I'm planning on buying a dinnerware and flatware set service for 8, i'm willing to spend around $200. I typically want a "casual" set, nothing too fancy, but nothing too cheap. Any suggestions?
2007-02-20 13:31:03 · 4 answers · asked by ? 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
In 1972, I got Fraser's 18% chromium nickel flatware made in Germany. It was called (spelling unclear in my old note) Cromargan or Kromargan stainless steel and at that time was the only good stainless steel flatwear that you could monogram (I was probably mistaken). It was $12 for a 5 piece place setting, and people wondered why I wasn't asking for silverplate at that price (was it ever that inexpensive?).
30 years later, there is hardly a scratch, and the pieces still hold up to digging into hard ice cream just fine. Lasted 23 years longer than the marriage. Thank goodness I never got around to sending it to Germany to have it monogramed (stamped)!
In the meantime, along the way, I inherited my grandmother's silverplate, so I have the best of both worlds. I'm really glad that I stuck up for the stainless flatwear.
As for the dinnerware, I started out with heavy Pfaltzcraft, which held the food nice and warm, but took up alot of space. Moved to Corelle, just the opposite, and now have a mixture of white Corelle and "new" colorful Fiesta ware. The nearby Goodwill displays complete sets of great-looking dinnerware all the time.
2007-02-20 13:58:23 · answer #1 · answered by Casperia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what your decorating style is, but I got this great sterling flatware set from the 1930's on Ebay. The pattern is called Memory Hiawatha and its a wonderful example of classic Art Deco. I like them because the go with my vintage Fiestaware collection, also from the Thirties and also in the Art Deco style. Try Ebay, you'll find whatever you like.
2007-02-20 19:21:07 · answer #2 · answered by nmd061105 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
placed the extra set. in case you have 12 place settings, people will understand you % a minimum of 12 gadgets of silverware. it quite is not grasping, the registry is in simple terms a guideline of the flaws you are able to % to have. No concerns ( = sturdy luck!
2016-12-17 15:01:49 · answer #3 · answered by kemmer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure where this lands, but Macy's had some pretty decent stuff around that price which looked pretty decent.
2007-02-20 13:48:48 · answer #4 · answered by atg28 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