Customer Reviews

Royal Doulton Simply Platinum 45-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 8

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I noticed that AMZN has edited my original review. For the record, I bought my set from AMZN for $180 and I have never paid the original ticker price of $1,000. I bought the set because of past good experience with Doulton and AMZN.

I must say I am extremely disappointed:

- There is no way this set is worth the $1,000 original ticker price. The make is crude and rough on the edges; the finish looks more like some dirt cheap stoneware than fine porcelain and has none of the natural luminousness that normally radiates from china.

- The design of the set is appalling. There is only one metallic ring around the plates/cups with a color that resembles the hospital sheets.

- The surface of the plates looks unpolished, with small bumps here and there. It makes you feel like looking at an adolescent pimply face. Just imagine eating from it.

- The very small picture posted on Amazon's website certainly has its purpose: it obstructs a close inspection. And you cannot find any information on Doulton's website. I start to wonder whether these plates are genuinely Royal Doulton.

I am returning mine to Amazon tomorrow! It's heavy and is a waste of time! And please look somewhere else for the set that you desire.
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Some of the more recent reviewers seem to have a positive experience with their purchase. I think there could be 2 reasons to that:

- These reviewers can not tell the difference between China and cheap stoneware; or

- My purchase was counterfeit. But I consider this a remote possibility.

I eagerly anticipated the arrival of my new Royal Doulton set... only to be sorely disappointed.

These plates are not made in England, rather in Bangladesh and do not exhibit the quality one expects from Doulton.

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Royal Doulton no longer produces china in the UK.

This set is made in China. Doulton is clearly too embarrassed to mention this as the items I saw had no "Made in..." mark on the product, but some had "Made in China" stickers on the back.

It lacks the elegance of RD's English-made products; the surface is bumpy and the glaze is poor. When handling it, the product feels very cheaply made.

Do not confuse this product with the UK made Royal Doulton (Fusion) Platinum series which is beautifully made bone china, but now discontinued.

If you want to check out this junk, it's available at T. J. Maxx for a couple of bucks a piece!!

I agree with the previous reviews in that this is not $1000 china but it is very nice for the price. I happen to prefer the simple design and the excellent finish. Maybe it's a quality control problem but my set from Amazon is just fine as is the set I bought from Famous Barr (a St. Louis Macy's owned department store).

I originally found this set in December at Macy's for around $300. I shopped around for a few months and realized that this set first sold for over $1,000. After finding it here for 179.99 I had to buy it immediately, but I was skepticle because of the reviews. I do agree that the people who are upset probably either paid $1,000 for this set, or bought a "knock off" set. My set was absolutely flawless!! I inspected every piece and saw no bumps in the surface as others have claimed. This is real porcelain, not the cheap stuff. I'm so happy I decided to purchase this set and can't wait to use it.

My parents purchased this set as a wedding present for me, and I love it. The quality was exactly as was expected from a name like Doltoun. The original tag of $1000 is a bit high, but at this price its a must get!