Watching the presentation of the 'new' bowl set on ITKWD yesterday, and noticed (and not for the first time) Tara seems to forget about what she has released in the past.
The bowl set, H204376 was described as new, and as the first time it was made in Floral Lace, and that it had been available in the past in OW.
I believe all three of those statements are incorrect. This bowl set (under a different item number) was available in polka dot and Floral Lace in the past, as I own two sets in FL from the past. To the best of my recollection, it was never available in Old World (if I'm wrong about that one, someone please provide the item number, as I'd like to see what it did look like in OW).
Is there perhaps a slight difference in capacities (I don't think so) or shape of the fluting, I'm, not sure, but in essence this set is not new, just brought back (and by popular demand, as many were wanting it to be).
This isn't the first time I've seen a presentation where they try to pass off something as new, when often it is a redo with a new item number. It isn't the first time I've seen Tara say that it is the first time some item is available in this or that pattern or the first time we've ever done a bowl set in this pattern or whatever, when in fact it was done before. It comes off as both misleading, and that she really doesn't know her product line well.
In the whole scheme of life, is this a big deal? No. But it does make me think they will say just about anything to make something seem new, and try to create a demand based on that, when in fact, it is not. It makes it seem like she is less than genuine and touting things as never done before, while giving us a rerun item (and that is ok, people miss things, and new buyers are constantly getting on board) rather than 'designing' something totally new. It feels like it is being done, to make it seem like she is more creative, than she actually is (after all, while the line has lots of great designs, none of them are original, as they are seen in the marketplace in other very similar patterns and colors schemes elsewhere).