Hey, Lenox! You discontinued this pattern in less than 10 years. What's that all about?<br /><br />Let's hope for better buying habits in the Happy New Year!webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-5654218364093425342009-12-31T07:01:25.597-06:002009-12-31T07:01:25.597-06:00Now I don't feel so bad about my plain white T...Now I don't feel so bad about my plain white Target dishes purchased 5 years ago. I love them.<br /><br />I am sure I've been duped many times over, I just can't think of an example or I don't know I am being duped yet =)Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317672925930347238noreply@blogger.com