Portmeirion Botanic Garden Tea Cup and Saucer, Set of 6

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Portmeirion Botanic Garden Tea Cup and Saucer, Set of 6

They are considerably smaller than the set i purchased in England … i think maybe 6 ozs rather than 12 ozs. And obviously the saucers are smaller too.

I kept the product but was greatly disappointed. The cup size should be printed, and in fact they cost more than the larger ones. The price was high in general, as i found them cheaper in a store near home.

Internet shopping learning curve for me indeed.

a new introduction, but the old was better

Portmeirion introduces and discontinues items within a line, and has done so since they introduced Botanic Garden in 1972. Even the plates, which only have six flowers at any given time have had numerous flowers offered over the years. They have downsized the tureen. Fortunately, many discontinued items can still be found if one searches hard enough.

This is a new “traditional” style tea cup in a 7oz. they are trying to come up with something more delicate than the traditional heavy stoneware. It replaces the previous 7oz romantic-traditional shape and the original drum shape tea cups. (the original tea pot was drum shape too.) They have discontinued the coffee cup that was 9oz; “Breakfast cup”, 12oz (same saucer size as the gravy boat); and Latte cup, 20oz. (my daughter likes it for cereal/soup.)

I’m giving this a three only because I’m not sure if I’m going to keep them or send them back and search for the older romantic shaped, heavier stoneware (and…

Nice present for your friends

I bought two of these from Amazon and give them to my close friends as presents.

These cups are not huge and a bit pricey. But I was looking for a bit special present, it was the one. Cups are cute and precious. It may be a good idea to look at them at your local store before to make a decision.

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