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I purchased the Kate Aspen Two Peas in A Pod. They are so sweet and we just love them. I bought quite a few to give out as gifts. I was very happy with the whole experience. Thank you.

I've had the worst "customer service" service ever and I will never want to shop there ever again. They don't care, they are just rude and we pay the price for their mistakes. I have no problem with the actual product. I was looking for favors for a bridal shower which is just a week away. It was a garden theme party and I found these cute Kate Aspen pea in a pod salt and pepper shakers. When I was researching this product, I read great reviews and among that a bargain price on Amazon. I needed 160 pieces of these and found that Amazon was selling in sets of 12. I order 14 (168 pieces total) of these. I received the shipment about a week later and was shocked to find just 14 pieces. I immediately contacted Amazon customer service and was told the information was incorrect on their website and it was not supposed to be set of 12. They removed the product from their website. All they would tell me how sorry they are and even though they admitted its clearly their fault, they refused to help me with my order. The best they could do for me is give a $30 credit. When I asked them to fix my order and send me the remaining item asap, they said they just can not as they do not have that many items stock. BUT the funny thing is they said I could place a new order for 160 pieces separately which they can send it to me with in a week of course if I pay the price they advertised for 12 pieces for one piece..(does that make any sense?? How could they do that when they are telling me they do not have 160 pieces in stock). When I questioned them why they didn't inform me of this before they acutally shipped my order, at least that would have given me a chance to purchase through a different merchanct who is selling at least 60% cheaper than Amazon (of course for one piece..Amazon was good a deal if it was for set of 12). Not only I lost a week of time and now the party is only a week away and how am I supposed to buy favors in time for the party. Another thing, there are lot of other products which their website says sold in sets of 12, which they said may not be accurate. I actually placed another order couple days ago for the actual wedding party, so I am going to cancel that order. I will NEVER trust Amazon again. I have done a lot of business with Amazon and this is the worst. I think I am done with the Amazon.They may be too big but not trustworthy. Here is the actual product they published on their website. BTW they actually updated the product name to remove set of 12 but the description still says set of 12... Kate Aspen 23008GN 2 Peas in a Pod Salt and Pepper, Set of 12 Hand painted in garden greens, this tiny set of ceramic salt and pepper shakers will charm your guests. Each shaker is dainty and detailed and reusable time and again. Add a cheerful touch to any special event you may be having. Guests of all ages will love this sweet little favor! Showcase box frames the clear window with an adorable curling ivy print. Box measures 5 inches long by 2-1/2-inch inches wide. Sold in a set of 12. Ceramic salt and pepper shakers feature an adorable "peas in a pod" design Packaged in a showcase box with a clear window Set of 12

These little peas are absolutely adorable! I knew before purchasing them that they were small; designed to be for individuals. This is absolutely the case, but they may be a bit small for even one person. If even only a little salt and pepper is put in them, there isn't much room left to allow for shaking space so it's hard to get much out of the shaker. That said - I'll still use them for themed lunches and things, because they are quite cute!

My husband and girl friends ordered this as a favor for my baby shower and it was the best gift ever !!!! I had a sweet pea /pea in a pod shower theme and this was a perfect!! The end product is adorable and my friends at the shower could not stop raving about how cute and perfect this was. The size is just perfect and the box it comes packed in is beautiful as well.

This favor was a perfect gift for my wife's surprise baby shower. they are really cute and are very nice. When I ordered them, I didnt have that much expectation on this salt and pepper shaker. After it arruved, I opened it and was very impressed by the look of it. Its ceramic, and looks very adorable. All my guests liked it. definitely recommend it

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I have 3 of these now. The small to large circle gauge on the top are for direction of grind size (not exact settings). I suggest a little trial and error on a paper towel to find the grind you like. I have one for my favorite peppercorns, smoked sea salt, and my Celtic Grey salt. They do not absorb flavors or stains. A quick wash and dry are all that is needed for new contents. Highly recommend these all-purpose grinders.

When you need a spice grinder and dont have one, what do you do? Break into your neighbors house and steal theirs of course! Well, not really. I borrowed it, but they had one of these and i loved it so time to order one from Amazon!

We just got two of Kyocera the Everything Mill last week so I can't say if it will withstand the wear and tear of grinding salt. So far, we love the ones we got! It's easy to fill and I love that we can adjust the coarseness of the flakes. The fine setting is very fine and seems to give a lot more yield than our previous grinder. We have one for salt and one for pepper, both of which work extremely well.

Grinds my flax seeds wonderfully, but it takes quite a lot of twisting to get a fair amount of ground product on your plate. Still, I would buy it again.

This might be one of those old lady with arthritic fingers problems but the adjustable grind button got stuck after only a few uses and can't be moved. I never could get it adjusted properly for a fine grind. I end up with large chunks of peppercorns in everything. I have the Kyocera fine grind ceramic salt mill that I like very much and will probably buy a second one with black top for pepper and retire this one for other chores. Otherwise it's reasonably attractive and holds plenty of peppercorns.

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These salt and pepper shakers look great in our kitchen. They are a nice size to use by the cooktop. The only complaint we would have is that there are not enough holes in the top, but would not change anything else. The color is just as it is shown in the photo. Very happy with our purchase.

These shakers are wonderful! I have TWO sets! Easy to clean, pretty and big enough you don't have to refill often.

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I bought one of these for my Mother who has collected for years. My recommendation is to save your money, as this is one of the worst. Very poorly done, appears to have been tossed together in a hurry to beat a deadline or something.

Contrary to the two reviews here, the S&P guide has met with overwhelming positive comments directed to me and Krause Publications. An incredibly detailed table of contents is found on page 4 of the book ... there's no excuse for lazy reading by an inattentive buyer. Did they contact the two main collector resources found on page 7? Plus, there's contact info for the main contributor if readers have more questions. Did they bother to call? Or did they flip through the book, and, not finding an exact match, decide it was no good? The book is also clearly divided into shakers identified by form and by maker. There have been billions of pairs of shakers made over the last 100+ years, and the fact that these two couldn't fine their exact shakers is not surprising. This is a tool, one of many that collectors should use. Buy the book and find out for yourself.

I waited over 6 months for this lazy excuse for a guide, listing only 1000 shakers. I have about 70 from the 1940's-70's in my collection, and only found 4 in this book. By the authors own admission, he owns over 3000. Why aren't they listed? The pics are nice but the book is very poorly done. Save your money.

I am extremely disappointed. Following my mother's recent death, I came across her old collection of over 80 sets - at least 90% of which are over 50 years old. I thought this book would be of help in learning about them. NOT EVEN CLOSE! While it says it lists "More than 1,000 salt & pepper shakers...." there is no index & no table of contents. Only 1 set that I have was in this book. While there are great color pictures, and similar types are together (sort of), you have to thumb through the entire book to try to find a particular item. Then do it again... and again. This is a total waste of money and a poor attempt to "Get the Shakedown on Your Collection"! I am the one who got Shook Down. I recommend trying to find a copy to look through before buying this. I wish I had.

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I have only a fraction of the author's 15,000 sets of S&Ps, but think I have a nice collection of Occupied Japan, Japan, USA, & German sets. The book had a lot of S&Ps made in China, Korea, & Taiwan, which I do not personally collect. The book was informative, the photography very nice, but the book is not my favorite for my collecting purposes.