Bhavana
I always thought that Llewellyn and LS were the same company - so when I first started collecting, tended to lump the decks from both together....but I have many more LS decks that are fine than LS decks with warping. I had a problem with 2 - most recently Art Nouveau, which was badly warped, and one other, which I believe was an angel deck, but I am not positive, because I traded it and I can't remember what was what - but the second deck was only slightly warped - no where near as bad as the Art Nouveau I think both of the above mentioned came from Border's Books during their several month long going out of business sale. I also was thinking of something - Borders has, or had, all of their decks in a big slanted shelf unit, and these units are spotlighted - and I have been wondering if maybe the heat from the spotlights has anything to do with decks warping in their packages, especially if the decks are on a higher up shelf and closer to the lights.
Anyway, I don't want everyone to think I am saying that decks from any company should be avoided, as I said, the more I collect, the more it seems that even in one company, card stock varies...and it isn't so much card stock that bothers me as much as the warping. Regardless of card thickness, I like my cards to lay flat, and it drives me NUTS when they don't! Buy some people don't mind it, as I had no problem finding new homes for my warped decks when it came time to trade them. What could be a slight problem to someone else may be a bigger deal to me.
I will also add that both Llewellyn and Lo Scarabeo stand behind their product, and that when contacted, both respond to customer complaints in a timely manner. USGames also has good customer service. And that is what really matters. So, I just wanted to post again because I felt that my first post was unduly harsh towards Lo Scarabeo and especially Llewellyn - yes, I have purchased less than perfect decks - but I have purchased many more from these companies that were just fine, as I am sure many of you have.
