I don't care if it's low class, I bought a Corelle dinnerware set.

I know I've read posts here saying that owning Corelle is symptom of being white trash, but I don't care. My old stoneware needed to be replaced and a Corelle pattern caught my eye. I love my new dishes. They're lightweight and chip resistant. I bought the set in the picture. Being white they're a little plain, but they're classic looking, and I love the embossed details which help them stand out a little. I swore I'd never buy Corelle because I hated my mom's old set; white with the yellow flowers around the edges.

We never really care about you either

I have plain white ones and they are great, last forever. It's a plate and does exactly what I bought them for.

No problem. Just don't come back to DL 3 months from now crying that nobody has accepted your invitation to Thanksgiving dinner. You'll know why, OP, you'll know why.

It sounds like the latest cheap car from Japan.

It's very pretty, Cuddles.

Here's the set my mom had for years. And yes, they matched the harvest gold appliances.

You will be amazed how good the Kraft macaroni and cheese looks on them!

You should all go pick on R2. His dishes are plain, mine are not.

I have the same set that R2 has and have had them forever and really don't care what anyone else thinks. They look as new as the day I bought them, I didn't want a pattern because I wanted something that was timeless and it is a pattern they still make today. I did break one piece and it was easy to replace. They don't break easily but when they do they shatter into a million pieces.

I like the OP's pattern but 5 years from now it is unlikely they will still be making it. They will still be making my pattern years from now. I have formal china that I rarely use, the Corelle is for everyday, and I love it.

R7 is why we insist upon having nice things.

I object to R1 and call it out. No one who is truly "that word" uses "that word".

I will be eating off of my Fiestaware. My guests always comment on what a lovely table I have. You know how snoopers come over to your house and go through your bathroom cabinet? Well snoopers come over to my house and go through my kitchen cabinets. They are so envious of my varied colors of Fiestaware.

Love you, R15. I have Fiestaware, too.

I have so many cool sets of franciscanware (including starburst) but all I ever use every day is corelle. I know; sad.

Cafe Blue Corelle (WALMART!) is great. Everyone loves it. I have a similar pattern by a big French name, too. Can't be bothered with that heavy shit. Only thing that bugs me about the Corelle is that it vacuum locks when wet and in the sink (I don't have a dishwasher -- don't want one -- I actually like doing dishes).

Why don't you use your Starburst, R17? It's so nice.

Ugh,Fiesta ware ? Is it 1986 again ? Apparently yall like feeding your guests lead.

[quote] I will be eating off of my Fiestaware.

Is that what you call your fuck buddy's ass?

My older sister was bragging to my 14 year old brother and I that her new Corelle plates were unbreakable. My brother took one plate and threw it on the floor and of course it shattered. My sister said "Why would you do something like that?". My brother was mystified and said " I honestly don't know". He was such a good kid and so much fun. 45 years later it still makes me laugh.

Would Corelle be ok for entertaining outside?

I think your white stuff is quite nice. Never could understand the plates with gobs of design and different colors. They look great lined up in a cupboard, but slap some spaghetti on them and the clash is so loud you can hear it.

Corelle is evil when it breaks. Long needles and razors.

I grew up with the same dishes as R7. Just this year, I bought the set at R2, and boxed up the old dishes and took them to Goodwill. I actually looked at several different stores for a set of real china, but I just didn't care for any of the patterns.

I still have my Mom's wedding china, which we only used on Thanksgiving or Christmas, but too much exposure to heat and cold in the attic has caused the glaze to become crazed, so it's not usable.

[quote] my 14 year old brother and I

OP, your set is lovely. I would proudly serve it to company. To me food only looks good on white dishes and serving platters and bowls. Some of the most expensive high end china has those flower patterns. Looking at food on that makes me want to puke. I'll take OP's dishes any day.

I don't hate white dishes, I just find them boring. I hate floral patterns, though. Hate, hate, hate.

[quote]slap some spaghetti on them and the clash is so loud you can hear it.

I like this, R26.

The Corelle patterns with matching Pyrex pieces are nice. Here is the 70's avocado green Corelle Spring Blossom and Pyrex Crazy Daisy. Pyrex and Corelle are tempered to withstand heat. That's the reason they don't just break, they SHATTER.

[quote] I would proudly serve it to company

But would they it?

Yeah, R33. That's the kind of stuff a dish queen HATES.

The big risk with Corelle is dropping anything onto a hard surface (i.e. tile filoor). Because it's glass, a piece of Corelle will shatter into countless tiny shards. And if you're in bare feet, it's a trip to the emergency room.

When I saw a piece of Corelle shatter at my aunt's house, I knew it was something I never wanted to own when I grew up.

Just how often are you people dropping plates? Are you all Greek?

OP, honey it's divine...But, I wouldn't feed my dog off it.

Once, in my senior year at Swarthmore at the Swarthmore/Princeton Riflery and Advanced Skeet Shooting Finals, the clay pigeon catapult malfunctioned and we were forced to throw these Corelle things in the air by hand to shoot down in order to continue with the competition. Can you imagine?

Sweetheart, if you wanted Corelle, then you should HAVE Corelle, bless your heart.

[quote]The big risk with Corelle is dropping anything onto a hard surface (i.e. tile filoor). Because it's glass, a piece of Corelle will shatter into countless tiny shards.

Oooohhhhh! I didn't realise Corelle was glass, duhhhh!

I, too, grew up with the HIDEOUS pattern at R7.

This is the pattern I bought about 5 years ago, "Urban Black". $20 for the set!

Ok, you are now blocked. Why would you ever admit this on DL. I only use thrift shop plates.

r2, thank you. I was going to go out yesterday to buy some dinnerware but it was too hot out. I wanted to get the stuff my Mom had and it is the white Corelle. I didn't know what it was so thank you!

I have been storing my Dad's depression glass china (place setting for 12 and tons of extras) in the attic in the garage. Will the heat ruin it?

That hideous pattern at R7 is called "Butterfly Gold", and it was YUGE!

"Hideous" r43? C'mon, for the 1970s these patterns were fairly understated.

R48 no I live on the streets

It's like when one is a very small child and you're having dinner parties for imaginary friends & everyone uses Corelle!

John-Boy's fiancée: Oh Mrs Walton! These plates don't match!

Elizabeth: Oh well -- i guess we'll have to cancel dinner.

I have china, but I used my white Corelle dishes everyday. I, also, used my stainless silver and not the silver. Everyone does this. You are cool.

We didn't get our Corelle until I was about 12. Before that, we had Melamine plates and those multi-color aluminum tumblers (we were poor, and my Mom didn't want her kids possibly breaking anything).

I still use my Corningware Wildflower set I bought in the 70s.

[quote]I have been storing my Dad's depression glass china (place setting for 12 and tons of extras) in the attic in the garage. Will the heat ruin it?

Yes.

Oh puh-leeze. I know how you DL kweens roll.

I've had my plain white set for years, and they still look new. They're fantastic, microwave safe, won't break easily, and easy to carry. Who cares what anyone else thinks, OP?

I want some Corelle. My Pfaltzgraff plates chipped right after I bought them.

[quote]That's the reason they don't just break, they SHATTER.

As opposed to stoneware that just breaks in the dishwasher for no apparent reason.

I love the Corningware casserole dishes that were called "SimplyLite"-- the newer ones were made out of material that was extremely light and easy to carry. Hard to find it now.

R61- SimplyLite was discontinued in 2011.

Trashy is the new Classy 😩

OMG. You queens. You queens!

I remember Ted Allen, on Queer Eye, saying that one should always use white dishes to put the visual focus on the food. He had a point and I've always used white dishes since.

I have Corelle too. And they have last forever, like everyone here has mentioned. So, I wanted to know, what is Corelle made of? What makes them so durable?

I only use mine when I eat chicken.

OP what you own doesn't make you trashy. It's how you behave that defines it. Being thrifty and practical is great especially when you enjoy your purchase. However, taking your Corelle dish to your neigbors and asking to borrow a plate of food would leaning toward trashy.

A friend of mine liked my Corelle dishes and asked me to get a set of the same pattern for his birthday. He's worth around $600m. So off to Walmart I went and dropped $40 for him. Makes me laugh to think of it.

So r70, would expecting your neighbor to also supply the dish push one all the way into trashy territory?

Thank you OP and r2!!! I am ordering the Winter Frost White 50-pc Dinnerware Set.

Thank you, r55. I will move the depression glass set from the attic.

[quote]I have been storing my Dad's depression glass china (place setting for 12 and tons of extras) in the attic in the garage. Will the heat ruin it?

Take it out and use it. It's lonely.

[quote]I have been storing my Dad's depression glass china (place setting for 12 and tons of extras) in the attic

What color(s)?

