Gorgeous Laguiole set of 6 steak knives £4.99 delivered @ Readers Digest

kathleenryd

zippydooda wrote: »

just ordered thanks op

Received this set this morning. I have a set of Laguiole steak knives and forks already and the set I received today is not the same quality. Original set knives weigh 62gms - the new ones weigh 45 gms and the quality overall is not good. I don't put my original set in the dishwasher but I definitely wouldn't put these in. I think the metal would corrode and the handles become brittle and fall off very quickly. The trademark 'bees' on the back of the handles will very soon fall off. However, having said all that they will probably give reasonable service for a short time if carefully looked after e.g. - no dishwasher or soaking. My original set of 6 knives and forks cost around £100 a few years ago.
We don't eat much steak etc but when we do these knives are the business - and they look great. I wash them by hand and put them back in the box till next time.

kathleenryd

kathleenryd wrote: »

Received this set this morning. I have a set of Laguiole steak knives and forks already and the set I received today is not the same quality. Original set knives weigh 62gms - the new ones weigh 45 gms and the quality overall is not good. There is only one rivet in the handle - there are 2 or 3 in the original. I don't put my original set in the dishwasher but I definitely wouldn't put these in. I think the metal would corrode and the handles become brittle and fall off very quickly. The trademark 'bees' on the back of the handles will very soon fall off. However, having said all that they will probably give reasonable service for a short time if carefully looked after e.g. - no dishwasher or soaking. My original set of 6 knives and forks cost around £100 a few years ago.
We don't eat much steak etc but when we do these knives are the business. - and they look great. I wash them by hand and put them back in the box till next time.

Just opened the invoice and it says 'Price: £2.00 Paid in full, Thank you'.

metoyoubear

Did anyone else get theirs cancelled?

angeltreats

It doesn't look like my credit card has been charged. I haven't received a cancellation though.

hannibal1970

not heard anything off them since i placed the order but my bank has held the money will contact them if they arent here by next week

angeltreats

Mine arrived yesterday, the invoice also said "£2.00 paid in full". To be honest they are a lot nicer and better quality than I was expecting. They won't last forever but as we eat steak once in a blue moon and don't have a dishwasher, they should last quite a few years I would think.

Still can't see that they've charged my card though.

Simmysim

Just got 3 sets of the 4 I ordered, don't think much of the quality, not sure I will give them as gifts now.

Invoice has '£2 paid in full' nothing out of my account as of yet.

lisyloo

but my bank has held the money

What does that mean.

I enquired and got the following response.

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Thank you for your recent email. Upon investigating your account I can see that your order did not register correctly on our systems. Please accept our sincere apologies for this. I have placed the order for you today. Please allow 7-10 working days for the item to arrive. If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.[/FONT]

If you haven't been charged I wouldn't count your chickens just yet.
They have 6 years to collect and with the volume of orders I feel it's unlikely to be completely overlooked, probably just delayed.

Drea

Does anyone have a contact number for Readers Digest? I haven't received anything or had any refund...

Yargo1

me too.. not heard anything ref my order..