Peter Pauper Press The Essential Tarot Kit: Book and Card Set (Gift Boxes, Activity Kit)

These cards & book are wonderful. I read the other reviews about them & was surprised when I got them because I was lead to believe they were paper thin, they are not. They are smaller than the Waite cards but that's better because they are easier to shuffle. I was more than happy with them. The book is perfect, it has a picture of each card so you know which card your reading & they are beautifully designed. For the price these cards & book are ideal for someone just starting out like I was. Well worth it.

Bought these for my mum since she lost her old set of tarot cards a year or so ago (although the day before these arrived she actually found the old ones!). The presentation of them is great and they were well packaged. The delivery was fast, too, and they arrived several days before the actual delivery estimate. I know next to nothing about tarot cards so was unsure about purchasing them, particularly since no one had reviewed these ones previously. Well, for any one stuck reading this, unsure of whether to buy them or not, I'd definitely recommend this set. Everything is exactly as described and as it looks in the picture and, from what my mum tells me, the book is extremely detailed in everything you need to know. She hasn't yet opened the cards themselves but, from everything else, I'm sure they'll be just as worth it. Glad this purchase paid off as well as it did. (

I thought initially that one card was missing from this pack I was mistaken because they are quite fine the card i thought was missing was in fact just stuck to another card .An instant replacement of the whole package was offered with next day delivery at no extra charge to me when I discovered my mistake I was advised to refuse delivery and just return the package without the bother of downloading a return label which would have been free of charge any way.A company who puts customer service and integrity first.The cards have given me a true reading as mirrored by a telephone reading by my trusted medium and clairvoyant.The cards are artistically pleasing and colourfull and I can reccommend this purchase although the book is small it is concise and to the point and very easy to work with blessings to all belivers.

OK so if you're curious about tarot and the meaning behind each card then this set is good for a beginner. The cards are a nice size, glossy and easy to shuffle so great for people with smaller hands. The book is OK. It has the basics and meanings to the cards but leaves out how certain cards could be read together. It's worth buying to start your tarot journey but some individual research will be needed.

Amazing quality , perfect size , easily learning form the instructions book. Recommend it

Lovely cards, easy to interpret if you are already familiar with the Rider Waite deck. Nice box to keep them in too. Also I find other tarot cards difficult to shuffle due to their size, whereas these cards are smaller and therefore easier for me to use.

This deck arrived in a lovely sturdy box that has a magnetic closing and an internal plastic lid that is a good idea in order to keep the cards protected. They need 'protecting' because the card stock is a big disappointment, with them being extremely thin and 'bendy' (they bend and buckle at the gentlest of use). The book is not particularly useful. The art work although bright, looks like each image has been rubber stamped onto the card and coloured in because of the dark black and thick lines. They are a neat size for handling and shuffling and have a pretty bright backing. Ideal for a first deck due to cost, size for handling and the fact is follows the RWS format.

I bought this as a gift for someone wanting to start out on their tarot journey. It is packaged brilliantly, and doubles up as a great way to store the deck and guide alongside. The giftee has already now started their journey, and has found the guide and deck perfect.

I've had this for ten years. Buy it. ♡ trust yourself, and the cards.

I like Hanson Robrerts deck. But this one it's only good to have in your collection its not for daily use , since the quality of carts itself is very poor. It can bend easily when shaffel them.

A very peaceful, tranquil, positive, rendition of the RWS Tarot Deck. Opening the deck is like opening up an old and beloved book of fairytales from one's childhood. This deck seems to be a place where magic might effortlessly occur. Just happen, at any moment. The images of the cards seem parts of an effortless story, without any of the cumbersome, overwrought, and often tedious theatrical staging of traditional Pam-decks. Revelation of human anatomical features, as traditionally occurs in RWS decks, is absent. So this might be a good deck to use when reading for sensitive audiences. (The figure of the Magician, though, does sport a shirt unbuttoned to his waist...oh, the temerity! LOL) The box this set comes in is quite well designed and sturdy. Very thoughtfully constructed. The book accompanying the cards is hardback, with dustjacket...a nice touch. The cardstock IS thin. This is the Achille's heel of this set. Not paper-thin, but definitely thin for a cardstock used in a Tarot deck. One must wonder why a publisher would make such a rookie mistake, while remaining so conscientious about getting everything else in this set so right. But, if one slows down, relaxes, and contents oneself with a gentle overhand shuffle, the cards cooperate quite nicely, and without damage. I would not personally risk riffle shuffling with this deck. Bent cards would be an inevitability. At least for me. The cardstock is not as robust as that typically encountered in a standard RWS production. Regardless, this deck, this set, is a little jewel. It may be that you owe it to yourself and your practice to acquire it for your Tarot treasure chest. Also, this set would make a very nice gift to a friend or tarot-minded family member on a holiday or birthday.

The product itself is good, nice box and book. The cards on the other hand.. I was expecting something more out of them. The drawings are beautiful but they look pale and they seem a little fragile.

Nice cards and box.