Possibly, r70. If both neighbor and your "friend" share living spaces with more that 4 cats or dogs or a mixture, then yes, we are dipping into trashy territory. If only one of the parties have that animal factor then it's just plain poor, not trashy.

At a flea market years ago I sent a friend of mine in the direction of a bunch of depression glass I thought she'd like since she was a glass collector. She just made a face and took a drag of her Virginia Slim 100 and said, "Not interested. I used to eat off that shit when I was a kid".

R71 Forget about the dishes, I'd like to meet your friend.

LOVE FIESTAWARE!!!!!!!! Girls, if you are ever in Ohio, or West Virginia, make a trip to Newell, West Virginia and visit the Homer Laughlin China Company factory store. They make lots of stuff in addition to FIESTAWARE and they have out of production, brand new, test colors etc. They also have accessories and seconds, which are cheap. The seconds look first quality, hard if impossible to spot a flaw. You also can practically guarantee you will see many other queens, sometimes in groups, and some surprisingly bitch guys make that Butch!

r75, it's pink with no pattern. It's really pretty on a white table cloth. My Mom only used it twice. One coffee cup is broken, other than that everything is in perfect condition (or was before I put it in the attic 5 years ago).

I'm not sure where to store it, there is too much of it to fit in a china cabinet.

Nauseating in every way. If money is a concern why not buy good china pieces at a thrift shop and toss it when it chips?

I had no idea it was glass. I thought it was plastic.

always Fiestaware. I have almost every color since the 80s in one piece or another.

Darling R80,Im pretty sure you just described the most common depression glass there is. The value on most depression has completely tanked and will never rise again. Trust me,ditch that crap,its not worth dragging around.

What does dl consider an acceptable brand of everyday dinnerware? Lennox?

These were the ones I brought in 1989. I was in the military at an overseas base, and I purchased them at the Navy Exchange. I still have and use them today.

[quote]LOVE FIESTAWARE!!!!!!!! Girls, if you are ever in Ohio, or West Virginia, make a trip to Newell, West Virginia and visit the Homer Laughlin China Company factory store.

Or in Pittsburgh, PA.

[quote]The seconds look first quality, hard if impossible to spot a flaw.

That has never been my experience, and I've been there three or four times.

It's difficult to break, but when it does you get extremely dangerous shards. As I found out, tragically, if you miss cleaning up even one sharp piece, pets will eat them.

I bought these plates, bowls, and cups a few months ago -- what does DL think?

Having a gross prolapsed anus is low class! Tuck it in, girl.

^ Always someone to drag a thread to the gutter.

R90, Those are nice! Which color did you choose?

I got them in ice blue, R93. And thank you!

You peasants seem so happy. I envy you.

Those are lovely, Op. You've selected *solid white. Good job.

Handle with care: when washing the set, please consider wearing textured rubber glove. Otherwise, the wet plates/bowls are dangerously subject to slipping out of your wet hands, boomeranging around the sink: disaster.

*Solid white: a much more professional presentation. The food is the focus, rather than the color of the setting.

I strongly believe OP is a Corelle Rep pushing Gays to own their lovely dishes.

Those look gorgeous, R90.

Especially love the two purple shades. Although the "ice blue" [more like minty aqua, imo] is lovely as well.

... Wait, is that $40 price for ONE plate?

[quote]What does dl consider an acceptable brand of everyday dinnerware? Lennox?

Ikea, 365+

Your dishes are fine. I am enjoying the thread

R99 Looks great, chiptastic. Been there.

[quote]I remember Ted Allen, on Queer Eye, saying that one should always use white dishes to put the visual focus on the food. He had a point and I've always used white dishes since.

Big, giant, gargantuan white plates.

R90 - I think they're going to make a lot of noise while people are eating unless they're using their hands.

I like my white Corelle dinnerware, but if I had more room, I would also like a set of Johnson Blue Willow. When I had an apartment, I had a mismatched set of Blue Willow, so I'm used to the color, and I like the traditional patterns.

I love my Corelle plate ware. They could certainly up their game by making older patters still available on their website, or something like that, to replace broken pieces tho. But in terms of them being lightweight and more durable, they're so much nicer than the bulky, heavy plate ware I've had in the past.

I have an 8-place setting of clear glass dishes (3 sizes of plates, bowls, mugs) that I got from Ikea in something like 1990. A few pieces have broken over the decades but they are still the every-day dishware. They have been through the dishwasher 1000's of times.

[quote]I love my Corelle plate ware.

"Plate ware"? Where is that a thing?

West Elm has very good plates, mugs, etc. for not a lot of money.

[quote] Once, in my senior year at Swarthmore at the Swarthmore/Princeton Riflery and Advanced Skeet Shooting Finals, the clay pigeon catapult malfunctioned and we were forced to throw these Corelle things in the air by hand to shoot down in order to continue with the competition. Can you imagine?

What happened in the semi-finals, the very semi-finals?

[quote] and some surprisingly bitch guys make that Butch!

?

[quote]Just how often are you people dropping plates? Are you all Greek?

Really, I've had them for years and have dropped some and not a chip. If you shatter a Corelle dish, it's because you wanted to.

Only in the First World can we have snobbery and character judgement based on fucking DISHES.

For the record I LOVE vintage Franciscan Ware, my fondness of which, I'm sure, would get me laughed right out of NYC or LA polite society.

Haha OP I bought the exact same set a few months ago, I love them! I went through a clunky "Pfaltzgraff" phase but then decided they were just too heavy and chipped frequently. I have several sets of china and vintage glass tableware that I use on special occasions but love having simple Corelle for everyday use. Also, R90 I love that pattern and the colors.

I've always wanted a set of Franciscan Ivy because that's what the Ricardos had.

I exclusively serve my dinner guests Taco Bell & Subway on Corelle! I won't break out the Chinette- that's for Thanksgiving/Christmas!

I'm liking r43's dish set. I like its aggressive irony.

You people are so high class. This is what I use for everyday china.

Love Corelle!!

I can wash it in the dishwasher and put it in the microwave. What else would one ever need?

[quote]You will be amazed how good the Kraft macaroni and cheese looks on them!

Here ya go

R123, Ketchup is wrong on hot dogs. But the rest of it wouldn't really bother me (once I had a couple of glasses of wine). I actually like Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (although I can't imagine making it now). And hot dogs are a very rare indulgence (much better from a street vendor than an home).

I'm disabled and can't bend so I stopped using anything made of glass if I can help it. About 8 years ago when I could still walk around stores I found a set of hard (not disposable) plastic dishes, bowls, etc. The problem is it stains. If anything has color like tomatoes or any kind of coloring, natural of fake, like sweet and sour Chinese food delivered, it never really comes out. I wash the dishes/bowls very carefully with hot water and Dawn dish soap. I have no dishwasher, but I do as good a job as anyone can do by hand. I've tried SOS pads and they still stain. It's only me so it's not like I care about company or anything but who likes to eat off plates that always look dirty.

Oh I do nuke foods a lot so like these dishes I need something safe for the microwave.

Does anyone know of any truly non breakable plastic dish and bowls, larger cereal bowls and the small ones I use for side dishes or a scoop of ice cream or something?

I tried Target online and BB&B and Amazon online and couldn't find anything. Also they can't be too expensive as I live only on a small disability check a month.

I was surprised when I was first looking for non breakable dishes that Corelle was breakable and was made of glass. I had always thought the point of it was that it was unbreakable and not made of glass. So then what is the point of it. It's not all that inexpensive. Why buy it if it's breakable and breaks in even a worse way than regular glass.

Having attractive dinnerware is important.

i really like that and also the pattern. Great Choice!

R125, I came across this, looking online. Seriously, look online a bit. If you can find a set of dinnerware, let me know. If you can find one that works, if you're able, set up a GoFundMe page, and tell me the name it's under (doesn't have to be your real name). I'll cover it. Seriously. I'm an old, white, hourly worker, but I care about those whose are harder than mine.

(R30) and R(70) nailed it. So did a few others.

They are beautiful dishes. I use plain white Corelle all the time.

R113 I meant there were bitch guys shopping, not bitch guys. And I have found great seconds at the factory store. Maybe a blip or pimple type thing on the bottom. If you don't like seconds, they have lots of department store quality merchandise.

I bought Corelli bowls for my cats' food.

Corelle, not Corelli. My spellcheck knows what Corelli is, but I don't

R123, what the fuck are all those "things"?

[quote]Does anyone know of any truly non breakable plastic dish and bowls, larger cereal bowls and the small ones I use for side dishes or a scoop of ice cream or something?

Melamine, but it isn't microwave safe.

But it's as sturdy as hell.

I've had a set for 20 years and I'll never get rid of them, except to buy another set.

