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$50 for a place setting is not that outrageous for something of quality. My one suggestion would be to get twice as much silverware as you think you need becaus

by dhosek 4y ago

$50 for a place setting is not that outrageous for something of quality. My one suggestion would be to get twice as much silverware as you think you need because somehow pieces end up going missing. Our pattern was discontinued and when I looked up getting replacement pieces, it was going to be some ridiculously large amount per piece (I think $40 or $50—whatever it was was high enough that I’ve been trying to talk my wife into just getting a whole new set of silverware with at least 12 place settings, but better 16).

avgcorrection 4y ago
> My one suggestion would be to get twice as much silverware as you think you need because somehow pieces end up going missing. This is not the way. No! Perfection is to get one of each type of cutlery per person. Then if something goes missing you get, no, not a replacement—you get the very best household metal detector. You do meticulous research—probably using the 50-book Searchum Arcanum collection, leather-bound—meditate on your findings, and then finally ask for a second opinion from the best person you know (skip the last step if you are the best person you know).
Sebb767 4y ago
50$ for a place sounds insane to me. That's 800$ just for your set of 16. My whole set of 12 set me back 80€ and it still works six years later; if it ceases to do so at some point, I'll gladly get another one. I'm not saying you should buy cutlery where you'll eat paint after the second dishwasher run, but you can get something solid and nice looking for far less.
InitialLastName 4y ago
Maybe this is a dumb question, but why is it so important that all of your flatware match that you would replace your full set because you can't replace a few pieces with ones that match?
- munificent 4y ago
  1. People think the table setting looks pretty when every place setting matches. 2. They stack in the drawer better when they all match. 3. If the silverware is different, people may think the specific ones they received in their place setting are a deliberate message, for good or ill.
Symbiote 4y ago
Try eBay. You might be able to buy the missing piece. If not, especially if that missing piece seems to expensive, then you can sell yours.

by dhosek 4y ago

avgcorrection 4y ago

> My one suggestion would be to get twice as much silverware as you think you need because somehow pieces end up going missing. This is not the way. No! Perfection is to get one of each type of cutlery per person. Then if something goes missing you get, no, not a replacement—you get the very best household metal detector. You do meticulous research—probably using the 50-book Searchum Arcanum collection, leather-bound—meditate on your findings, and then finally ask for a second opinion from the best person you know (skip the last step if you are the best person you know).

Sebb767 4y ago

50$ for a place sounds insane to me. That's 800$ just for your set of 16. My whole set of 12 set me back 80€ and it still works six years later; if it ceases to do so at some point, I'll gladly get another one. I'm not saying you should buy cutlery where you'll eat paint after the second dishwasher run, but you can get something solid and nice looking for far less.

InitialLastName 4y ago

Maybe this is a dumb question, but why is it so important that all of your flatware match that you would replace your full set because you can't replace a few pieces with ones that match?

munificent 4y ago
1. People think the table setting looks pretty when every place setting matches. 2. They stack in the drawer better when they all match. 3. If the silverware is different, people may think the specific ones they received in their place setting are a deliberate message, for good or ill.

Symbiote 4y ago

Try eBay. You might be able to buy the missing piece. If not, especially if that missing piece seems to expensive, then you can sell yours.