Jude Buffum

Got this one for the wife on Valentine's Day - absolutely hysterical! We laughed all night - it's what would've been if June Cleaver had been a Wiccan tarot maven! The illustrations are the cards are masterful - even the suits have been, well, adapted. Wands are mops, brooms and dusters - swords are steak knives, meat cleavers and cocktail stickers. Cups - anyone for a martini? And the book - totally over the top. The classic card layouts have been replaced by structures like The Dinette and the Clothesline of Life ...
The packaging resembles a recipe box, complete with tabbed dividers and glowing customer reviews on the outside. A true bit of nostalgic fun for tarot buffs and/or fans of 50's kitsch. Highly recommended!… (mere)

From Lilac Wolf and Stuff

I have to say this Tarot comes across as more kitsch than anything else. But I loved seeing the pictures on Mrs. B's Facebook page. So when the opportunity came up to review the deck for Quirk, I jumped at the chance. Ok, I begged. lol

I have to say, it's the most accurate Tarot deck I've used. I think part of it is the imaging. Look at the Devil card - Devil's Food Cake. Every image screams 1950s-1960s household...not just housewives. It's loaded with vintage pop culture that many of us will understand more easily than the images that are more...how do I put this..artsy-fartsy? ;-)

I'm saying, in this modern world, this deck is fun and it works. I've done simple readings, just past-present-future, and each one has been accurate and eye opening.

I also adore the recipe box the cards come in. There are actual recipes, and separators for the deck between the Major and Minor Arcana and of course the instruction booklet. There are real recipes included, and the layouts included in the booklet are housewife style. Remember the 3 card reading I just mentioned? It calls to place the cards sideways and renamed it "The Neapolitan." There's also "The Dinette" which looks like a place setting at your dinner table. If nothing else, it's the most unique deck and set of instructions that I've ever seen in the world of Tarot. And I'm one to spend ages in that section at my local pagan store.… (mere)

The presentation of this deck is what made it worthwhile for me but only as a part of my collection not as a deck to do actual readings from.

The art and design is whimsical in the best of ways, I loved how the Major and Minor Arcana were interpreted with a 50's kitsch twist, and is topped off by being packaged in the recipe style box.

However, the card stock is flimsy and won't hold up to series use, or probably even infrequent use if you aren't extremely careful, and for anyone not well versed in the Tarot, the interpretations can be hard to get a handle on and make use of productively.

All in all, for me this is a fun deck to look at and bring out to amuse my friends, but it doesn't get used.… (mere)