ssgramma

This china (Haviland Blue Garland) has been in the dishwasher a lot. It's all fine and hasn't even lost it's silver band.

MIL brought this to us in CA in the 1980's and I used it quite a bit until we put in the woodstove and got the jelly cupboard. Then I decided it could live there. Now it's not used as much though I do still use some pieces.

The wedding china went into a kitchen cabinet so that we would use it. Hasn't happened. We use cloth napkins everyday and most are blue. The wedding china is brown. But we did use it before getting the MIL's. Which by the way was 1960's grocery store china. You know - spend so much and buy the piece of the week for x?

kuseta

I have a set of my grandmother's that my sister and I split, along with her silver set. There were over 20 place settings, so we each have plenty. Neither one of us use it, but I'm so happy to have it.

My mom has a set that will probably go to my daughter in the future, but she also has a set from her mom (my other grandma).

ssgramma

I forgot to add how we found the company Replacements back when and added up what the Blue Garland would cost and added up what we had. I was cracking up about $1,500 worth of dishes and we are treating them like this LOL Dishwasher and all!

That made us start using the brown (Mikasa Younger than Springtime) again for a while :-)

I have never heard of china dying out or exploding. Really?

JANICE E.

I just started using my good china for everyday use. I figured I may as well enjoy them while I.m still here. And guess what they don't chip like my old everyday plates and cups.I got them from a guy I dated and was going to marry I was 17 than. We broke up I'm 64 now and still love them and glad to use them all the time now.

pinebeltquilter

Yes, I have plenty of china, 7 sets in all. 4 regular sets, l fall set and 2 Christmas sets. one of my Christmas sets is service for 24 of "Christmas Time" by Nikko. You might call me a chinaholic, I already have my eye on another set!!! By the way, most of the time it is just my husband and me at the dinnertable (except Sundays and holidays) since my 2 daughters married and have their own families and china, and we eat from PAPER PLATES!!!! :oops: :oops:

Honeynga

Since I live in an apt and my DW is not top notch; actually, I call if my "dish wetter" I think I'll be able to wash my china in there without fear of it being damaged !

My MIL's china has a silver looking band around it...probably should put in dw......

Really, we have this stuff and believe me as I get older I don't see why we shouldn't enjoy it or at least pamper ourselves ! My sweet sweet MIL used to drink her morning o.j. in her crystal glasses !

Last year at Tksgiving I was living in MO with my older daughter and we were making dinner plans......and I asked about her china, said she gave it away and we actually ate Tksgvg dinner on paper plates.....apparently I hadn't raised her as good as I thought I had !

Lindsey

I have a service for 12. Its not the best china but I like it and usse it on holidays when the family gets together. they think its the best.

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.

GlitzyMe

When we became engaged we received a letter from Brad's aunt who said our wedding gift was in the barn at her parents' home (in the White Mtns in NH). She had shipped this box home from Japan when she was in the army at the end of WWll and it was not to be opened until after we were married. The next year we make the trip and in the barn was a massive wood crate filled with excelsior. Out came this china....and let me tell you it was the most hideous pattern - nothing a young girl would have chosen. Being in an apartment there was no room for a service for 12 plus all the serving pieces so we took one cup and saucer home and put it on a knick knack shelf. When we bought a house and had a place to put it the crate came home with us. Over the years I've come to treasure this as my taste matured and we use it often. The only information on the back is "Rose China made in Occupied Japan". I did find it at Replacements, Ltd and it's assigned a pattern #. Not a single piece has been damaged and I will pass it on to my daughter.
Old Country Roses is such a lovely pattern. I have 3 tea sets in this....a regular size, a child's set and a doll sized set. Also 8 cups & saucers for the adults.

sarahrachel

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!