[Miss Marple]

Hey, did you ever buy any of her merchandise? I bought some bath rugs that faded after two washings. On the ATRW thread Two-thirds had a teakettle that broke after 2 months, and duckbutt had towels that turned to lint!!

I think this weekend I will ask people to recount their experiences with her merchandise. HA!

[Howlin]

I was given the teapot; almost burned my hand off! Plus it SPEWED water everywhere. I gave it to Goodwill and got another Revere one!

The stuff at Kmart is NOT the stuff in her catalogs or even on the web site (I think).

[petitfour]

I can't recall any bad experiences with any of the MS merchandise we've purchased at KMart. We bought some really soft sheets right after our fifth child was born. I don't remember the star quality, but I loved 'em. They didn't wear out overly fast either. We bought overpriced cupcake holders that were blue, green, and white, and I can't complain about anything other than the price and the location in the Super KMart. (we searched the cake aisle for the cheap holders, and they didn't have any. we came across the MS version by accident.) We have a medium saucepan that has the MS label. It was $25-$30, and I love it. Unfortunately, our eldest recently tried to cook three boxes of Kraft macaroni-n-cheese in it, and she scorched the stuff right onto the pan. No amount of SOS scrubbing has eliminated all of the burned-on-noodles. More recently, I purchased Martha's cheap plastic containers rather than spend an excessive amount on Tupperware. I love them because they are of a decent quality that lasts rather than some of the other brands out there. I'm sure I've purchased other stuff, but it's irrelevant.

MS should get a little time in the pokey. All she had to do is tell the truth. She didn't. Now she'll learn a lesson. Hopefully. We're never too old or rich or famous for that.

[185JHP]

If Martha reforms and begins to post on FR, I've got a screenname for her: "strangetastingmuffin." I loved your anecdote!