@Mistic wrote:
Hello Ladies ~ Mind if I ask a few questions? I'm totally new to Temptations. I love this upcoming TSV. Love the Lace Pattern. I also Love the Deep Dish Dinnerware set. I would like to treat myself, and get two sets of the Bakeware, and also several sets of the Dinnerware. Mixing colors, of course.
I have a large family to feed when everyone is home, so it would get a work out. The deep dish factor in the Dinnerware is a plus too, as I've always got some sitting in front of the TV for anything Sports on a regular basis. Less spills?
Can you tell me if Temptations is durable? Not them breaking (of course) when dropped, but how about chipping with everyday use?
Thank You ~ Mistic
@Mistic
I have been buying and using Temp-tations since they first came out with their very first set.
A couple of things I would advise you to consider and things I have experienced I will list for you.
Why I love it
Several of the patterns and colors are very appealing to me, that was the first attraction. Be sure you like the patterns and won't tire of them.
I can get just about everything under the sun to match my pattern if I choose FL or OW. Not many other lines of dishware have so much selection of bakers, dishes, linens, flatware, serving pieces etc to all match. If you like to have a lot of different things all matching/coordinating, this line gives you that.
Price. It used to be a better value and I think prices have gone up, but you can build a whole kitchen for a pretty reasonable price.
What I don't like.
Very inconsistent quality. Some is good some is not, and it isnt' that older is better. It's just totally all over the map. Different sets made at the same time will have completely different quality. Some pieces or sets are very thick and heavy and well done, some are thin and brittle and poorly painted and glazed. You kind of never know what you will get in quality with this line.
These are not heirloom dishes. They will not, with heavy use, last for generations. I've had many many pieces craze especially, and many people have had pieces crack in the oven.
They have a three year warranty, but it isnt' really worth anything as they charge you $10 to get even a little piece replaced, and they often don't have any replacements for your piece in the pattern or color you have bought, so they send you something that doesn't match. That isn't a very good warranty to me, when this stuff in reality becomes throw away bakeware, and that is what it is to me.
I buy it, I enjoy it, I use it, but it eventually fails (a lot of it anyway) and I throw it away.
If you like to redo your dishes/bakeware often, this might be affordable for you to do it. If you are looking to build a lifetime collection that will be a work horse in the kitchen, many of these pieces will fail you over time and leave you with incomplete sets.