I like R128's plastic items, and they appear not to be melamine since they're autoclavable and microwave safe. Possibly polypropylene, which is one of the better food grade plastics.

r131 calm down they are round in the middle,

My husband like square plates, but I can't stand them. I keep my mouth shut because marriage requires sacrifices.

I wouldn't mind some Fiestaware, but if I wanted colorful dishes, I'd get Le Creuset ware. They're heavy as fuck but are the same rich, vivid colors as their cookware.

But if I could have ANY dishes I wanted, I would have nothing but Pixieware, and I'm not kidding. It's kitsch so kitschy that it's almost poetic. I don't know if they had dishes, though.

R115 you can be in my polite society. Everyday is both Franciscan Apple and old & new Fiesta.

Have a beautiful set of inherited 1930s 'Old Britain Castles' in red/pink for special occasions & holidays, now so casually conducted that my partner complains if we use it because we "have to wash it by hand" (would never put it in the dishwasher of course).

[quote]Really, I've had them for years and have dropped some and not a chip. If you shatter a Corelle dish, it's because you wanted to.

I bought Corelle when it was new on the market. They had a free replacement guarantee, so when I broke a bowl, I sent for a replacement. I got a bag of shards in the mail one day, thanks to the USPS. When I reordered and got another bag that rattled, I gave up.

I don't know about Corelle now, but I didn't like how noisy it was when we were eating. Other than that permanently missing bowl, it was okay.

OP's dishes are some of the tackiest things I've ever seen.

Cincinnati frau in the late 1980s.

So ghastly I have to assume this is a satirical post.

R140, those are terrible.

Who would have a big brand name emblazoned on the "front" of each plate?

Typical Le Creuset, R145.

I dislike their colors, or I would own more of their cookware. I bought a couple of pieces from Williams Sonoma when they had special colors that were much nicer than regular Le Creuset. I have a large Dutch oven in dark hunter green, and smaller Dutch ovens in a pretty citrus yellow and a nice clear blue. Naturally, the first thing I did was replace with metal knobs so they're ovenproof.

When my Mom died I got an entire set for eight of Noritake china and her Mother's six setting Blue Willow. I gave them away. I'll keep my Corelle.

Truthfully, the soup kitchen I volunteer at uses Corelle, but a lot of the Homeless prefer the paper plates.

I have a set of vintage pyrex. Love them. They are dishwasher safe but i hand wash them as the dishwasher etching can dull the patterns.

I grew up with with corelle dinnerware. As an adult I found it tacky and went through dinnerware sets only to come back to corelle. I have the plain winter frost set. I only use my Lenox China for special occasions.

I have tried other dinnerware brands and the only stuff I think is better is Buffalo China.

[quote]They don't break easily but when they do they shatter into a million pieces.

I dropped a Corelle plate a few years ago and it broke... and it just kept breaking. The pieces kept snapping into smaller and smaller pieces, popping all over the floor like crazy. It was a little scary.

Those things are built to last, though. We bought some Corelle in the 1990s with a thin design of a blue, green and purple stripe on one side, and though they've faded in the dishwasher, they are still going strong.

Same, R53. Mom ended up switching to ceramic when our grocery store started giving away one dish per week as long as you bought a certain amount of groceries at once. She was so excited because it was a tasteful set for once and not that crazy colonial pattern stuff you usually saw. This is close to what she had, but it was a whole set: dinner plates, salad plates, bowls, cups, saucers, and I think a platter.

[quote] I am ordering the Winter Frost White 50-pc Dinnerware Set.

I inherited an older set of that. Still going strong, matches with my white and striped set, too. You are going to LOVE the 6-oz. bowls. We use them for steamed rice all the time.

OP, you are not going to actually EAT from that dinnerware AFTER LABOR DAY, right? RIGHT???

[quote]My husband like square plates, but I can't stand them. I keep my mouth shut because marriage requires sacrifices.

This is the most Dataloungey thing I have ever read in my life.

I would feed said husband on his square plate, and eat off of the dishes I like.

I have the classic Wedgwood White.

[quote] What does dl consider an acceptable brand of everyday dinnerware? Lennox?

Use any dishes you want. It's 2017 not 1950. No one cares about this type of thing. Who are you trying to impress?

[quote]OP's dishes are some of the tackiest things I've ever seen. Cincinnati frau in the late 1980s. So ghastly I have to assume this is a satirical post.

I have to agree with R144. Op's dishes are depressingly ugly.

Anyway, that Corelle crap is just too light and dinky.

As for me: I have white restaurant style porcelain

.....

[quote]Use any dishes you want. It's 2017 not 1950. No one cares about this type of thing. Who are you trying to impress?

Part of living well is having nice things.

I was going to buy fiestaware but the bowls and cups are way too small.

Beware - products like Corelle & Pyrix are made in China these days and they are not heat resistant like they used to be - they'll blow up in the microwave and as others have noted, they don't break - they shatter.

I know several people who don't know what to do with the boxed up "good china" they own or inherited.

They don't want to fool with using it, delicately washing it, or storing it. The aftermarket for it is terrible right now, maybe forever.

Brides don't give a shit these days, only old gay guys apparently remain.

My mother had the burgundy rose

[quote] When I saw a piece of Corelle shatter at my aunt's house, I knew it was something I never wanted to own when I grew up.

I have had my Corelle for at least 30 years and in all that time I have only broken one piece, many had been dropped, banged, and hit and much to my surprise they didn't break, it really is rather hard to break one, but when they do it is a mess as any broken glass would be. Any china when dropped and broken is going to be dangerous if you have no shoes on.

r164 - As stated above, Corelle and Pyrex are tempered glass. They don't just break like regular glass, they shatter.

r159 - I love the vintage airbrushed restaurant/dinerware. This is the pattern I have at present.

R105 You are only permitted to eat Chinese take out on those plates.

R164, I believe Emma Thompson would call that "twee".

I discovered Corelle salad plates a few years ago. I've bought six on sale at Walmart for a buck, all remainders.

Why?

Because they are THE BEST replacements for the LeMenu melamine microwave plates we all knew and loved, bar none. Perfect size and shape (low shoulders).

Try one, LeMenu plate lovers, you won't be disappointed!

You know... I'm pretty gay. I mean... really gay. I've had more cock in me than I can remember. There have been some mornings I've woken up with a cock in me and I had no idea who said cock belonged to. So, yeah... I'm gay. But I am not so gay that I give two fucks about what kind of plates you use. Who the fuck cares? They're plates. Utilitarian, by nature. Use paper plates for all I care. I can't believe there are any grown men, who care about plates or even know what stoneware is. Please.

[quote] I only use my Lenox China for special occasions.

I don't have any special occasions. The only person who ever comes to my place is my boyfriend, and I don't even know how to cook. We usually eat out.

You're shallow r169......

Shallower than piss on a flat rock!

I gave my old Corelle Blue Cornflower see to my lesbian niece years ago she loved the pattern.

R169 is worse than shallow. All gays should educate themselves about the finer things in life. .Its who we are as a people.

My husband George will only eat off my Franciscan.

[quote] I gave my old Corelle Blue Cornflower see

Aka the Holy See

Before you buy Corelle - or anything else for that matter - ask yourself: Would Jackie have purchased this?

I imagine our Jackie would have opted for one of Oleg Cassini's lines r177.

Omg is there anything gayer than Fiestaware? Too much, too much.

r179 suppresses the appetite.

Bed Bath and Beyond Everyday White is all I will ever buy, for everyday use, as well as special occasions.

^ Too much wasted real estate with those big edges. Okay for a restaurant. Pretentious otherwise.

[Quote] Beware - products like Corelle & Pyrix are made in China these days and they are not heat resistant like they used to be - they'll blow up in the microwave and as others have noted, they don't break - they shatter.

Mary! Please. I put my new Correll in the microwave all the time. One has yet to blow up on me. I even dropped one and it didn't break or shatter.

For r155-

My husband like square plates, but I can't stand them. I keep my mouth shut because marriage requires sacrifices. And he has a huge cock, like, really, equal to the diameter of a nine-inch dinner plate.

r183 Are you the queen who thinks gefilte fish is pretentious?

Just between us, is there a Corelle pattern with hand painted periwinkles?

[quote] Bed Bath and Beyond Everyday White is all I will ever buy, for everyday use, as well as special occasions.

Is that from the "Beyond" part?

Alll this about dinner ware, when real cool people eat right out of those cardboard tubs with red pagodas on them.

[quote]Too much, too much.

R179 R180 My eye and brain can only deal with three colors at a time. Anything more is cacophony. Nice, though.

R189 Another reason not to be a millennial.

BTW, OP's pattern is called "Cherish." Isn't that precious?

(And it comes in both square and round.)

No love for Russel Wright?

