Buy Pfaltzgraff Pistoulet 20-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4Pfaltzgraff Pistoulet 20-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4 Product Description:
- 20-piece dinnerware set, service for 4
- 4 each: 10-3/4-inch dinner plate; 9-inch salad plate; 28-ounce soup/cereal bowl; 8-ounce fruit/dessert bowl; 14-ounce mug
- Chip-resistant stoneware construction lends each piece quality and resilience
- Brilliantly colored patterns inspired by illustrations from Jana Kolpen's "The Secrets of Pistoulet"
- Safe for use in the dishwasher and microwave
Product Description
Pfaltzgraff has created a beautiful collection of dinnerware, serveware and accessories based on the book, "The Secrets of Pistoulet" by Jana Kolpen. Each piece is brightly decorated with freely rendered flowers, vines and vegetables drawn from or influenced by the book's illustrations, also by Ms. Kolpen. Bright, colorful drawings are set against wide watercolor washes that evoke the light and colors of Southern France. Be transformed by the magic of Pistoulet. 16 piece service for four. Each 16 piece place setting includes 4 ea: dinner plate, salad plate, cereal bowl, fruit bowl and mug. Microwave and dishwasher safe.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
By T. May
I purchased this set for my wife's birthday. Very colorful, lively pieces that are not too heavy. The mugs feel good in the hand and can hold up to eight ounces. The plates have a free form to them, in keeping with the country feel of the set. The colors are a bit deeper than as represented in the photograph. What I most liked about the set were the small dessert bowls, which are unusual and handy for small servings, portion control, or arranging spices/seasonings/dicings while cooking. One of those bowls, however, arrived chipped in the box, despite Amazon's substantial packaging efforts. Strange, considering the pieces are described as chip resistant stoneware. I suspect the bowl was placed into the box already chipped. Despite the damaged bowl, we ordered a second set to fully equip our shelves. Strangely, the second set also contained a dessert bowl with a chipped rim, again despite Amazon's excellent packaging. Now, the odds of getting two sets, 2 weeks apart, each containing a bowl with almost exactly the same sized chip, seem high. One might suspect that Pfaltzgraff is unloading damaged goods via Amazon. That may explain the steep discount. If there had been more than one damaged piece, I would have returned both sets.I turned to Pfaltzgraff for resolution of the broken bowls, but they were entirely unhelpful, unwilling to replace the bowls, unwilling to refund the cost, and unwilling to extend a credit towards the purchase of replacement bowls on their website. They could not have cared less and fail to understand that people buying their dinnerware are likely to also buy other pieces from the same design, including platters, etc., which is exactly what I have done (but through Amazon). In any event, a look at their website reveals that the bowls are temporarily out of stock.Amazon, however, came through with a 20% refund on each set, as per its policy if an exchange or return is not desired, which is more than enough to order replacement bowls through Pfaltzgraff once they are available.So, all in all, despite the damaged goods, the set is quite nice and should make for happy meals.I believe this transaction shows the advantage of using Amazon to purchase interesting items from sellers who know how to make nice things but who fall flat on their face when it comes to customer service, if and when a slight problem arises. Amazon saved Pfaltzgraff from itself. If not for Amazon, I would likely not buy anything made by Pfaltzgraff in the future.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
By Robin Osborne
For a while there, patterned tableware went completely out of fashion, but now it appears to have returned with a vengence. I love this pattern because the colors are wonderful, and the design of each piece in a place setting is related, but different from the other pieces.The weights and sizes of the pieces are good - not too little, not too much. The small dessert bowl is an especially useful size and unusual. I don't remember seeing a similar piece in any other pattern I've looked at.One nit: the bottom rims, the undersides, are not polished and experience shows that they will scratch a wood or glass surface, so do be sure to use placemats or a table cloth.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By Mom2Three
I love Pistoulet. It works in my country french kitchen just perfectly. These dishes can be semi-formal if you wish, but they retain a touch whimsy, and I love that about them. I bought one box of the blue and one box of the red. The pieces coordinate, but they don't "match". So much more interesting on the table. So far so good in the microwave and the dishwasher - I've only had them a few weeks, but I've owned Pfaltzgraff before, and this set seems to be holding up to the name.
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