Chocolate Set (RETIRED)
Sept 14, 2007 14:21:42 GMT -5
Post by PleasantMemories on Sept 14, 2007 14:21:42 GMT -5
Grade B+
As a child, I didn’t care for Felicity’s chocolate set. In my opinion the colors clashed and the pieces didn’t match that well. As an adult, I have more appreciation for this set and particularly love the story behind it. Felicity’s chocolate set includes: 2 plates, 2 cups, 2 napkins, silverware, a chocolate pot and stir.
I have two sets of Felicity’s dishes one from 1992 and the other from 2000ish. The plates are the same in both sets. They even have the same Pleasant Company stamp. The older plates are a tiny bit heavier, but unless you had them both in hand, you’d never know the difference. It might be worth mentioning that the plates are known to chip easily. The white napkins, which have a tiny striped design, and the chocolate stir are also the same in both sets. However, some chocolate stirs are broom shaped.
The chocolate pot and silverware have been a problem from the beginning. They started flaking several years after I got them. In 1995, I called PC to complain. Supposedly the pieces were wet when they were plated. They sent me a new chocolate pot and silverware which has been basically problem free. Although my family has never eaten off of polished silver, Felicity receives this luxury. I cannot believe I spend time polishing silver for a doll! Anyway this is a higher maintenance set. I’ve not taken the 2000 chocolate pot of the original box, so I don’t know what it looks like.
The biggest difference between my two sets is the cups. The original cups are indeed resin. They are white inside and have white, twisted handles. The resin cups are very fragile and probably shouldn’t be handled by small children. The second set has yellow porcelain cups. The painting on the cups is also a little different.
Although this set is pretty, it’s definitely higher maintenance and more for display than the other dish sets.
As a child, I didn’t care for Felicity’s chocolate set. In my opinion the colors clashed and the pieces didn’t match that well. As an adult, I have more appreciation for this set and particularly love the story behind it. Felicity’s chocolate set includes: 2 plates, 2 cups, 2 napkins, silverware, a chocolate pot and stir.
I have two sets of Felicity’s dishes one from 1992 and the other from 2000ish. The plates are the same in both sets. They even have the same Pleasant Company stamp. The older plates are a tiny bit heavier, but unless you had them both in hand, you’d never know the difference. It might be worth mentioning that the plates are known to chip easily. The white napkins, which have a tiny striped design, and the chocolate stir are also the same in both sets. However, some chocolate stirs are broom shaped.
The chocolate pot and silverware have been a problem from the beginning. They started flaking several years after I got them. In 1995, I called PC to complain. Supposedly the pieces were wet when they were plated. They sent me a new chocolate pot and silverware which has been basically problem free. Although my family has never eaten off of polished silver, Felicity receives this luxury. I cannot believe I spend time polishing silver for a doll! Anyway this is a higher maintenance set. I’ve not taken the 2000 chocolate pot of the original box, so I don’t know what it looks like.
The biggest difference between my two sets is the cups. The original cups are indeed resin. They are white inside and have white, twisted handles. The resin cups are very fragile and probably shouldn’t be handled by small children. The second set has yellow porcelain cups. The painting on the cups is also a little different.
Although this set is pretty, it’s definitely higher maintenance and more for display than the other dish sets.