Corning Glass no longer makes Corelle. I think they sold it to a company called Vitrelle. The new Corelles that have come out are not as good, are made of thin glass, and are known to break and shatter when dropped.

The Corelles manufactured by Corning, especially the earlier vintage ones like Harvest Gold and the avocado-green Spring Blossom, are sturdier because they are made with thicker glass, almost like Pyroceram. They can still be bought at Ebay, thrift shops and flea markets at reasonable prices.

The Corning French White serveware, on the other hand, has been redesigned and are now made in China. I've heard that are of inferior quality. The price of the made in USA ones have gone up on Ebay. Single serveware with Pyrex glass lids now costs $35 to $45 inclusive of shipping costs.

I use Corelle everyday. They're so easy to wash and are not heavy. I do have other dish sets - depression glass (sapphire blue bubble pattern and Fostoria American), Noritake (Canton and Vivienne patterns), Franciscan (Atomic pattern), Luray pastels and Homer Laughlin (diner green band pattern). They haven't been used for while.

R194, legitimately it can be said that you type fat.

I wish there is a Corelle pattern that will go well with my Chantilly pattern sterling silver.

We have a large set of Kaysons Golden Rhapsody®©1961 that's been in the family forever--use everyday (Including holidays)--very durable; (clean in dishwasher) only some of the gold rim & pattern has faded. I just like the substantial feel & presentation is always attractive, especially in candlelight . . . I still can't get over the fact that this was a give-away retail premium in the 60's.

R197, yours is the first nice one in this thread.

I like the Memphis pattern. It is so colorful. I don't need to have heavy Fiestaware to have color at my dining table.

[quote]They're so easy to wash and are not heavy.

I really don't get all of this praise for Corelle because it's "so light"...it's "not heavy".

Are you people so feeble lifting a plate taxes you?

Dinnerware should have substance, a certain heft.

The same for forks, knives and spoons.

I find Metlox California Contemporary pretty spectacular.

Here is the Obama presidential china at unviling. I bet the Trump china will be all glitter and gold.

We had a set when I was young that was just used for backyard BBQ's and parties. They were yellow and had some flowery border around the plate rim. I have no idea why we stopped using them or what happened to them.

R197, That looks very similar to my Mom's wedding china, which I would use for everyday use if it hadn't been damaged in storage. It's Lady Empire Lily of the Valley, with a platinum trim.

We had the thicker blur pattern I still have a few, minus the ones I threw at my sister.

IIRC, Corelle is made in the USA. There is something to be said for buying American.

r125 make a paste on the plate with water & baking soda. let it sit a bit and rinse. see if that helps. not sure how well on old stains but if you use baking soda on a new stain it should remove it right away.

[quote]I love my Corelle plate ware. They could certainly up their game by making older patters still available on their website

You never heard of Replacements.com? Turn in your gay card.

R199, I have that set at my beach house. I love it.

I fully expected there to be vile accusations,recriminations and tears on this subject ! I confess Im a little disappointed.

I don't care about you bitches and your cheap Corelle ware. I have a vintage set of these that are about 60 years old and I still use them every day.

[quote]I really don't get all of this praise for Corelle because it's "so light"...it's "not heavy". Are you people so feeble lifting a plate taxes you?

I have both Corelle and ceramic dish ware. It's true that Corelle can feel a little insubstantial, especially if you're used to bulkier, larger plates. But it's nice that it doesn't take up a lot of room in kitchen cabinets, fits easily in dishwasher racks, and doesn't chip. We tend to use it more for lighter meals---breakfast and lunch.

I don't like your dishes OP but I don't HATE them. They might have been better round with that embossing, not squared.

Are the Corelle - that was reintroduced as a brand in 2009 - still made in France?

I like French mass market glassware by Arcoroc. I really don't care for Corelle but don't mind seeing the 70's stuff, nowadays, if its is not scratched or worn in anyway.

I LOVE Arcoroc Coquillage plates and bowls, I have them in a few colours and sizes. They also made a gigantic glass fish platter that makes for a nice presentation used as a plate.

Vintage french glass dinnerware is incredibly easy to find and cheap.... in Germany and Switzerland.

R194, you're close. According to Wiki, Vitrille is the name of a layered glass process used in Corelle, but World Kitchen now owns Corelle and other Corning brands like Pyrex.

The article goes into shattering problems with Pyrex (not necessarily Corelle) due to a switch to a lower quality glass. I can verify that newer Corelle is thinner, and I've managed to break it.

Zara Home (Europe, don't know for USA) had a huge line of borosilicate glass dinnerware, last season. It was a good design but it didn't sell, it was way overpriced. And made in China.

this thread has been like a breath of fresh air

R201 I like Metlox Colorstax.

Holy moly R212! What a blast from the past! We had those too and I know my mother still has them. Thanks for the memory!

R125 - I think you should investigate microwaveable bowls. Its a very hard plastic - similar in look and feel to melamine. I know brands in Germany and Switzerland so I imagine it must exist in the USA. It is VERY microwaveable and safe. However, curries and red and yellow food will stain it. It will stain less if you cook and eat in it but do NOT store in it. Also, if it stains, you can make a very light bleach solution and fill the plastic and put it in the sun for a bit. The stains disappear. My mom in the usa buys even cheaper "microwavable" plastics which she does wash and reuse for quite some time. Would this be out of your price range?

R213, a great big thank you for that info!!!! That does it. I am saving my vintage made in USA stuff. In fact, maybe I will start to horde it. Thanks again!

[quote] Are you people so feeble lifting a plate taxes you?

I am.

There is a World Kitchen store in an outlet mall near me and I went there recently to get some plastic lids for Pyrex storage pieces I had bought years ago.

At some point World Kitchen stopped making the storage containers I owned ... and they stopped making replacement lids. I guess the idea was to force me to buy new glass food storage containers if I wanted lids.

The person who checked me out was the store manager. I said, "Look, you tell your district manager or anyone in management where this will do any good that when they pull stunts like this no replacement lid business and when they stop using tempered borosilicate glass and substitute less durable and cheaper soda lime glass, it pisses off longtime Pyrex owners like me. You tell them that Anchor Hocking makes glass storage out of soda lime glass and they are MUCH cheaper than Pyrex. Are they trying to lose customers?" I asked.

Just so DLers can know the difference, borosicate glass is perfectly clear. Soda lime glass has a greenish cast. This is readily apparent when the two types are placed side by side.

Cook for three or four people and shift around the heavy ceramic or porcelein dishes and it become a pain in the butt fast. And then the "helpers" throwing the stuff with a crash onto the sink. My Mikimotos can only withstand so much clutching in an evening.

OP, your set is perfect - for lying cheating assholes who fuck meth-heads on business trips!

While it brought joy to throw down my cheating boyfriend's Homer Laughlin, I did have to pull a decorative (really?) oar off his wall to completely smash the set.

OP's dishes are an abomination.

Square plates and square-toed shoes (on men) are dreadfully tacky and should never be looked at directly, much less purchased.

It's something John PMBT's dragon lady mother would own, and use to serve quality takeout to her lesbian lover, yet forbid John to use, down in the basement with his father. Before John moved out and bought himself some melamine plates and bowls on clearance at Target.

R212 We also had those when I was a kid. Thanks for the memory.

What's the story behind them? Do you know who manufactured them?

I never liked those aluminum tumblers. They always seemed to make things taste metallic, even though it was probably just my imagination. And they got very cold to the touch when filled with iced beverages.

r225 - I hope you delivered your diatribe in the manner of Julia Sugarbaker. I imagine that you did.

r226 _ You shouldn't shift around the heavy ceramic or porcelein (aka porcelain) dishes with your ass.

r232 - Google anodized aluminum collectibles

I hate those aluminium cups.

I don't mind old enamelled tin though.

My uncle served from those cups all the time. They'd stick together. He died of Alzheimer's.

I hate those aluminum tumblers, too. My grandparents had them. I took a drink out of one as a kid and part of my lower lip stayed on the tumbler when I removed my mouth.

You and me both, r53. My family had the same set as OP/r7 above. I remember they were seconds. If you look closely, the pattern on most of them have a broken seam instead of going in a continuous circle. They also had the label on the underside scratched off. But my mother was proud of them as it brought us out of eating from plastic (melamine, I was to find out later). We were still using them when I moved out as an adult.

I was responsible for the one time I remember one of those dishes broke. My ice cream was getting all melty, so I put the bowl in the freezer. I guess it wasn't sitting snugly in there, so when I opened the freezer half an hour later, the bowl fell to the floor and shattered. Everyone who saw what happened, and I mean everyone, rushed to hide the evidence so my mother wouldn't know. She later found out, of course, and I didn't have the heart to tell her that her unbreakable dishes can break after all.

