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4.5
When my finance and I were setting up a house, I found some Oneida on clearance at a store going out of business. I bought it for a steal and was very happy. But as time went on, spoons were lost, forks misplaced, etc and we were frequently running out of silverware between dishwasher runs. So here we are a couple years later I decided to get another set. I purchased this as it looked the most similar to what we had and were happy with.Boy was I wrong! This is WAY nicer than what we had--much sturdier and so pretty! Even my husband, who isn't known for his his attention to details such as silverware, commented on how much he liked it. We both love it. We aren't fancy people (no fancy china or anything) but this will look nice for those few dinner parties we do host. Plus it makes scooping out hard ice cream and serving foods much easier. It is simple, yet elegant and feels great in your hand--nice weight, but not unwieldly.In fact, we were SO pleased with the new set that we decided to get another set with some Christmas $ and give the old set away. However, I paid $54 for the 8-person/45-piece set on Dec 8, 2010 (with free shipping) on Amazon and here we are on Dec 26th and it has now jumped to over $90 when you factor in shipping through Target! I was disappointed and although I was happy with it, I'm not willing to pay almost double less than a month later for the same exact product. My advice would be to add it to your cart and wait for it to be sold by Amazon again in the $50-60 range and snap it up!All in all, we are VERY happy with the product, just disappointed with the jump in price on Amazon, but as this is a product review, then a review of the product you'll get :-)UPDATE: Sept 3, 2011:After using the new set for a while, I am just as pleased as when it first arrived. I decided to order another set. I noticed some reviews saying that depending on where the sets were made, the quality changed. Boy were they right! I looked at my original (not as nice set) and it was from China. The newer (much nicer) set was made in Indonesia! The difference was unbelievable! While the set from China is still acceptable, it doesn't even hold a candle to the Indonesian set! I put the set in my cart and waited until the price dropped to where I was happy (about $42 bucks) and bought it. It arrived and I anxiously looked at the box for a country of origin--"Made in Indonesia!" YAY! I opened it up and it was the superior quality. I happily washed them and ousted the old China set from my drawer.I just saw today that the price jumped up to $79--yikes! A 100% increase in 5 days! Really, Amazon! That's a bit steep! But it's a great set and like I said before, put it in your cart and when it drops in price again, go for it! Then, when it arrives, make sure it's from Indonesia!
