This is certainly my lucky day!!!! I've been mooning over this Juliska pattern that I've seen in lots of high end stores for some time. My favorite display was one I recently saw in Neiman's where they showed it with a very grayed down lavender. Beautiful!
This is another similar pattern by Juliska called Berry and Thread. I think it must be one of their oldest and most popular. This five piece place setting is $141. Not totally outrageous, but since I have several cupboards full of nothing but white dishes, they were not coming home with me. 
This is a photo from pinterest that I pinned with similar dishes. They weren't identified in the linked post, but I love the way they are used.
Well, it pays to keep your eyes open! This morning, as I was running into Kroger to do the very unglamorous job of looking for garbage disposal deodorant, these plates jumped out at me! At $1.99 each, how long do you think it took me to gently place 8 dinner plates and 8 salad plates into my cart? Folks.......that is not a typo. $1.99 each!
And for another $2.99 I grabbed these salt and pepper shakers. They had other serving pieces, but I passed on them.
I found these real-deal Juliska s/p shakers on line and I think I remember they were $65.
There's no denying that I'd far rather have the real Juliska, and that it is no doubt a much higher quality, but you better believe that I'm feeling great about this score! Now, if I could only find Juliska's Country Manor (in blue, please) knocked off at $1.99 a plate, I'd be delirious!
You are so right, those are great!!
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Karolyn
I really relate to this post. In fact I just googled where the nearest Kroger's is to my house. To far, otherwise I would be on the way to snag a set of these beauties for myself :(
ReplyDeleteAt my Kroger they say they get what they get and can't order more. Was disappointed. They had these for just one Christmas season.
DeleteWhat a great find. Honestly, you wouldn't know they weren't expensive dishes.
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Karen
I would have been THRILLED to find those!!! The local grocers only have crappy looking dishes in them this year. If I saw those, I'm sure I would have gone crazy in the aisles!!! Love the design!!! Hooray for you!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteI found the dishes at Kroger,too,and they are my favorites.There were not enough plates. Bought 4 dinner plates, a serving bowl, platter,6 cups,6 individual bowls, salt & pepper shakers.I wish I could buy 4 more plates,2 cups, and 2 bowls, but I'm so happy with what I have.
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