Whenever I buy Corelle pieces at flea markets and thrift stores, I always make sure that the mark at the bottom of the plate says "Corelle by Corning". If it says "Corelle Vitrelle", it is made by World Kitchen and, thus, is made of inferior, thinner glass. I only buy near mint, almost no scratches, and no discoloration (especially on rims) because of dishwasher use. The prices are still a steal at flea markets but the prices of Corning Corelles on eBay have started to creep up.

I do not know how to tell if a Pyrex bowl is made by World Kitchen. I have to research this. My most recent good flea market find was a mint 4-piece Pyrex sunflower pattern Cinderella bowl set which I got at the SF Alemany flea market for $18 (vendor originally quote $20).

Ina Garten said in an interview that the nice white plates and dishes she uses at her Hampton home and TV show are from France - Apilco brand. I found them at Williams Sonoma. They are pricey. I may have to stick to Corelle.

Only in Datalounge will you find a discussion / thread on Corelle dinner plates and patterns with 240 comments in less than 2 days.

Keep it up Dataloungers!

One of my fond memories as a kid was my grandmother (whose set of aluminum tumblers I still have) making me a cold drink and always wrapping a paper towel around it before she handed it to me so my little paws wouldn't get cold. I also have the matching pitcher.

Those aluminum tumblers were strictly for outdoor use in my family. My grandmother would never let me have anything made of glass when I was very young because she knew I would drop it break it.

I don't know where they came from back in those days. I do have a slight memory of seeing them in the grocery store my mother shopped at back in the early 60's. My mother hated them and that's why I ended up with them when my grandmother died.

And by the way, you can buy them at Amazon.

R201 Those Metlox California Contemporary disehes are works of art.

You need to get the matching iced tea spoons r242.

R243 I love those colorful aluminum tumblers. My childhood friend's family had them. During hot summer day playdates, we filled them up with water, put them in the fridge, and voila, you had ice cold water in no time.

I have some plain white Corelle at home, and at our beach house. It's perfectly fine - don't let anyone tell you otherwise if you like it yourself.

Oh, to be able to afford some Clarice Cliff!

The only thing I don't like with the Corelle French White pattern is the plate has a flat surface throughout. It makes the plate look plain. I like the Corelle patterns where the surface at it nears the rim gets elevated. Just my opinion and preference.

Thank you for that info on different types of glass, R225.

Thank you, R239, for the info.

For every day plates, I highly recommend the Williams Sonoma everyday dinnerware in white. I've been using them 14 years, still look great and they are even oven safe.

I just broke a Corelle bowl yesterday, it really does shatter uniquely.

[quote] Those Metlox California Contemporary disehes are works of art.

I agree.

It's that time of the year to bring my Franciscan Ware "October" pattern out of my dish pantry to be featured in my glass fronted kitchen display cabinets. I love its warm, muted autumnal colors.

I have a bit of a dinnerware obsession and when I had my new house built I had a 12X12 walk in dish room designed into the kitchen plan to house all my vintage Franciscan and other patterns.

[quote] have a bit of a dinnerware obsession and when I had my new house built I had a 12X12 walk in dish room designed into the kitchen plan to house all my vintage Franciscan and other patterns.

Whatever for?

[quote]Who would have a big brand name emblazoned on the "front" of each plate?

Pretentious hipsters?

re 239 i have the same set. Love the colors. I like Friendship pattern too. I have a ton of fridge sets and casseroles too in numerous patterns.

R225, how many sibilant "s" sounds and lisps did you manage to get in during your tirade?

I love all thr vintage pyrex patterns. i was excited when I saw them bringing back some until i noted they were made in China...bitch please!

R259 Thanks for posting those gorgeous Pyrex Cinderella stacking bowls (sunflower pattern). I love the colors. They retail on eBay at over $100+. I took a good picture (jpg) of the bowls I got at the flea market but it was too much hassle to post it on DL (i.e, I have to post it first to a url and then copy to DL). You saved me the trouble.

My mother and sister have the Corelle Friendship pattern. They both love the flowers in pastel colors.

I attended a potluck at my gay friendly Catholic parish. I made potato salad and put it on my large blue and white Amish pattern Pyrex bowl. When it was time to go home, the bowl was no where to be found.

R256. I didn't realize that there is a Franciscan Ware "October" pattern. I am familiar with the ubiquitous "Summer Rose", "Desert Rose" and even "Ivy". I love the autumnal colors of the leaves.

I envy your dish pantry. My dream house will have a dish / china pantry, a food pantry, and a small electrics pantry. And a dungeon... for after dinner delights :-)

So if I find harvest gold Corelle on eBay, is it an older set by Corning? Or did the new owner also make Corelle in the same color?

OMG! I get the correlation. Any roomate is college or later that had pieces of Corell were extremely low rent. Even if educated up the wazoo, they always had that Corell piece they inherited. Worst one is the brown beige, yellowish hue on white. These people exude stunted emotions and come from dysfunctional homes.

This should be a checklist of Hare's psychopathy scale. Come with Corell follows lack of empathy as a negative trait.

I can't even look up the pattern. I myself love the feel of Corell but the service ware should be a simple eggshell white. No exceptions.

Sorry OP, I see you've already referenced that horrible yellow hued pattern. Man is that shit depressing, right? Your mind immediately goes to here comes 3rd rate. No upward mobility there.

French amber sunflower pattern by Vereco. 60's, 70's. Keep it out of the dishwasher and it stays gorgeous forever.

R7 and OP forgive me for not reading the thread before I answered. Yes! That suicide feeling pattern. My mom wasn't much of a mom but at least she had taste and class. We dined off of fine china every day. A lower end version of the stuff in the cabinets but at least not Corelle. I do actually like the Corelle texture and viscosity. Found it so later in life.

Why that is perfectly fine, I suppose

[quote] I made potato salad and put it on my large blue and white Amish pattern Pyrex bowl. When it was time to go home, the bowl was no where to be found

So sorry to hear that baby, hope you can find a replacement.

If Sheridan knew we ate off Corelle he'd be appalled. Oh God, Richard, we mustn't let anyone know. Sigh. I told Daisy not to marry Onslow. First Corelle, what next?

R261, thank you for the link.

Only $7.49!! Any guesses as to which year this ad is from?

[quote] I attended a potluck at my gay friendly Catholic parish.

It was a soupluck not a potluck.

I had two sets of these Pyrex mixing bowls, one inherited from my mother's mother. Both of the green ones broke. I gave the big yellow bowl to a friend. I think I gave her the rest of the set, and eventually gave away the others, one by one. I may have one of the blue bowls. I used to make tuna fish in it, but the sound of the fork against the Pyrex drove me crazy. I like using stainless steel mixing bowls better. I don't have any of the Pyrex anymore.

R274. A four-piece near mint Cinderella nesting bowl set can cost from $200 to $350+ on eBay exclusive of shipping fees.

R265. Ask the eBay seller if the mark at the bottom of the plate says "Corelle by Corning". If not, the plate was probably made by the new manufacturer, World Kitchen.

I do think the Harvest Gold pattern has been retired.

R125 needs this. There are cheaper versions at markets and probably Home Depot. Home Goods and sometimes Tuesday Morning have prettier ones sometimes for a better price too. Or try Big Lots.

I have a couple of elderly relatives with RA so I've been through this. Fiestaware is double fired so it's harder to break. Bauer Pottery is made in California. It's single fired to produce those rich colors and chips easily. I have both. I've dropped Fiesta on porcelain tile and it's usually two or three pieces plus smaller chips. I've dropped it in the sink and banged it on the granite counters and it doesn't even chip. It also can go in the freezer, microwave, dishwasher and in the oven up to about 350 degrees I think, except for the ovenware which goes to 500 degrees. Also, it's sold open stock so you can buy a few pieces at a time. Check Craigslist too.

Anything after 1980 is lead free (all dishes, not just Fiesta). You can look up the Fiesta colors to see which colors are after 1980.

The one exception is Chinese products, they have no regulations and supposed to be tested but they don't catch everything. The Chinese bought a lot of American name brands and ran them into the ground so make sure you know what you're getting. There are a lot of stories about Chinese Pyrex violently exploding in the microwave, leaving tiny chips everywhere.

If you're not sure about lead content, you can go to Home Depot and get a lead testing kit and if it's positive, the sample will turn pink or red in a couple of minutes or less. This applies to floor tile also, don't buy vintage tile. Buy new reproductions. If you like the vintage look in ceramic dinnerware, there are lots of reproduction patterns. Or buy one piece and test it.

Alice Waters of Chez Panisse prefers Heath Ceramics over Corelle.

