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Do you sometimes feel cheated?

Do you know the feeling, when buying online? You get the parcel and it is no larger than a matchbox and you hear yourself saying...  "This is not the parcel, it must be larger!"   One of the common mistakes, when buying online. "We simply do not read the entire description of the item, including size, quality etc., when buying online."     I would definitely be disappointed, if I expected to get a parcel with the large dachshund and got the small one!     TIPS:   Always take the time to read all the information on the website that you wish to buy from and if in doubt, contact the company before buying.    In case of the dachshund figurines you could make a mistake, if you only saw the pictures: Here you get your money's worth If you are interested in old items, it is not the production costs that set the price, but supply and demand. - This means that you get y...

News for the nerds...!

It is no less than fantastic artwork! When you read this newsletter you will certainly have a different view of the  normal  plates. You must admit that it is impressive that the Danish porcelain factory Bing & Grondahl all the way back in 1895 was able to make such works of art..., especially when you know what you know, when you have read this newsletter!   Well, you are curious to know more about how Christmas plates are actually made, so now we will have a brief run through. We have a more detailed description on our homepage about  how you make Christmas plates .  The process to make a Christmas plate is rather long. It all begins with the artist, who draw the motif after the measurements of the Christmas plate. Then the modeller engraves the motif into a plaster form like shown in the picture above. This plaster form is the base form for the production of work forms that are used to imprint the motif into the newly formed Christmas pl...