The usual...
The search continues.
When we got married in France, in 2000, we were given some money by my wife's relatives. We drove off to Colmar in Alsace to spend it, and bought a few bits and pieces for the house.
We found some cutlery we liked and sensibly bought 2 sets, so we had 12 of everything. I got a special edition magimix in yellow, and a matching coffee machine that I never subsequently used.
And we found this Villeroy and Boch "Citta & Campagna" stuff in a sale. In a box about the size of a photo copy paper box (but squarer), you got one place setting, consisting of two plates, a bowl, and a coffee cup and saucer.
But we only had a small car, and, not thinking of the future at all, we decided we could only fit two boxes in the car.
Almost immediately, we regretted it. We went back to the shop that Xmas, but there was no more left in the shop, and I've checked every Villeroy & Boch stockist I've ever come across, to no avail.
At the weekend, I found a 20-piece set advertised for sale on an Australian dealer's site. The large plate is the same, but the bowl, small plate, and cup and saucer are all different.
Still. I'd happily buy it if they'd ship it to us, but what are the chances of it travelling halfway round the world and not getting broken?
And the moral of this story is... the usual.
When we got married in France, in 2000, we were given some money by my wife's relatives. We drove off to Colmar in Alsace to spend it, and bought a few bits and pieces for the house.
We found some cutlery we liked and sensibly bought 2 sets, so we had 12 of everything. I got a special edition magimix in yellow, and a matching coffee machine that I never subsequently used.
And we found this Villeroy and Boch "Citta & Campagna" stuff in a sale. In a box about the size of a photo copy paper box (but squarer), you got one place setting, consisting of two plates, a bowl, and a coffee cup and saucer.
But we only had a small car, and, not thinking of the future at all, we decided we could only fit two boxes in the car.
Almost immediately, we regretted it. We went back to the shop that Xmas, but there was no more left in the shop, and I've checked every Villeroy & Boch stockist I've ever come across, to no avail.
At the weekend, I found a 20-piece set advertised for sale on an Australian dealer's site. The large plate is the same, but the bowl, small plate, and cup and saucer are all different.
Still. I'd happily buy it if they'd ship it to us, but what are the chances of it travelling halfway round the world and not getting broken?
And the moral of this story is... the usual.
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Monday, December 06, 2004
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