I was laughing at the people using the old aluminum tumblers when I looked down and realized I'm still using my parents' old Imperial stainless flatware. It's called "Star Time" and must be close to 50 years old. Sturdy as hell, but hard to find regular forks for -- you usually only see the ugly kind with the splayed-out tongs.

Are all of you living in some kind of weird gay trailer park?

r263 - The Amish Butterprint pattern is very popular on eBay. They also made it in a golden yellow that brings in big $$$. Anyone know why the Cinderella bowls are called Cinderella bowls? Are they the kind of bowl Cindy put the lentils in that she had to pick out of the ashes? Hee-hee.

R265, the harvest gold Corelle has been retired, as have been most of the early designs, if not all of them, so what you found was highly likely to be used - if it matched this one, anyway:

Like these, R53?

The beautiful anodized colors-I loved to look at 'em, but didn't like the feel of them. Mom got them in the 50s and she still has them. I don't think they've been used since the Nixon years.i

Corella in the kitchen cabinet and sanitas on the kitchen wall = the height of working class modernity in the early 1970s. Plus......we heard there was a new cooking technology scientists were coming up with -- an "oven" that could sit atop a counter and cook your food in a fraction of the time! And it wouldn't make your kitchen hot the way an oven could.

Martha Steward is an obsessive collector of Jadeite milk glass.

Oops, Martha Stewart, mean...

R292 It's some kind of vinyl wallpaper that was supposedly more sanitary than regular. It was huge in the '60s and '70s.

Just looking at Corelle triggers my gag reflex so I'm thinking something sordid must have happened in the kitchen with Uncle Eddie.

Does anyone know what R295 is talking about?

I use Corelle as my everyday dinnerware. Anyone saying Corelle is trash is just holding over something from the 70's. They're practical and very very easy to clean.

Its trashy and, dear god, the noise.

[quote]I use Corelle as my everyday dinnerware. Anyone saying Corelle is trash is just holding over something from the '70s. They're practical and very very easy to clean.

The only things I "hold over" from the '70s, r297, are my Linda Ronstadt albums.

Just so you all know, I've had more WW in this thread than I've ever had before! All because I bought some Correlle.

I did coke off Corelle at Studio 54. LOVE it! The coke I mean.

You just got another, R300. Oh, and just one R, dear.

Thank you, R302. And yes, I noticed the spelling error too late.

R300. I am having a senior moment, OP. What does WW stand for?

I just sent you one, R304.

WW = Wit and Wisdom, R304.

I love Homer Laughlin's Epicure, but I never come across it.

Got this off Amazon questions. And I was all set to order some! Now I don't know?

Is this set lead free? Did anyone test these dishes to see if these are lead free? I would like to know before purchasing. Thank you Answer: This is what I found on the Corelle website about lead content: "Do Corelle products contain lead? All Corelle stoneware products and glazes are made of clay-based materials and glazes used throughout the industry. Decorations, if present, are made from low-lead enamels and fired at temperatures exceeding 1000 degrees F, which binds any heavy metals both physically and chemically so that their release is minimized. The current limit for presence of leachable lead in order to satisfy certain requirements is no more than 0.100 ppm (1 tenth of one part per million) when obtained under test conditions. At no time have World Kitchens results exceeded levels permissible under the guidelines mentioned above (which are believed to be the most stringent in the world). Tests for the presence of heavy metals are conducted for World Kitchen by internationally certified, third-party laboratories under strict conditions, by trained technicians, and using atomic absorption spectrophotometry analysis following carefully monitored preparation. These steps are necessary to minimize any possibility of contamination or false reading during preparation, testing or analysis." I have a set of Corelle dishes that I've been using for over 25 years. I recently tested it for lead and the painted pattern, though much faded, showed quite a bit of lead to my great concern. The plate itself near the pattern showed a slight amount. The painted rim around the bowls tested positive, but the inside of the bowls showed none. I am horrified and have stopped using the plates. When I called the company about it, they said it was possible that older sets contain more lead than the newer ones. I love Corelle dishes and am looking for a new set, but they will be white with no painted patterns on them for my own peace of mind. I called the company again today and was told that that answer about lead refers to the stoneware mugs, and that the Corelle dishes themselves shouldn't contain any traces of lead. I'm still going to go with all white dishes, though. see less By dayspring on February 3, 2017

Sanitas is vinyl wallpaper with adhesive backing. Much easier to put up than regular wallpaper, which in those days needed wallpaper paste. My grandmother used to help my mother put up wallpaper. She made the paste and they swabbed it on the back of the wallpaper, then used a big brush to stick the wallpaper to the wall.

Katharine Hepburn's family, the Houghtons, founded Corning Glass Works in the late 1800s. Corning made the lowly Corelle and the high-end Steuben glass, among others.

But she didn't use Corelle at her Saybrook estate. However, she had a number of Steuben glass pieces on display with her four Oscars.

The first time I ever saw my parents fight, it was when they tried putting up wallpaper. Eventually, they called a professional, but it was fun to watch them shriek in the meantime.

r311 - There was a woman on Antiques Roadshow the other night with a gorgeous green Steuben vase from the 20's.

You can still buy Corelle box sets at the gift shop of the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York even though Corelle is no longer made by the Corning Glass Company.

Need proof that the new Corelles made by World Kitchen can withstand abuse? Just watch this You Tube video.

French pyrex is still cheap and great. Have the prices gone up in the USA? Why would one buy Chinese glass?

Gay trailer park indeed! I didn't even know what Corelle was til I opened this thread and saw some of the ugliest crockery known to man. What's up with that? It's not like most of you have five kids to cook and clean up after or can't afford some decent china. White porcelain restaurant wear for everyday, inherited Limoges for holidays here.

How are Corelle oyster plates? One must have a decent set.

Smell Miss R318 with her "inherited Limoges' ! I got rid of granny's Limoge a long time ago. It ate up too much storage,it was incredibly fragile,and theres only about 50 billion sets of that crap out there.

Sotheby's claimed by Russian porcelain plates from the Grand Duke Alexander Nikolaevich are quite rare. Was I ripped off? My middle name is Alexandrer and why not a frivolous indulgence like these?

I remember that sanitas was also supposed to come off much more easily than wallpaper. They claimed it peeled right off the wall when you wanted to remove it.

Hahaha. Nope. It didn't

And I always thought it was called SaniTest. Didn't find out what it was actually called until someone on Datalounge pointed it out.

[qiuote]Are all of you living in some kind of weird gay trailer park?

Yes, and we have vacant lots available.

[quote]My middle name is Alexandrer

Was it French or English she couldn't spell it in?

R320, I let my sister have my "inherited Limoges" (it had been our grandmother's, then our mother's). I hate that flowery shit.

What flowery shit? White with gold edges. My Limoges looks fantastic on my holiday table, reminds us all of happy childhood Christmases and my two nieces and one nephew (!) have asked for it after I am gone.

[quote]White porcelain restaurant wear for everyday, inherited Limoges for holidays here.

I've never seen any Limoges that hasn't been gaudy, flowery granny china. What's with all the gold? Do you have gold flatware to match R 318?

Hate to break it to you R326, but your niece and nephew are humoring you. I've said the same to my mother about some of the things I know she holds dear. But it will all be donated (or thrown in a grease fire) when she passes.

My parents still use the navy pattern from R47 (?too far up the thread). I have the all white Corelle, as the patterns annoy me. I also have a set of clay/pottery style plates, and a hideous red rose China collection I'll inherit. Who didn't have that set back in the day. I always liked the blue roses. Nobody asked me, and now I'll look ungrateful. No one comes over for tea anyway.

Just remember those now old geezers with their porcelain addiction. Could have bought a 3rd car or a high end 2nd car. A house on the water all due to tsockes. Sad.

The pattern is similar to this one. But you're right, a quick search showed most are flowery. Re nieces and nephews - hopefully at least one of them was serious.

I relied heavily on Chinet to meet my entertaining obligations during the season.

Those of the highest "class" (ludicrous concept) inherit their china and silver. All the rest of us buy it. It really doesn't matter what brand it is or what the designs are or aren't; those of us who purchase rather than inherit those things are considered low-class. Attempts by the lower classes to create divisions based on brand, design, etc. are viewed with amusement and perhaps a pang of pity by the upper class.

Plenty of middle class have passed questionably "heirloom" china down the generations.

Of the people under the age of 60 whoI have known who have had delightful service, they have been

a) gay men - who hare amassed their collections themselves. no great wealth required

b) extremely wealthy Middle Eastern types who had a combination of great taste + the budget to buy the best luxury+taste available

c) old money Europeans who raid the cupboards at a family Schloss.

There aren't very many in the c) who are straight because rich straight people for the most part are uninterested in this heritage. Just like middle class kids don't want the "heirlooms" , either.

