I think I might actually like the mass market version better than the original.
Me too ... but this is really what makes it worthwhile purchasing, although it's odd and disappointing they didn't just package the cards together as one deck. Will the original box accommodate the extra cards? ... and at US$20 for 36 cards, it's expensive for a mass produced Lenormand deck ... then add another $8 - 10 at least, for the extra, separately packaged cards.
"This deck has exactly 36 cards, as in a traditional Petit Lenormand deck. BUT....that said, U.S. Games Systems has since decided that those extra cards WILL be made available SOON, in the future. To clarify - the extra (all 7 bonus cards plus 1 other) will be published down the road in their own little mini-pack."