AmazonBasics Heavy Weight Plastic Forks 500 Pack Reviews Summary

Sturdiness

Pros:

• "These spoons are very durable and don't have a bending that thinner plastic utensils can have."
• "These things are way better than they have any right to be at the price point they are sold at. Supper sturdy, can eat steak."
• "Great quality! Don’t let the price fool you!! We have used these for a cookout and did not have breakage like you normally do with plastic forks!"
• "These are strong, well made disposable spoons."
• "These plastic cutlery utensils are made very strong as you can bend them and they still won't break."
• "These disposable, heavyweight knives work well. I have not had any break or fail to perform for being flimsy."
• "These AmazonBasics heavyweight plastic knifes have worked great fit cutting toast, slicing sandwiches and cutting up my toddlers dinner."

Cons:

• "The actual spoon portion of these is too deep in my opinion and the handles are not sturdy enough for things like getting peanut butter out of the jar or eating oatmeal that's a little bit thicker."
• "We go through a lot of plastic silverware and finding sturdy, heavy duty forks is a problem. These are one of the better ones I’ve used. Only downside is the necks are weaker so they have broken off and on."
• "These forks are not flimsy nor are they of solid plastic."
• "For me the ideal strength of a plastic cutlery set is what you get when you order the clear Amazon set that comes with equal amounts of knives, forks, and spoons. Those are pretty rigid plastic. I ordered these forks hoping they’d be the same but unfortunately they’re slightly more flimsy."
• "These are NOT heavy weight spoons at all! They are OK- they bend East and when they get warm like from Mac & cheese or anything like that they are so very flimsy."
• "They don’t break which is a good thing and the cut pretty well but could be stiffer so they don’t bend when cutting."
• "The forks are definitely only for use with cold foods as they start to bend when used with warm or hot food."

Packaging

Pros:

• "They arrived in a plastic bag inside of a cardboard box, which is fine and what I was expecting."
• "They all come wrapped in plastic, they are not individually wrapped but that doesn't matter to me."
• "At least it seemed to be fully closed upon arrival."
• "They in a box inside a plastic bag, so they arrived all in one piece."
• "But the bag was folded and closed and packed into a box perfectly."
• "The spoons are packaged loose in a clear bag inside of a labeled cardboard box. It's easy to store them on a shelf and pull out what you need."
• "Ordered the spoons to make chocolate dipped spoons for favors for an event. Spoons were very sturdy."

Cons:

• "The bag is not sealed, and some spoons were outside of the bag upon arrival, floating loosely around the box."
• "They were just dumped loosely, without any packaging material except a thin unsealed plastic bag."
• "It comes in an opened plastic bag within a cardboard box. Minus points for poor hygiene."
• "I was a little bummed to open the box and see 250 loose forks jammed in it."
• "Spoons are great, good value, delivery good, but the spoons are not in a sealed bag, they are loose in an open plastic bag.... not very sanitary."
• "These are NOT sealed in plastic, they are shipped loose in the amazon box. They arrived dirty and now I'll need to wash them before I can use them."
• "The plastic bag inside the shipping box was not closed at all."

Value

Pros:

• "These 250-pack heavyweight plastic knives are a fantastic value at $14.50."
• "These things are way better than they have any right to be at the price point they are sold at. Supper sturdy, can eat steak."
• "Great quality! Don’t let the price fool you!! We have used these for a cookout and did not have breakage like you normally do with plastic forks!"
• "Overall sturdy and able to cut well. Comparable to other store brands but the price seems cheaper."
• "I ordered 250 spoons but also received forks and knives...so I have less than 250 spoons. But the quality of all are very high and sturdy."
• "Super durable, they are not flimsy in the slightest. And at half the price of any store around it’s a no brainer."
• "Very sturdy spoons and a good price."

Cons:

• "Edited to add: I went to reorder these and the price was double what it was for my order last month."
• "I sometimes buy something to take a chance if it is cheap enough. I regret this one and cannot believe it carries the Amazon Basics label."
• "I'll stick with Sam's club from now on. Total waste of money."
• "Now it seems they're $20.52, which isn't a good buy at all."
• "Low price = You Get What You Pay For."
• "These are ridiculously flimsy. If all you need to eat with them is soup and perhaps pudding, you'll be fine."
• "Very flimsy. Could not cut through a soft baked potato or soft bell pepper."