Idiot, R333. I'm solidly middle class and have a ton of inherited china and crystal from two aunts and my grandmother. All sitting in the basement. No one wants to use that shit anymore.

Limoges Porcelain Identification Guide (Flowers? Us, flowers?):

I don't like china with "busy" designs and I think people who select busy designs have poor breeding and bad taste ... just saying.

[quote] whoI have known who have had

[quote]A house on the water all due to tsockes.

What?

If one MUST go plastic, there's really only ONE choice.

R340, I'm thinking he couldn't spell "tchotchkes."

However, you clowns probably haven't been weaned off this pattern.

Those clowns are adorable.

A mish mash of correlle is in the cabinet along with Tienshan and others.

Generally in fine homes flowered china is used to serve breakfast, gold/silver rimmed solid white for dinner.

[quote] Formal dreaa for dinner S?

R349, it is clear R348 does not hail from one of the "fine homes" she describes.

r350 = Obese self-loathing effeminate queen uneducated in Continental ways.

Gunfight at the OK Corelle

"The Good, the Bad and the Corelle"

I really love my Corelle pattern - "Garden Row". I bought 2 bozes for a total of 8 place settings at Price Club in the late 1980s. I still use them daily and they still look like new. I guess handwashing them helps.

The pattern is quite rare. I seldom see them on eBay.

Youse can buy it at the Mart. And I know most of you shop at the Walmart.

I do not EVER shop at Wally Mart. EWWWWWWWW. Why subject yourself to that hell if you can just press a few buttons on Amazon and like magic have everything show up at your front door in a day or so?

R351 Oh..."dreaa" is [italic]Continental[/italic].

[quote]Yes, and we have vacant lots available.

Good, I'd love to move my Cavco [italic]Micro[/italic] to Plam Springs. I won't be much trouble, really.

I worked for the design firm that created all the packaging for Corelle and Pyrex they sent us so much product that by the time I left the firm I had a complete service of both products. I had the Corelle Blue Corn Flower pattern and the Pyrex pattern with multicolored flowers, I don't remember the name of the pattern. After a few years I realized I rarely used either so I gave everything to my lesbian niece who was thrilled to get it.

I'm impressed with my white Corelle lunch plates that I use in my microwave. Good quality and low price.

They are the perfect size and shape and have replaced my adored LeMenu plates that slowly wore out over time.

These are the only Corelle pieces I own.

[quote] After a few years I realized I rarely used either so I gave everything to my lesbian niece who was thrilled to get it.

Does she use it for shooting practice?

I love these small Corelle rice bowls. They are perfect for individual servings of rice just like in Chinese restaurants. And they're perfect for ice cream too.

If you have an Airbnb rental, should you stock up your kitchen cupboards with Corelle pieces? I'm corcerned my paying guests will find them cheap, and, thus, negatively comment about them when they rate the rental.

Friends owned a rental on the Outer Banks and they always stocked the kitchen of their beach house with Corelle for their renters to use.

Here is mine! I bought one set in the blue { the one Bobbi Ray is holding } and a set of all white. I stack the one blue and one white. LOVE THEM!

I prefer Zoo Pals paperware, myself, but to each his own.

R371 is both adorable and toxic looking and probably one reason the world is going to hell in a handbasket.

[quote] prefer Zoo Pals paperware, myself, but to each his own.

Did you buy a Zoo! Pals?

WTF are those things at R362?

They look like some old-time hospital receptacle designed to collect feces samples.

They do have a touch of former and future fecality about them, don't they, R374?

Just don't serve me rice in those things. Please.

They're not ricey-looking.

Corelle gives you The Alzheimer's.

Ignore the typical DL bitchiest, OP. The only thing that REALLY matters is that YOU like the Corelle dinnerware set. If the set makes you feel that bad, don't use if for guests, take out your 'special' dishes. East-peasey.

I have a wonderful English ironstone set by Meakin which I've been using for years. The entire set was just $45! I could give a shit what my guests think. If ppl are that ridiculous about my dishes, they're not my friends to begin with.

Over the years, I broke a few pieces. I looked to replace them, apparently this set is now worth much more, it's collectible. Someone at eBay wanted $30 just for the small creamer! That gave me a huge laugh!

So - was someone talking about this.....looks nice. I wonder how heavy it is.

I had Italian dinnerware somewhat like that in the '70s, Bormioli Oxford. I gave it to my father when I bought my next set. Actually, I've given a number of sets of dishes to my good friends. I'm a dish queen. What can I say?

[quote] I'm a dish queen.

Is dish the "same" thing as "tea" on DL?

No, R384. Not in my case. Tea is a beverage to be drunk hot or cold. Gossip is gossip.

Thank you, R385. I want to give you a hug.

Virtual hug to R385.

R380, my set is called Stratford Stage. It's a brown design on white. Very basic and very sturdy. This similar design also came in a dark pinkish/peach and a royal blue.

Here it is. This small dessert plate is much less than the creamer I saw last year on eBay. Considering what I paid for the entire set of six place settings, plus a large serving plate, a sugar bowl, a creamer and a large serving bowl, I still think the prices per piece on eBay are a bit ridiculous.

I keep forgetting that r378.

Back in the 70's I saw Julia Meade in Move Over, Mrs. Markham. Getting her to sign my program afterwards I told her I wished I'd brought a Chinet paper plate for her to sign. If looks could kill........

I love my Basic white dinnerware from Crate & Barrel.

[quote]Back in the 70's I saw Julia Meade in Move Over, Mrs. Markham. Getting her to sign my program afterwards ...

MARY!

Here's an entire 52 place setting, which is likely what I had, 8 place settings, not 6.

The price is downright laughable, $349.99. I paid around $45! How does everyday glassware ever become this collectible?

I have a huge collection of NEW (now old) Friendly Village. Its in storage in upstate New York. Why, I keep, asking myself, do I have collections of dinnerware and service pieces and vases and other ridiculous decor in the USA when I haven't lived there in 2 decades? Does anyone want about 3 dozen fine pieces of heavy Westmoreland milk glass? It would take a army destroyer to ship all my ridiculous collection to Europe. Sadly, I mothballed my yacht (as if) 2 decades ago as well, so can't transport it myself.

You know, R387, people ask a certain price for things on eBay, but they don't necessarily get what they're asking for. I follow one line of dinnerware on eBay, and there are at least a dozen BUY IT NOWs that have been listed for at least six months, when I began looking. It never hurts to make an offer for less than the asking price. I sometimes wish eBay had never introduced BIN, because I used to get such bargains. Now, everyone acts like they're selling much finer merchandise than they actually are.

I have 3 original 45s by the Corelles.

Are they worth anything?

R392, how long ago did you buy it that it only cost $45? And did you buy it new, in a department store?

[quote] How does everyday glassware ever become this collectible?

The vulgarization of society?

First glassware, then the Kardshians, then Trump.

I'd like to add I have few other sets, some moderately priced and others expensive. I also use my Fiesta ware daily, that's fun. I've always liked their cheerful colors, my mom still has her original set!

Some sets I got as gifts, others I inherited from relatives who had expensive tastes. I have a set by Villeroy & Boch, which a late aunt left me, she had tons of expensive and interesting glassware.

I think this is the design, it's boxed away, I haven't looked at it in years. This is going for $69 on eBay.

I hardly think that merits a MARY! r391. I was 17 and was a subscriber to that theater's season. It's not like I took a Julia Meade scrapbook I'd been compiling for years backstage for her to sign.

R393 R394 Because young people are apparently no longer interested in owning dinnerware, and because it costs so much to ship, I found myself giving stuff away. I gave some to friends, and some to Habitat for Humanity, and have come to accept the fact that I like to shop.

[quote]This is going for $69 on eBay.

Track it and see how long it takes to sell, R400.

[quote][R392], how long ago did you buy it that it only cost $45? And did you buy it new, in a department store?

I bought the Meakin set new, sometime in the early 1980s, when I got my first apartment. Everything was much cheaper back then, including NYC rents! During that time, rents were actually commensurate to peoples actual salaries.

I think the price was also so low because I bought it at a store where only employees from certain companies were allowed to shop. I had a free membership through my job. IIRC, the store was near Madison Square Park. The store sold small appliances, decorative items, dinnerware sets and jewelry, a very odd mix!

My grandma had the pale blue accented Corelle ware. We dropped that shit all over the house growing up, and it never broke.

I'm a green Fiesta-ware gurl, myself. Higher risk, higher class.

Ohhhhhh...that explains it, R404. I doubt that it was actually that cheap at regular retail. How nice for you, though.

[quote]I'm a green Fiesta-ware gurl, myself. Higher risk, higher class.

What shade of green?

