English Souvenir Set (2020 -

[Rhododendron]

English Souvenir Set

Website description:

From the Union Jack to centuries-old castles, these accessories are inspired by merry old England and include:

• A glossy box purse with a shoulder strap and artwork of the Union Jack, the United Kingdom flag, on the front
  
• A box with Union Jack artwork that contains chocolate truffles
• A set of three English postcards
• A sheet of travel stickers—girls can follow the instructions in the images above to craft a pretend doll passport at home!

All food items are pretend.

SKU#: GWB69 $18

The set comes packaged in a plastic clam shell, inside another plastic bag.

The plastic purse is kind of hideous. It looks worse in person than it does in photos. The "metal" hardware is brown-yellow plastic, with barely any metallic shine to it. The body of the purse is blue plastic, with a Union Jack flag design spray painted on the front. The edges of the design are fuzzy, like the stencil wasn't held down tightly. Others on the board have previously pointed out that the pattern of the stripes is wrong. I wouldn't have noticed it on my own, but I can see how it's a problem for those more familiar with the flag. The same wrong stripe pattern is used on the chocolates box and postcard. But even if the flag design had been done right, the overall cheap plastic look would still be unappealing.

The truffle box is a thick, shiny cardboard, and looks pretty realistic. The truffles are clumped together, but otherwise look nice and detailed.

The postcards are thick cardboard, and each has a different England-themed stamp printed on the back, with space to write a message and an address. The sticker set has one passport sticker for arrival and one for departure.

Between the excessive plastic packaging and the ugly purse, I give this set a D. The cute box of truffles is the only thing saving it from getting an F.