I got a nice set off of ebay. I've had a couple of friends buy different sets and none of them have been bad. I wouldn't be too suspect of the quality, as long as they're clay, under any normal use you're not going to break them... ever. Expect to pay $100-$150 for a set of 500, and make sure to get a case.
I think the general media is a lot more responsible for the "desensitization" of children/people in general. I read somewhere(sadly I don't remember the source) That even though violent crime has gone DOWN in the last several years, reporting of it has gone up well over 1000% It's all they show on the news anymore, and a large majority of parents wouldn't stop their kids from watching the news. I know in my house where I wasn't allowed to watch a PG-13 movie until I was 15, we watched the murders on the news every night.
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I got a nice set off of ebay. I've had a couple of friends buy different sets and none of them have been bad. I wouldn't be too suspect of the quality, as long as they're clay, under any normal use you're not going to break them... ever. Expect to pay $100-$150 for a set of 500, and make sure to get a case.
I think the general media is a lot more responsible for the "desensitization" of children/people in general. I read somewhere(sadly I don't remember the source) That even though violent crime has gone DOWN in the last several years, reporting of it has gone up well over 1000% It's all they show on the news anymore, and a large majority of parents wouldn't stop their kids from watching the news. I know in my house where I wasn't allowed to watch a PG-13 movie until I was 15, we watched the murders on the news every night.
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