RE: I know there are 100 different Decoy post, but....
if you are hunting puddle ducks (sounds like you are for the most part) start with Mallard decoys and then a few teal and be done with it until next year....
according to my friends at Avery the paint problems have been fixed, I had saw no problems with the ones I hunted over last year...it might be worth a shot for one season.....
my personal decoys are a combination of G&H and Higdon, magnum and super magnums...and for a longer term solution they work well....