I have a nice, trusty Original Rider Waite deck printed in Belgium that I bought over a decade ago, but which I only truly started using now. At first I thought it was just plain good, but I'm now slowly warming to its charms. It is a lovely, understated deck.
Recently I also bought the Rider Tarot Deck Premier Edition. When I read some reviews about its Italian print, I was a bit apprehensive because it's mostly disapproving. But when I opened it - it swept my heart away. It is vivid, vibrant, glossy- it looked so alive. The plaid back weren't so bad as it seemed, and even the sticky feel is not a minus for me. It's just so different from my other decks. I loved it, and right now I use it with the Original in my RWS system studies.
I guess it's either a case of different strokes for different folks, or maybe my taste is just atrocious lol.