My cards are not that thin. Not the best cardstock in the world but certainly not that flimsy. Must be a different edition - mine were bought many years ago.
I trimmed the borders off some weeks ago but they're still huge.
Some cards are less successful than the rest but I had good readings with these cards.
I mentioned this already in another thread about these cards, but here it is again: they're also very nice for children just to look at. I used these cards for one of my daughters, an especially sensitive child, when she was upset or sad or hurt. I gave her the cards, let her sit in a quiet corner and asked her to return to me with one or two cards she liked most today. Then we talked about why she likes the card today, and invented a little story.
She loves the World card of this deck until today and feels it's "hers".
She always came back with the cards she picked, much happier and relaxed. There is simply so much optimism, warmth and friendliness in those cards. Even the cards that are often feared lose their teeth in this deck.
And there are times when this is the message we need. Not always, but there are situations when we need this uplifting perspective.
I embroidered a lovely silk bag for this deck with the suit symbols, I loved it so much and I still do. In spite of the Santa Claus and his weird hand which nearly ruined the deck for me ;-)