Decks You Wish You Hadn't Bought?

Universal Goddesses and Princesses (both Lo Scarabeo)
Both are filled with busty, fake-looking, barbie-doll, cartoonish women swooning over men. Yuck. Not as lesbian-friendly as one might have expected from the titles. I did not get the vibe of strong women that I would have liked. I have never even used either in a reading, I was that disappointed in them.
Traded the Goddesses but no one else wants the Princesses either!

Decks I regret getting:

Quest - ugly cards
Mystic Faerie - a lot of the cards are just too similar
Earth Magic - an instant dislike
Transparent Tarot - clever but I don't like the imagery

I'm only just getting started so my collection is very basic. In a funny sort of way it's a relief to know other people get decks they don't gel with.

My first deck was 'Tarot in a Tin' a £1 from a car boot sale but I found the 'artwork' on the cards quite plain and uninspiring, but as it's aimed at beginners.....Also I can't seem to get on with The Medicine Woman Tarot, however, I think I'll keep it for a little while and see if I change my mind but somehow I don't think so.

Interesting to read the comments on Thoth, I was thinking of getting that one next but not so sure now.

Good that the 'unloved' decks get traded on/swapped. I think of it as a journey for the cards (as well as The Fool's journey) in as much as the right deck finding it's way to the right person )

I got a Thoth deck a while back and I actually regretted buying. It just wouldn't click with me and spark my intuition. The artwork is stunning but I think there's something about the spirit of Aleister Crowley that doesn't suit my personality (count me weird.)

Linh said:

I got a Thoth deck a while back and I actually regretted buying. It just wouldn't click with me and spark my intuition. The artwork is stunning but I think there's something about the spirit of Aleister Crowley that doesn't suit my personality (count me weird.)

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No, count HIM weird!!! LOL There are a lot of us, just as I'm sure there are lots of people who don't click with my favorites. I like MoonSwan's comment about decks having their own journeys to find the right person. None of us should feel compelled to keep a deck we don't gel with. It's no reflection on us, just as it's no reflection on the deck. It simply isn't the right fit. No biggy. I would guess that of the decks I've bought I've kept about half of them. Maybe more, maybe less. I enjoy looking through them (with one or two exceptions), I enjoy the anticipation of watching the mailbox for its arrival, and I enjoy the response when I give or trade one away to someone who will love it.

Rock Art - seriously what the heck
Voyager - awkward and unattractive
Merlin - ugly and uninspiring
Alcohol - I could have done a better job drunk
Healing Earth - cost a lot and had no idea what to do with the extra suit
Lord of the Rings - what a disappointing deck for such a great novel
Ancient Mysteries - the borders were larger than the images
Pandora - the artwork was awful

MoonSwan said:

Interesting to read the comments on Thoth, I was thinking of getting that one next but not so sure now.

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Don't be put off just because some of us don't gel with it. There are loads of people who do. It may be worth heading over to the Thoth forum and having a look around.

Or just getting it and seeing what happens. You may love it - who knows?

ETA: I have a Merlin. I love the artwork on the Majors, the (to me) rather contrived "new system" [sigh] and the Minors do nothing for me.

Is Osho Zen really that bad? The artwork actually looked quite nice to me, (I haven't purchased it yet).

Frayling0 said:

Is Osho Zen really that bad? The artwork actually looked quite nice to me, (I haven't purchased it yet).

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Yes. It was my first deck. I used to defend it, and it wasn't until I got other decks that I realised I defended it because 1) I didn't know any better and 2) it played upon my weakness of berating myself. That sword suit is killer on the self-esteem. Someone here wanted it (even though I'd trimmed it and botched a couple of the cards) so I gave it away.

Carla said:

2) it played upon my weakness of berating myself. That sword suit is killer on the self-esteem.

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That's interesting, I'd always thought the objections to it were mostly about the creator Osho (the guru). After reading about him I definitely would have a hard time connecting with the deck. (I do have a teeny set of the majors, which came in the back of a book I no longer have.)