This is the only kit in the catalog that publishes its full contents rather than a vague list, which makes it the one you can actually check against buying the parts separately. Forty-nine pieces for eight guests: two plate sizes each, two napkin sizes each in doubles, and a cover.
The ratio is the interesting part. Two napkins per guest per size — four napkins each in total — is a realistic allowance rather than an optimistic one, and it is the number most people get wrong when they buy the pieces separately. The cover at 54 by 96 inches is cut for a smaller table than the usual 102-inch covers, which suits a home dining table better than a banquet trestle.
The birthday-hats print is generic enough for any age, which is the point of a kit: it goes to a thirtieth and a seventieth without an edit. What the box gives you is the matching and the arithmetic already done; what you give up is any control over the individual counts.
On the table
- Serves 8: 8 dinner plates, 8 dessert plates, 16 cocktail and 16 dinner napkins, 1 cover.
- Cover is 54" x 96" — cut for a home table, not a banquet trestle.
- Four napkins per guest, which is the realistic allowance.
- Generic hats print: it suits a thirtieth and a seventieth equally.
Specifics from the listing
- Kit includes 8 dinner plates, 8 dessert plates, 16 cocktail napkins, 16 dinner napkins, and 1 tablecover measuring 54" x 96"
