Flatware is another thing that is terribly cheap at TJ Maxx and the like.
You're talking to Serenity. And, Early... Serenity is very unhappy.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
bon bon - Nov 14, 2006 8:22:54 am PST #98 of 10007
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
sarameg - Nov 14, 2006 8:27:20 am PST #99 of 10007
Mine are from Ikea. I also have a fawncy set that comes in its own box. Haven't used it yet. It was a gift from the parents. As were the Ikea ones.
Kat - Nov 14, 2006 8:28:25 am PST #100 of 10007
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I kind of want new dishes and flatware. but it seems silly. I love Robin's fiestaware though.
Aims - Nov 14, 2006 8:28:26 am PST #101 of 10007
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Flatware I have. Oneida. Wedding present.
amych - Nov 14, 2006 8:28:26 am PST #102 of 10007
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Flatware, though, I can't bring myself to shell out money just to have flatware that matches.
OTOH, I bought myself a 12-piece set of good solid (stainless) stuff as soon as I was out of school and into my "I'm not getting married any time soon, so I'm'a outfit my own damned kitchen" phase. I couldn't be arsed to get matching dishes for many years after that, but I just hate using the cheap forks that feel all light and flimsy in my hands.
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I love Robin's fiestaware though.
Fiesta rawks!
Kathy A - Nov 14, 2006 8:29:07 am PST #103 of 10007
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
My "china" and flatware are the sets my dad bought when he and Mom separated nearly 30 years ago. He had put them in storage when he remarried a few years later, and my sister had them for a few years when she graduated from college. When she moved west about 15 years ago (God, has it been that long?!?), she left them in Mom's basement, and I ended up with them when I got my first apartment on my own. I donated the cups and saucers to Goodwill last year (never did use them), so I just have the plates and the flatware. I keep meaning to replace them with good quality ones whose pattern I actually like, but that's waaay down on my list of Things to Spend Money On.
kat perez - Nov 14, 2006 8:31:55 am PST #104 of 10007
"We have trust issues." Mylar
"8 November Must-Haves."
Apparently, it's the season of the must lists. I blame Ugly Betty.
juliana - Nov 14, 2006 8:33:08 am PST #105 of 10007
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Flatware I have. Oneida. Wedding present.
Me too! My dishes are a discontinued Pfaltzgraff set that I found at Kohl's for $150. Nice heavy stoneware that's lived through many moves, with only the occasional pilot error to account for breakage. Plus, black.
I don't want china. Too easily broken.
Jesse - Nov 14, 2006 8:33:13 am PST #106 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I've finally decided that I can spend the $20 to replace the flatware my grandmother gave me when I graduated from college, which I really don't like, but which is perfectly fine. Now I just need to find some that I do like, because replacing something that's just OK with something else that's just OK is RIDIC.
Ailleann - Nov 14, 2006 8:35:53 am PST #107 of 10007
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Right hand tremor action.
Never underestimate the power of "leaning on the elbow funny".