Grrr - Pfaltzgraff recall!

[famofsix]

I will never buy Pfaltzgraff dishes again. It took me 3 years to decide what to buy because I first selected a gorgeous pattern, Evening Sunflower, which I realized wouldn't work because the plates are so large they wouldn't fit in my cupboards & would have only allowed me to use one side of the bottom rack of the dishwasher. After about a year of searching for something I liked, I decided to be boring & selected their Cappucino pattern. I bought a sample plate at the outlet, tried it out at home & decided it worked. About a year and a half later I finally got back to purchase the settings & serving pieces, again at the outlet, which is a few hours from home.

When I finally unpacked it at home, I thought it looked a little pale, but decided it was only because I had truly wanted the Sunflower pattern. I was also shocked to read "made in China" on the bottoms when I was washing it. After we had used the plates I realized they scratch & mar badly, aren't level & are actually a different tone than the sample plate which I originally purchased, which is "made in USA". I hate, loathe & abominate these dishes & cannot wait to find something I actually want so I can bring myself to replace what cost me hundreds.

Obviously quality control wasn't deemed necessary when they moved production overseas.

I have the same problem with the Thailand Almafi Mediterrain and the other coordinating set that is slighly different is made in the usa. I wish I picked that one.

 

[tinatark]

Imzadi, now you've REALLY convinced me these are going back! No glass plates to eat on - they're going back!

Pfaltzgraff, the company, changed a few years ago - now they're a division of a company that has several different companies under their umbrella - I think their quality has suffered because of it.

I am just worried that when I call tomorrow they will not replace everything - just the recalled pieces. If I go with the Pistoulet set, some of my pieces will coordinate, but if it's another set, I'll have to get all new stuff.

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

I have the Pistoulet set, tons of it. How do we know that the same glazes used in the *very* similar Villa Della Luna weren't used in the Pistoulet, as well?

I just sent a very angry letter to Pfaltzgraff...

Does anybody know who makes plates in America? Are there any manufacturers left here? I mean, sheesh, it's getting ridiculous...

The reason I found this is because the Perfect Flame grill (made in China) that I bought for DH over the summer turns out to be CATCHING ON FIRE all over the place because the chinese evidently thought magnesium would be a good substitute for stainless steel. Yah, except that magnesium is highly flammable and cannot be put out by normal extinguishers.

That finding led me to another finding that the boxes I bought at Lowe's to keep the kids' toys in was full of lead (made in china), and I had to bring it back.

Which led me to the Pfaltzgraff recall.



Seriously, how much dangerous crap is in my house? And why aren't the manufacturers trying harder to let us know???

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

They're still selling the recalled plates:

http://www.pfaltzgraff.com/ecomm/Itemdetail.asp?T1=54030300

nice.

 

[tinatark]

kick - those aren't the recalled ones - the recalled ones are the dinner plates, gold with the pretty trim, and the floral bowls.

I returned all my plates and bowls, got 6 embossed plates " for now" and will get new plates and bowls when the ones without the lead are released - October/November.

 

[bumbershoot]

Seriously, how much dangerous crap is in my house? And why aren't the manufacturers trying harder to let us know???

I haven't seen the dishes in a notice, but in general, signing up on the recall list is a good idea. You can find the subscription options here: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx

We've had a too-breakable wooden play thing for DS and a pair of soft-soled boots with snaps that came off too easily from Robeez recalled, and got full refunds for them b/c we knew about it. Right now a big bad thing being recalled is a play soccer net whose openings are too big and a tragedy happened. It's a good list to be signed up for!

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

I haven't seen the dishes in a notice, but in general, signing up on the recall list is a good idea. You can find the subscription options here: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx

thanks!