Reed & Barton 8180805 Country French 5pc Flatware Place Setting, Stainless Steel, Silver

I have been waiting for years to order the Reed & Barton Country French. We’d been using a competitor’s flatware for the past 30 years. It was time for a change. Huge disappointment in the quality of this flatware. Nearly every piece has tiny nicks in it. Brand new flatware should be meticulous. Those tiny nicks will make the metal vulnerable to corrosion. Explain how flatware used for over 30 years, still has minimal scratches, not a single nick; and has endured hundreds of guests over the years; kids’ birthday parties, events, holidays, etc. Still like new, but tired of it. Here we are into the future; nothing made in America and sub-standard quality. All the new pieces received are super lightweight (as in, no problem for a young child’s use). No substance to them, whatsoever. Beautiful at a glance. No long-term use anticipated. My old stuff is going into a flatware box, because this new stuff is expensive junk.

The seller was great but the quality has decreased. I weighed my new knife, fork, spoon on my digital kitchen scale (comparing the old knife and knew knife and old fork and new fork) and the new ones are lighter and don't feel as substantial. I love my pattern and needed to complete my set. So it's fine. The new ones "match" the pattern, but they are made with a much lower quality. Buyer beware. I would not start collecting this set at this time for this reason. But my set looks nice.

I bought these as replacements for pieces I have lost over the years. Family and friends bought me 5 piece place settings almost 40 years ago when my husband gave me my cedar chest (an old Italian pre-engagement practice). Each piece has held up well with daily use for the past 33 years. The new pieces are identical, even in weight. We were surprised when we weighed each piece and saw the weights were the same!

My daughter picked up three sets of this pattern at a Dillard's store closing closeout, and brought it for me. She said she didn't like my mishmash of silverware. I have three sets of silverware and some Walmart teaspoon mixed together. I love my Reed and Barton Country French Stainless steel place setting. I love the pattern and the weight. Very pretty. I've been slowly collecting more place settings. I think I have six place settings now. I am so glad she got these for me. The place setting I ordered from Amazon was processed promptly and arrive when promised and in excellent condition. You can't beat Amazon for price and service. I'm very happy with both. Amazon's price was lower than the store close out at Dillard's.

This is a beautiful pattern made out of quality stainless steel. Love the design.