Silver plated gifts

The gifts market is flooded with cheap and nasty silver plated gifts, most sourced from the far east. That is not to say that the far east does not produce some good quality silver plated gifts - it does. There are a few good quality British manufacturers who use the far east for manufacture, but always to their specified high standards. If you are cosidering buying a silver plated gift for a friend or loved one how can you be sure it is of good quality. The answer is simple and exactly the same as buying a good quality fridge - buy a known brand, a brand with a history of both silver and silver plated  manufacturing. You would not buy a splodge 5000 fridge when for more or less the same price you could by a Hotpoint, apply the same common sense when it comes to silver plated gifts. A good quality silver plated gift will last for many years and is a very acceptable gift. a poor quality silver plated gift will look and feel cheap and will last a very short time indeed.

"You get what you pay for" this is mostly true if its too cheap then it is probably poor quality. Ebay sellers do offer some very good quality silver plated gifts, often end of line or special buys from the manufacturers, these do represent a true bargain, but remember to ask who the manufacturer is. Buy well buy smart, if its made by a brand name is authentic and half price then thats eBay at its best.