Table and Chairs (Chrome Table and Chairs) (retired)
Jul 3, 2007 22:30:41 GMT -5
Post by Memory on Jul 3, 2007 22:30:41 GMT -5
* This item was introduced in 2000 and retired when Molly was archived in 2013. *
I realized when I replied to the review of Molly's retired wooden table and chairs that I should comment on her current table and chairs in a separate review. So here goes.
I thought I would love this set. I was collecting for Molly at the time and I thought her wooden table and chairs was spectacular, as well as being really accurate. When I saw that the wooden ones had been replaced by this set, I was excited because it was an exact copy of my grandmother's kitchen table and chairs, including the button on the chair seat. So I bought two sets right away.
The first thing that I noticed was that the "formica" top on the table was not scaled properly. It looked like someone had scanned a regular people-sized formica table and then pasted it onto the table top. The pattern struck me as too large.
My second concern was that unlike the wooden table I was used to, this one doesn't fold down. It's nice and sturdy but it's quite large to have just sitting around.
The deciding factor was the chairs. The seat is too small and too slippery. My dolls kept sliding off. Even pushing them right up against the table, they tended to slither. The old Molly chairs have the same size seat but because they're wood, they seem to have more purchase and the dolls balance fine on them.
I used this set exactly once and sold both sets I'd bought. So I can't post photos because they weren't in my house very long.
On their own, with nothing to compare them to, I guess I'd give them a C+. Compared to the original wooden table and chairs for Molly, they'd get a D-.
I realized when I replied to the review of Molly's retired wooden table and chairs that I should comment on her current table and chairs in a separate review. So here goes.
I thought I would love this set. I was collecting for Molly at the time and I thought her wooden table and chairs was spectacular, as well as being really accurate. When I saw that the wooden ones had been replaced by this set, I was excited because it was an exact copy of my grandmother's kitchen table and chairs, including the button on the chair seat. So I bought two sets right away.
The first thing that I noticed was that the "formica" top on the table was not scaled properly. It looked like someone had scanned a regular people-sized formica table and then pasted it onto the table top. The pattern struck me as too large.
My second concern was that unlike the wooden table I was used to, this one doesn't fold down. It's nice and sturdy but it's quite large to have just sitting around.
The deciding factor was the chairs. The seat is too small and too slippery. My dolls kept sliding off. Even pushing them right up against the table, they tended to slither. The old Molly chairs have the same size seat but because they're wood, they seem to have more purchase and the dolls balance fine on them.
I used this set exactly once and sold both sets I'd bought. So I can't post photos because they weren't in my house very long.
On their own, with nothing to compare them to, I guess I'd give them a C+. Compared to the original wooden table and chairs for Molly, they'd get a D-.
