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Fiesta ware

mulder — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 03:17:18 GMT

Would love to see Fiestaware Dinnerware sold on QVC with all its additional pieces

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HLP — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:24:20 GMT

I don't think Fiesta Ware was ever on the Q. I live 10 miles from their warehouse and plant, have been there once, I really don't like it, only because it's so heavy. My daughter in law loved it but came home one day and the top shelf of her cupboard had broken down because of the weight. She soon after got a new kitchen but got rid of the Fiesta Ware, my next door neighbor works there, sanding the ridge off the cup handles, she told me about a month ago they are making new shaped cups. Her husband is retired from there. Back in the Forties my sister dated a boy from there, Newell, WV , and she bought a dinnerware set for 6, my neigbor tells me they are highly sought after now. She still has them. They have an outlet for seconds and most are unable to detect any flaws.

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ECBG — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:27:48 GMT

Belks always has great houseware sales around the weekends. Fiesta ware also has cute matching tablecloths and napkins.

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willdob3 — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:34:34 GMT

Fiesta is available lots of places. I can't imagine a single reason to want QVC to sell it. Pay more plus high shipping? No thanks.

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Classylady — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:40:12 GMT

I love my Fiesta Ware and have never had a problem with the weight. Thankful for that.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:47:16 GMT

Everybody doesn't like the same stuff, so that's why there are choices. I can feel for her having that shelf break down, though!

I once had a big shelf break down in a large corner cabinet where I keep most of my 'dishes'. Two things - one was that it was a real drag to have to remove everything from the whole cabinet to re-fix that shelf. BTW, it wasn't the weight of anything. It was the really poor pegs that were in the shelf from before we bought the house. But, two - I was just amazed that not one piece of my Fiesta broke, cracked, or even chipped. Now, to be fair, nothing fell to the floor. That would have been a disaster.

It is heavier than most but it's made with great quality, so that helps. Now, if you want to talk about heavy - I have some LeCreuset pots that must weight a thousand pounds!

I like the products because they are quality. But I would never expect everybody to like what I like.

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tansy — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:56:19 GMT

Uh-oh. I hadn't given any thought to my shelves breaking from the weight. I wait for sales at Macy's to stock up.

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Snowpuppy — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:23:42 GMT

@HLP wrote:
I don't think Fiesta Ware was ever on the Q. I live 10 miles from their warehouse and plant, have been there once, I really don't like it, only because it's so heavy. My daughter in law loved it but came home one day and the top shelf of her cupboard had broken down because of the weight. She soon after got a new kitchen but got rid of the Fiesta Ware, my next door neighbor works there, sanding the ridge off the cup handles, she told me about a month ago they are making new shaped cups. Her husband is retired from there. Back in the Forties my sister dated a boy from there, Newell, WV , and she bought a dinnerware set for 6, my neigbor tells me they are highly sought after now. She still has them. They have an outlet for seconds and most are unable to detect any flaws.

Amazing place! I've made the trip down there twice. Wonderful piece of America that used to be, when we made things here.

Standing in the parking lot you can look down onto the gorge the Ohio river has cut over time.

We used to make summer trips when glass, china & pottery companies had their warehouse sales. Wonderful memories of Lenox, LE Smith & others.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:54:35 GMT

tansy wrote:
Uh-oh. I hadn't given any thought to my shelves breaking from the weight. I wait for sales at Macy's to stock up.

Hi Tansy! I really do believe (having tons of Fiesta in my cabinets, too!) that if you have decent shelving that is set in with adequate support for general kitchen stuff you should be just fine.

The one shelf that I mentioned falling still had these craptacular little wood pegs that held the shelves in for who knows how long before we bought this house. It never occurred to me that they might be sloppy until that shelf fell.

After that happened, I got some really nice steel pegs and made sure, also, that really large shelves (like some of my corner ones) had enough pegs to properly support them.

I have absolutely no reason to believe that that will happen again, since I fixed them. Took me a while to do my whole kitchen! I have over 20 cabinets and am not in the best physical shape anymore, but I got them all done over a couple of weeks. Hope I never have to do that again!

