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Should You Invest in Othenia Flatware?
By William Maxwell | September 10, 2008
You have finally reached the point where you are ready to invest in the beauty of your dining decor by purchasing a quality set of flatware. This is a great time in your life but it also can be an overwhelming experience. The market is stocked full of options that could easily accent your dinnerware, so many that it can make it hard to choose. One of the brands that stands out among the rest is Othenia, a high end product from the Oneida company.
Othenia is a unique piece of Oneida flatware in that it was inspired by the designs and sculptural details of Scandinavian furniture. Even though the inspiration comes from classic design, Othenia flatware still presents a sleek, clean design for your tabletop setting.
Othenia is part of the many lines of flatware from the historic Oneida Ltd. Oneida has a history of top of the line craftsmanship in stainless steel silverware for over one hundred years. Oneida is considered the number one brand of silverware in the nation and has not only the top design in the industry but the top five designs. But how does the Othenia line stack up to its competitors?
One similar brand of flatware to compare is Gorham. This is a flatware provider whose legacy goes all the way back to 1831. Though it is similarly priced to Othenia, Gorham has much more of an elegant and traditional design. With Othenia being an Oneida brand, they also offer an open stock policy which Gorham does not. This means that if you were to lose a piece of your silverware from Gorham you would have to buy a complete set to replace your lost piece. With open stock you are able to buy a single piece to replace the one that has been lost without spending a fortune on an entire new set.
Another similar brand of flatware to compare is Towle. This flatware brand has been around for more than three hundred years but still continues to introduce new young yet still classic designs of flatware to the market. The design is once again much more traditional and unlike Othenia does not have the Oneida “pattern for a lifetime” guarantee. This means that with the pattern guarantee you can be assured that your pattern will always be available to you to buy additional pieces in, and will never be fully discontinued.
Heritage is another similar brand that you may want to compare when looking at flatware. With a similar style and feel, Heritage is probably the most similar of brands to Othenia on the market with its contemporary curves and shiny finishes. However, this brand also fails when it comes down to the guarantees provided by Oneida regarding lost or stolen pieces of your Othenia flatware.
If you still want to compare flatware but want the security of the guarantees that the Oneida line provides, consider looking at similar brands within Oneida such as Aquarius. This line has a contemporary smooth looks and comes with the same promise that if parts of your collection is lost or stolen you will be able to replace one of them, or all of them, regardless of how long it has been since you bought your original set.
There are so many options available to you on the market that you can see why the process can become quite overwhelming. This is why it’s so important to look not only at how the style will compliment your dcor, but also how the company is going to protect your investment in that style if you were to lose a piece of it or have a piece stolen.
Buying high quality stainless or sterling silver flatware is not a cheap investment. This is why it can become an overwhelming process. However, as long as you look at all your options you will soon be enjoying a beautiful piece of history that will greatly increase the value of your home dining decor.
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