Customer Reviews

Johnson Brothers Historic America 20-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4

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These are beautiful dishes. Unfortunately, they were poorly packed at the factory in the original boxes, and many of them arrived badly broken. I originally wanted a 12-place setting. I anticipated there might be a broken piece or two, and ordered a 16-place setting instead. Guess what? Almost every single box had either badly deformed, misprinted, or broken dishes in it - but I really liked them. What did I do? Ordered another 16-place setting, of course, sorted out the broken and deformed ones from the good ones, and returned a 16-place setting. I mean, yes, it was a lot of work, but I ended up with a (nearly) perfect 16-place setting for a C-note after coupon, and that was just too hard to turn down since I liked the dishes so much. Where there is a will there is a way, but I probably wouldn't do it again. Sorting all the dishes, repacking them, and shipping them back (even though Amazon did pay the return shipping charges because they arrived broken due to poor packing) was just WAY too much work. Once I got them sorted though, I must admit, they were an exceptional value, and they are very nice looking (while I do believe them to be factory seconds, some of the flaws were very minor, and not noticeable - these are the ones I kept). Amazon was reasonably nice about taking the broken ones back, as always, and I only had to do one follow-up email to get the full amount credited back to my card (for some reason, Amazon nearly always figures out a way to miscalculate the refund amount on returns, although I doubt if that is intentional). But all is good now. I have my very nice 16-place setting of English dishes, and Amazon has their C-note. Nice deal, but a lot of work!

....a nice dinner set. There is nothing misleading about this dish set. The colors are all the same as photographed, only better in person. I love these dishes so much! I have them displayed in my china hutch. A very nice way to display art & history in one.

There are two Historic America patterns, and older multicolored which is quite striking, and this newer set, which is "sepia" or brown colored. While I like it quite a bit, it does not have the uniqueness of the original Johnson Brothers pattern. This set is microwave, and dishwasher safe and has a very nice sheen. All of the plates show one pattern, all of the bowls another scene, and so forth. It sets a nice table and is easy to accesorize with earth tones.

I ordered this set because of the value and the handsome historic pattern. When I opened my first box I had a shattered bowl. You cannot order seperate pieces so I had to pack up the entire box and ship it back. When I got my next box it had a shattered plate. I had already donated my other dinner dishes so I was stuck with a broken set. When I contacted Amazon and asked for a remedy or a replacement I was given a $10.00 gift certificate and left hanging. Later they contacted me and said they would not split up sets and that they had so many broken sets returned that they could not replace or ship me any more dinnerware. If you want good china go to the store. Do not trust Amazon you will regret it.

I bought these in 2004 and writing the review NOW! This means that I can provide a very candid and correct picture.

(a) The product is NOT very heavy.

(b) The porcelien is very stable and does not crack up.

(c) The pictures in the plates/etc. STAYS. I use them EVERY DAY and wash them either by hand or in d.washer. So far - no issues.

(d) The plates are BIG - easily and comfortably can suit all requirements for a full-fledged dinner

In total - it services 4 persons.

I ordered the Johnsson brother historic america dinner set service for 4 around christma time. I absolutely love it. It is very unique and very classy. The design has a very warm feeling . My mom loved it too but when I purchased it in december it was only 25.99 and now its 59.99 I wish it would go down again so i can buy one for my mom as well