20th Century dish and glassware and clothing fascinates the archaeologist/sociologist in me. Everyday items that say so much about the times and the people living in them. During the Depression lines of brightly colored dishware were popular. Dishware that would not be out of place on Mickey and Minnie's table. Come the prosperous 50's and Fiesta adds somber gray, rose, maroon, and forest green. Also items are discontinued because people don't use them anymore, like cream soup bowls with lids.

Love that, R408. I have a Juniper pitcher. I sold my stash of Juniper, but I kept the pitcher. I don't remember why.

Thanks R410. It is pretty. I just noticed the chili bowls. I don't have those... hmmm, Christmas is coming....

I almost bought Villeroy & Boch Amapola back in the early '80s. They had it at a restaurant in Adams-Morgan in DC, and I thought it was the prettiest thing I'd ever seen. But I'd already started buying Metlox Colorstax, and it wasn't the time in my life for multiple sets of dinnerware. And I didn't think about it again until an earlier DL DQ thread.

Targé had some fabulous melamine designs, circa 2010

Why melamine if it can't go in the microwave? And it doesn't age well.

I like that spelling, R413. I usually go with "Tarzhay."

[quote] Why melamine if it can't go in the microwave?

Will the Secret Service get involved in someone tries to put her in an oven?

Prisoners on death row in Texas are served their last trashy meal on Corelle.

Given that it shards r417, aren't they concerned about shivs?

r421 - I decided if splinters could be a verb then so could shards.

[quote]it wasn't the time in my life for multiple sets of dinnerware. And I didn't think about it again until an earlier DL DQ thread.

I was actually never a big dinner host. My partner and I would rather go out. I will admit to being a bit of a hoarder. That's why I have a more than a few dinnerware sets and other collectibles which I inherited. Even as a child, I was fascinated with glassware. I've always liked Fiestaware, years ago, I talked my mom out of giving away her set.

I started collecting pieces as a young teen, I'd go to the local SA and Goodwill, I'd buy glassware for 25¢ and up. I still have a nice collection of vintage creamers and sugar bowls. I love the Buffalo brand creamers at diners. I have a few of those too.

[quote] I was actually never a big dinner host

I like to entertain friend by ordering from Panera. No plates or "ware" of any kind needed.

I hope the people of Miami secure their Corelles before they evacuate the area as Hurricane Irma nears. Those Corelles airborne could be quite deadly.

I seen You Tube videos were idiots throw them like frisbees over a grassy area. They do spin and travel far.

I bought a service for 8 of Mid Century Modern Suisse Langenthal years ago at Pottery Barn. I use it every day and still love the design.

Pier One's Luminous line is cheap, durable and clean-lined. It has been sold for many years; I buy the open stock pieces as I choose.

If you have a grand home and want the best, check out Richard Ginori.

Their website is laborious but if you go to "collezioni" at the top menu you can see their various collections. Their "bianco" collections are wonderful. Some of the stuff is old lady-isn but in a chic way. Others are classic and timeless.

I'm glad you posted, R430. I usually don't care for anything that's even a little ornate, but I think the Vecchio Giorno is just beautiful.

I use Johnson Brothers Windsor Ware "Garden Bouquet" and Adams Brothers "Lancaster" for my day to day china. My good China are two Haviland patterns, one pink floral and one browner floral. They are all inherited.

Below is my favorite of the Haviland patterns.i think it's more masculine than my fine china patterns

Oh dear god, masculine dinnerware patterns. Oh, I do hope my tea towels pass the masculinity test! I think the cast iron skillet is manly enough but copper 'bottoms' on the saucepans might be giving me away.

r433 Isn't it time for your douche?

I really like this vintage set. It goes well with the new kitchen I am moving in to in December. But I'm worried about the lead paint in vintage Corelle issue?

You live in a kitchen, R435?

Silly R436 No - the new kitchen in the new house we bought that is now being built. Somehow I ended up choosing a kitchen that all my blue and white kitchen accessories and dishes don't go with! I have Williams and Sonoma blue/white bistro dishes. They are heavy and nice. But would like something different now.

I always thought I had grown up eating on corelle, but I just asked my mom & she said no those were Noritake Progression Mardi Gras plates... and she only got corelle in the late 80s or 90s. I feel like my whole life has been a lie now.

They still have most of the pieces too.

I bought glass plates for 99 cents each at Linens N things (before bankruptcy) 10 years ago. They were supposed to just fill a gap until I found some "real" dinner plates. Naturally, I still eat on them.

I have some corelle bowls from my parents house & dropped one by accident - and it basically broke down into atoms. I was still finding bits of it even as I was moving out of that place.

SERENADE = Homer Laughlin's answer to Lu-Ray.

I like dish threads even more than lasagne threads.

Sorry to go a bit off-topic, but is bone china considered better or worse than regular china, whether in terms or durability, appearance, etc?

Only when made with human bones.

I've always been very partial to these.

Forget making a successful cake unless you're using one of these.

I LUV my Corelle. I sleep with one or two plates in my bed every night. Sometimes a platter.

R444 Is that what you serve your Tuna Montezuma in?

Richard Ginori with no pattern is good looking and found in church and local flea markets across Eastern France and Switzerland.

R175 --I love that Jetsons retro look!

I use Wedgwood Countryside dinnerware for every day, they were given to me a house warming gift. I used to have those glass translucent ones, Duralex clear dinner plates/cups/saucers, which I thought far nicer than just having plain white dinnerware--- but when I moved, somehow the box they were in got lost. I'm tempted to get them again just for a change. White, on the other hand, does clash with loud neon-colored food and enhances things you may not want at all enhanced. Doesn't it ever get stained?

I've been buying Fiestaware lately---just cereal and pasta bowls. Such fabulous colors!

[quote] I've been buying Fiestaware lately---just cereal and pasta bowls.

Are the pasta bowls wet or dry?

If you're looking to make a statement, you just can't beat Calamityware.

"Each dinner plate features a different calamity—flying monkeys, giant robot, voracious sea monster and UFO invasion; pillaging pirates, an active volcano, creeping tentacles, and a landscape-sucking vortex; a plague of frogs, a jogging Sasquatch, a horde of brain-eating zombie poodles, and a menacing pterodactyl.

The bowls and small plates contain plump, black ants and flies. The mugs are identical but depict a plethora of calamities.

Designed by Don Moyer and produced at the award-winning Kristoff porcelain workshop in Poland using the in-glaze decoration process. "

R452, is the Dyatlov Pass incident on them? I'm not buying if it's not.

Those are fabulous,R452 !

I don't want to change the subject but I only recently heard about the Dyatlov Pass incident. It's truly fascinating and deserves it's own thread. Perhaps someone could start one?

You start it, R455.

Back to our regularly scheduled topic: does anyone collect Noritake's Bambina? It looks like a nice mid-century pattern. I'm tempted. I first heard of Bambina when I read Shax Rigler's book DISH. They were the dishes that turned him into a dish queen. I wonder if the platinum wears off over time.

Shax Riegler's DISH (and its paperback equivalent, DISHES):

R455, can you not start your own threads?

R456 I had a service for 12 of the Sango Bamboo Knight pattern, which is probably a knockoff of that pattern.

I'm the OP of this thread and wanted to let you all know that I received a compliment on my dishes at a recent get together!

Can we use this as the official logo for this thread?

This thread just shattered my preconceptions.

We use Corelle for outdoor dining; ours is white and patternless. We use Fiestaware for indoor/casual, and an antique bone china for formal occasions.

Just watched the Bones episode which involved the murder of a hoarder and a supposed "FIESTA" gnome made in 1941, with radioactive red glaze valued at $50,000. It's just SO WRONG on EVERY level! I know, I know.......

I inherited a ton of depression glass from my grandmother. When she was young, during the depression, movie goers got a piece with every ticket. Later on she’d pick up odd pieces at yard sales and thrift shops. She usually chose green, but liked the dusty pink serving pieces. I also wound up with her, still in perfect shape, stainless daily use flatware with deep red bakelite handles, from the ‘20s and ‘30s. I’ve been offered small fortunes for them, but can’t let them go.

Corelle dinner ware sets are still made in the U.S.

R448, you are so right. I bought a dozen white Ginori dinner plates from BB&B. Great sale + free shipping over $50. Simply beautiful.

R469 make sure whoever gets your things is aware of the value of those items. Would be a shame to have it end up donated or trashed because it "just looks like old stuff".

Corelle is what people bought when they threw out their Melmac after daddy got a job and they left the projects.

When my grandmother was a young mother she had to do almost all her shopping at thrift shops and such. This was in the 1920's, when styles were changing. Being frugal, she rarely tossed anything out, and tended to be a bit of a hoarder when finances allowed. When we went through her belongings at her death, it was like opening an antique treasure chest! I'll never get rid of that stuff!

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