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blackhole99 — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:59:01 GMT

I think FW is heavy too, but I love it. I collect the white, not much for bright colors, Boscov's had 30% off just last week.

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KYToby — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:59:50 GMT

I must admit I have never quite understood people who want QVC to carry a product which is already widely available at other retailers. What is the point?

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chickenbutt — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 20:07:55 GMT

KYToby wrote:
I must admit I have never quite understood people who want QVC to carry a product which is already widely available at other retailers. What is the point?

I never quite understand that either, but I see so many requests for that sort of thing. Many of us have pointed out that if QVC carries these products it will just cost them more, in all likelihood.

Go to the department store and bring it home. Order it from Amazon and have it in two days. Go the Fiesta site, or numerous others, and have it in a week AND probably get free shipping and lower prices.

I'm really not trying to dog QVC. I'm just telling the facts. They sell what makes sense to sell on an enormously gigantic scale because it's expensive to sell on tv. Of course, we pay for that, too, but that's just the way it is. Often there are deals. But you won't get deals on items that don't sell by the tens of thousands.

I really cannot think of a single reason for which I would positively HAVE to purchase anything at only one place.

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hellodali — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 20:09:14 GMT

@KYToby wrote:
I must admit I have never quite understood people who want QVC to carry a product which is already widely available at other retailers. What is the point?

One excellent point I can think of is Fiesta (not Fiesta ware) is completely made in the United States. We all sit around bemoaning the state of the economy, but so many then run out to buy items from China.

There are posts and posts about products made in China having questionable lead content and chipping and splitting. Yet people keep purchasing foreign made items. Let's bring the business back to America.

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Tyak — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 00:11:02 GMT

I have service for 12 of Fiesta and no broken shelves in any cabinets of mine. Love the product!

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DiAnne — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 00:18:12 GMT

I love Fiestaware because it is sturdy, colorful, open stock, and made in the USA. I admit it is heavy. I started out several years ago when Costco was selling it. I got six yellow place settings then I added red to it and now green. With open stock I can buy only the pieces I will use.

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sashamatthews — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 17:38:12 GMT

I use Fiestaware for my pets' food and water bowls. Yesterday, I went to the local Kohl's for replacements (the luster had worn off the older bowls), and it looked like the store was selling off it stock. Very little left. The most they had was of boxed dinnerware sets.

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hellodali — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 18:38:23 GMT

SashaMatthews -- With all due respect, I have to disagree with you. The luster does not wear off Fiesta. I have a couple of mugs that have to be at least ten years old and get washed at least once a week, if not more, in our dishwasher and they still look like new.

In fact, Homer Laughlin, the company that makes Fiesta, recommend using Bar Keeper's Friend, a type of cleanser, to remove any knife scratches from plates. They would not suggest a strong cleanser if they even thought for a moment the finish on their items would wear off.

As for Kohl's, I too have noticed a lower inventory than in the past. What I also noticed is a large amount of "made in China" products. Kohl's earnings have been down. A quote from their chairman dated 8/11/2016: "Our inventory management initiatives helped us to achieve a strong increase in gross margin with ending inventory per store down significantly from last year."

And finally, JCPenney stopped selling Fiesta a few years ago. This year they brought it back due to the demand of the American people wanting to purchase "Made In America" products.

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Noel7 — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 18:48:24 GMT

I have numerous plates and pieces of FW in different colors. I've had no problem with my shelves bending or breaking under the weight.

The Christmas before last I bought a complete set for four of the new Lapis, it goes perfectly with Polish Stoneware.

Kohl's has had a great FW sale just before the holidays for the past couple of years: 30% off, free shipping over a certain amount, AND during one of their coupon sales events, I got another extra 30% off with that.

FW lovers might want to look for the sale this coming year.

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Noel7 — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 18:50:35 GMT

ps I have some FW pieces I've had since early in our marriage, decades ago. The luster is as good now as the day I bought it.