Denby pottery under threat, have you bought some to support them?

[Stopsnowing]

My mum had Denby and it was indestructible. But now I hear they are under threat and have put out an SOS.
https://www.denbypottery.com/pages/save-denby?_gl=113xe0u1upMQ..gs*MQ..&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhobLsPGykwMVbpBQBh2sNhibEAAYASABEgJiavD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAAD88OOOIrq_FVCUS-mNNXnw6tUk
had assumed they would be around for ever but have now treated myself to a set that I was planning to get way in the future after I had the kitchen redone.

£190 for a 12-piece dining set that looks like something you'd pick up in Asda. No thanks.

Imperial Blue Coupe 12 Piece Set – Denby

I do like to hear of a fellow mug purist!

I cried when I broke one.

I love my Denby crockery and have bought many starter sets as wedding gifts for family. The company have a 10 year warranty on their crockery and I have had several pieces replaced free of charge by customer services if they have chipped during general use, as opposed to accidentally dropping the item.

My parents had a complete set, everything you could think of, in dark blue. It must’ve been 30 years old, but it was like new.

When they died and I was clearing their house, I gave a lot to the local Oxfam shop, so hopefully someone got a bargain.

I have 2 beautiful Denby mugs bought from a small independent retailer not too far from where I live right now .
Saw them and thought how lovely they were and how nice they’d look in our kitchen.
Many years ago we built up a good quality dinner set bit by bit and replaced items family accidentally broke / chipped ( not Denby )
I have too much of that to justify buying us an entire set of Denby 😕 but I’d like to .

I grew up with Imperial blue in the 1960s. We lived not far from the factory and my mum had a huge collection of it that was our day to day crockery. My late husband and I had a different set (the name escapeds me now) that was our main set for decades.

But I have to say that my tastes have changed. I like slightly less chunky crockery now. I prefer drinking out of more delicate mugs and my day to day plates are white porcelain from Sainsbury's. The Denby only comes out for big family meals.

The Denby cast iron casseroles are the business though. I love mine and consider it better than le creuset. The interior certainly cleans up better.

Ikea GLADELIG and I actually have the ikea version. pretty good plates imho.

When people talk about sets though, they're not necessarily saying it all came in one go, they're going to write a post detailing each and every little cup they bought!

Thanks for link - I've just bought a few dinner plates for everyday. I already have 'Flavours' but that's been discontinued for a while, I think - it really is incredibly hard-wearing so haven't been able to add to it, but I'm not that fussed now about matching 😆

I'll happily pay for Denby because I value quality from a British company. I won't purchase anything mass produced from supermarkets.

The numbers are climbing! Though the thread is still very much tilted towards the full setters, of course. I think we're about 7:2 now.

What did you do in the meantime, buy cheapo ones/get given stuff and get rid of them as you could afford new Denby, or are any second hand? I suppose you must not have cared about matching the two types.

Just discovered my beloved mug are Metz style. I used to have the teapot too. I suspect it was a wedding present or similar. I think I asked for bits for a set and got a few mugs and the teapot!

https://mrpottery.co.uk/collections/denby-metz-1?srsltid=AfmBOoowk4n9U01TrJxVf5mHW24mxdnKvJcNryUtApHg_ti782m1zTPs

Me too!

Not a crack or chip after 20 years. Maybe that's the problem. It lasts a lifetime, so limited re purchases!!

Oh that’s a shame I used to work in Debenhams china department as a student and we sold loads of Denby. I must admit I always thought it was too expensive for an every day set but not fine enough for a nice dinner set - when we got married I went for Wedgwood.

I’m always keen to buy cast iron and most of the things I buy are made in Europe or Japan, so I’m definitely the target group but they don’t ship to my country so 🤷‍♀️

I see this quite often with British businesses, going into administration and woe is me seem to be more attractive than fixing overseas shipping.

I don’t consider Denby a fancy dinner set, it’s hardy stoneware perfect for every day use. I have 30 year old Denby that’s in use daily, has survived house moves, kids, a tiled kitchen floor and is still beautiful.

I’d pay again for good quality crockery that is durable. I don’t want to change my dinner service every few years, the environmental impact alone makes that impractical.

It’s a quote from the website

Denby is a classic brand. It's very durable- I've had my set for almost 25 years and in that time have only lost 1 cup and 2 bowls (I exploded one heating it in the microwave just this week so lesson learned- don't use your microwave to warm your empty crockery!). The oven is fine though...

The posts I'm referring to are. We've had multiple mentions of people getting given sets for weddings and inheriting full sets. Also people talking about what they've bought to replace existing parts of sets.

Yikes, that’s really expensive. In a CoL crisis, I’m not surprised that people aren’t buying their products. You can buy really nice crockery in Dunelm Mill or Sainsbury’s for way less than that. Ok, it’s not pottery but people can’t spend what they don’t have 🤷‍♀️

We went round the Royal Worcester museum some years ago, looked in the shop, and everything seemed to be made in China. Turned out they stopped manufacturing here in 2008. I think I'll buy some Denby.

I've had my Denby set since for nearly 20 years. I've built it up slowly and yes it is expensive but I'll never have to replace it, apart from the occasional broken piece. Before that I had a set from M&S that lasted about 2 years before the plates were all chipped. It'll be really sad if they don't manage to save the company.

I’ve just ordered a lasagne dish . The potteries are a great place to visit , especially Wedgwood

I love Denby, but am on only my second set in 35 years! The problem they have is that it's pretty much indestructible, so no need to replace.
It's also quite neutral in design, so I don't see how it can be called old-fashioned.
I am tempted to buy something new tbh, as I'd hate to see them go.

@StopsnowingI suppose making it indescribable isn’t the best business model if you stop and think about it!