Community Chat

[Kachina624]

I wasn't interested in buying baskets the first time around, and I'm sure not interested now.

[Pearlee]

I was actually in that building many years ago for a meeting of some kind (don't even remember what the meeting was about, it was that long ago).  

Inside, it looks like a normal, regular office building!  But from the outside, it stops traffic!

[bmorechick]

That’s interesting.  I wonder if it’s limited left over inventory. If any new baskets are made,  I too wonder if they will be made off shore.  I have a friend who used to sell them before the company went bankrupt.  I only have two baskets as they were so expensive and I could only find a few uses for them.  Around here, it’s also the case that they turn up at garage and yard sales for a few dollars a piece. 

[sidsmom]

Baskets definitely had their 'Decorating Day in the Sun',

but not so much anymore.

Will be curious to see what they sell.

[blackhole99]

I have acquaintances who bought thousands of dollars worth of those baskets as investments.LOL The baskets were huge in my area and people loved and were very proud to own them. I have 5 that I kept and sold a few on Ebay for a fraction of what I paid for them. I may be interested in the right basket, I won't know until I see it. I have a few Peterboro baskets too. IMO those baskets are not as high quality as Longaberger.

[tipsy]

I have a ton of Longaberger baskets & also some Peterboro.

Agree with @blackhole99 that Longaberger is of higher quality than Peterboro. 

Longaberger's claim to fame was that they were handmade in Ohio from local wood (ash I think) & the baskets were signed & dated by the basket maker. 

To come to QVC they will have to be mass produced in China, I can't imagine that the quality will be any where near what it once was. 

[on the bay]

I always felt like they wer kind of a status symbol, like a designer handbag would be.

They were well made but i thought kind of plain and conservative and I never could appreciate the expense.

My sister in law filled her house with them.

[tipsy]

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@ECBG wrote:

I can't imagine they could bring their standards to the level Q requires.

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The original baskets were very high quality so they would have to lower their standards to meet the QVC bottom dollar budget. 

[Mom2Dogs]

I have a lot of Longaberger baskets, I use them around the house.  I also have one peterboro that was purchased on QVC.  In my opinion the Longaberger were much nicer baskets. 

It will be interesting to see if they sell well, I am not in the market for any more.  I have sold several that I did not like or use, the resale was not the best.

[this is my nic]

Perhaps baskets are making a come back.  I really like them, but don't have any of the brand being discussed.   Should be interesting.