On Feb 23, 11:58*am, "graham" > wrote:
> "Roy" > wrote in message
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> On Feb 22, 11:00 pm, "graham" > wrote:
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> > "aem" > wrote in message
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> > > On Feb 22, 11:02 am, Roy > wrote:
> > >> There are so many experienced cooks on this Usenet group so I have a
> > >> few questions to ask if I may.
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> > >> Once again bonus stickers are offered in our trading area for Thomas
> > >> kitchen knives.
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> > >> Are these worth bothering with?...or are they just more gimmicks for
> > >> the junk drawer?
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> > >> Is the storage block or the cutting board any good?
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> > > Unfamiliar with the brand Thomas, I googled. Up came a number of
> > > specialty makers and a brand that sells dinnerware and kitchen-related
> > > things. Who do you mean? -aem
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> > Thomas has long been known for its very high quality crockery. I have a
> > dinner service that I received as a wedding present some 40 years ago,
> > purchased from a high end store in London. AIUI, it was later bought out
> > by
> > the Rosenthal Group and like most things these days that have MBAs in
> > charge, it is now just a brand name trading on past "glories".
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> Most of their products now come from China. By the looks of the knives
> from the store literature, I would say that they are "stamped" which
> is not what I want. Thanks for your info.
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> Are you in the Calgary area? *That offer is on here at the CoOp as was a
> previous one for Thomas cookware, which was made in China like
> everybloodything else these days!

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Eastern Alberta actually...and yes through our local Co-op. I was
going to fore-go this offer but what-the-heck, I'll give 'em a try.
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