This truly is an Excellent Spoon. It’s Very Sturdy and Well Made, and the Exquisite, Detailed Etched-On Design makes it a Magnificent Work of Art Worthy of Display, on top of its “Practical Uses”. I have Never Seen Another Set of Wooden Kitchen Spoons that were “Decorated” with Etched-On Designs like these Spoons are, which makes them truly UNIQUE and “One of a Kind”!! The “Woodland Collection”, with its Array of “Forest Animals”, is perfect for an Animal Lover and Animal Advocate like Me. I have Woodland Animal Décor Throughout My Entire Home, so this particular collection fits in perfectly. Thus, gushing with LOVE for this “Woodland Collection” of Wooden Kitchen Spoons, I set about looking for and purchasing the ENTIRE COLLECTION on Amazon, and I managed to purchase ALL BUT ONE SPOON, a “Sauce Spoon” with a little Deer etched on it. NOWHERE on Amazon could I find the “Deer Sauce Spoon”! I went online to try and find it elsewhere, and decided to start with the Manufacturer, “Talisman Designs”, and lo and behold, they have a website talismandesigns.com, where one can purchase any of their items. I was THRILLED to find My “Missing Deer Sauce Spoon” there, it was “In Stock”, and for a GREAT PRICE of just $10.00!! Then suddenly, My Joy Turned To EXTREME UPSET when I saw the PRICES OF THE OTHER SPOONS THAT I HAD ALREADY PURCHASED ON AMAZON!! I PAID $13.95 for this SQUIRREL CORNER SPOON, and talismandesigns.com had it for $9.00!! That’s a $4.95 PRICE DIFFERENCE and it’s NOT “In My Favor”. I Purchased a TOTAL OF 6 SPOONS From the SAME SELLER as I purchased this one from, and FIVE of Them Were “Over Priced” compared to talismandesigns.com’s Prices!! talismandesigns.com Didn’t Have the 6th Spoon, so there is No Price to Compare on that one. I PAID a TOTAL of $68.75 BEFORE TAXES for the 5 Spoons I Purchased from THIS SELLER, and the EXACT SAME 5 SPOONS would have COST ME a TOTAL of $43.00 BEFORE TAXES on talismandesigns.com. THAT’S A $25.75 DIFFERENCE FOR THE TOTAL ORDER, and ITS NOT IN MY FAVOR!! I Am NOT A Happy Camper!! I am Contemplating RETURNING the 5 SPOONS for a REFUND, and then Re-Purchasing Them on talismandesigns.com, but wonder if the grief and aggravation of shipping them back, plus POSSIBLE Return Shipping Costs, would “Negate” the $25.75 I’d Be Saving?? But, regardless of what I decide, I would, at the Very Least, like to “Make Other Amazon Shoppers Aware” and SAVE THEM FROM MAKING THE SAME COSTLY MISTAKE I DID.
