Originally Posted by vivian bailey
I give up. I never understood the reason for a place mat. They are so beautiful I can't use them, so I used them as decorations. Plus I use them on top of a table cloth. please enlighten me. Thanks
I never used place mats when our children were growing up. Just had a table that could be wiped off. Since then, we bought a beautiful table and even though it has a nice hard coated surface, I still don't want to scratch it so I use placemats and sometimes a table runner. Sure is easy to set the food on the table for meals and not have to worry about getting a hot pad. Not sure which child I am saving the table for but when they get it, it will be nice. :-)