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Society6 Serving Tray Purchase Review

12/10/2019

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Society6 serving tray review
So a while back I purchased a serving tray from Society6! I've shared photographs of it on instagram on a few occasions, but thought I'd finally right my official review of it. Society6 has bamboo and acrylic trays available, but I opted for the bamboo one as I quite like the light bamboo accents, and also the bamboo ones are available in larger sizes than the acrylic tray. The one I ordered is designed in my gold pineapple pattern. I chose this pattern because I thought it would make a great subtle accent piece for my coffee table, and since it is one of my best selling patterns, want to see how it looks on various products in print. 
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Here is a shot of what my tray looks like on my table (I tried to take the photo in natural light). The print turned out surprisingly good & is great with the bamboo.

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Gold pineapple serving tray product image from Society6! The pineapple size, placement and colour seen as very close to what I received in person.

Here is a little info about Society6 serving trays. These serving trays are crafted with a 100% eco friendly bamboo wood frame, and feature a glossy high quality print to cover the interior of the tray. The tray includes cut out handles for easy carrying. 
This versatile accessory can be used as a traditional serving tray, but it can also be used as an organizer for bathrooms, an accent piece for displaying decorative items on a table, a plant holder, a coffee table platter. With the artistic design, it makes a nice accent piece in any scenario you use it for. It would make a nice housewarming gift.

It comes in two sizes - Medium (18" L x 14" W x 1.75" H) and Large (22.5" L x 17.5"  W x 2" H).

The one I ordered was the medium size. I wanted something that was large enough to sit my laptop in, but also wanted something that would not take up too much real estate on my coffee table. The medium size turned out to be perfect. As you can see from my photos, I usually use it to kind of tame the miscellaneous decorative things that end up on my table. My plants, candles and things that can roll off said table (I'm looking at you, Apple Pencil). It works quite well for this.

As for the quality of the serving tray, I was pleasantly surprised by it all. The bamboo frame looks exactly as it is shown on the website, and feels pretty sturdy. I've been using it for months, often carrying my laptop or food items from room to room and it still looks and feels as new as it did when I ordered it. It seems to be crafted well, there were no rough edges to the wood, no pieces sticking out, no adhesives visible. Overall impressed.

On to the print! I was very happy with how the printing turned out. The colours in my design look very close to what I got in print. The colours are slightly more subdued in print, but hardly noticeable. The design was printed nice and crisp with no bleeding or smudges. The sizing of my artwork was printed out exactly as I had formatted it on my serving tray mockup, so no surprises there. The surface that the artwork is printed on has a slightly glossy look to it, but not overly shiny. It works well with my design, being a faux-gold foil textured look. When the light shines on it, the slight gloss to the surface helps enhance that effect so that's a pleasant bonus.


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A closer look at the corner of the bamboo tray, to show the details of the bamboo and how the tray is crafted. The colour is very natural.

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Close up shot of the pineapples print. It is very crisp, and even has the gold speckles that I used in my faux gold glitter texture. 

Overall I am very happy with how this turned out, and would definitely order a serving tray from Society6 again. I also really liked my pineapple design on it, I thought it worked nicely with the soft wood shades in the bamboo.
​My only one complaint is more of a Canadian specific complaint. :) Society6 products come from the USA, so when it arrived in Canada, it was sent to my nearest post office for me to pick up, because I had to pay duties on my purchase. It wouldn't stop me from purchasing again, but just keep this in mind when placing your Society6 order. I always order during sales or free shipping times to try and offset the cost of possible duties!

Have you purchased a society6 tray before? What did you think? Share your comments below!

Also a side note, you may have noticed my unimpressed cat planter. Where did I get it, you ask? From Home Sense, my favourite place! It was a candle, once upon a time. When I melted the candle down, I reused it as a planter for my cactus. Which is obviously now a CAT-CUS. :)
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2 Comments
Nancy Jacques
2/6/2021 12:34:29 pm

I recently purchased two of the large serving trays and I do love them. My only worry is I use my serving trays often for food and drink as my coffee table has a cushion top and wonder if they will withstand spills. I did send a message to customer service and am waiting for a response but wondered if you have had any spills on your tray and if so did it wipe up well?

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Tanya Draws link
2/7/2021 10:13:40 am

Hi Nancy! I've had a couple of spills on my serving trays and they do wipe up well. I think the coating that they use over top of the design is pretty liquid repellent as well, as I've been able to wipe up the drips without staining the artwork.
My only concern (hasn't been a problem for me yet) is the part where the artwork attaches to the wooden frame - in some areas of my serving tray there are slight gaps where the wood is not completely flush with the base, and I think some liquid could get stuck in those crevices. But I don't think it would drip all the way through to a cushion, since it is still very tightly attached!
- Tanya

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