Originally Posted by Sunnye
My mother-in-law had the old roses pattern. When she died we never found out what happened to anything of hers; her husband wouldn't allow us in the house.
The last time I used mine (inheriied from my mom), my sister-in-law stormed in and announced, "Oh don't use those! We'll eat off paper plates." And everyone followed HER lead.
That will never happen to me. One, it will be my house, and two, they are my dishes. I'm sorry if that upsets you (not to you Sunnye, but to whomever tells me not to use them), but I bought them to use them. I already plan on hosting Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner one day so they will be definately be used on those days.
But don't forget to clean them in warm water at least once a year to help preserve them. I plan on doing that today for the one set that I will inherit one day. They haven't been washed in a while and maybe mom will get them out for Thanksgiving this year if they're clean!
Sorry for your bad experience though!