Four ways we're still fighting... The Silver Ware

[X-Rated]

I hate the discourse this causes with me and my XYL.

1. The silverware is too long or too wide to fit into our silverware drawer silverware separator.
2. The silverware she wants is too expensive
3. The silverware is some cheap gold garbage that won't hold up and we have to throw it away because now it looks crappy.
4. The silverware looks interesting in the box, but when you get it home and hold it, it just don't feel right.

Look. Just give me regular old silverware without the frills and will hold up in the dishwasher.

[W3WN]

Simple solution.

Get the cheap stuff for everyday use. Keep the real silver for special occasions or for display. The cheap stuff goes in the drawer and if/when it wears out, well, that's why it's the cheap stuff.

[X-Rated]

Simple solution.

Get the cheap stuff for everyday use. Keep the real silver for special occasions or for display. The cheap stuff goes in the drawer and if/when it wears out, well, that's why it's the cheap stuff.

You did not mention how to talk the XYL into this plan.

[PA5COR]

I'm not the person to impress anyone with stuff, certainly not with "silverware"
Inox all around, and the wife just has to listen to me, i'm the houseman.

:)

[KG4CGC]

Flatware in packs of 4 for one dollar each at your local evil empire retailer.

[ki4itv]

Are we talking Silverware or flatware?

I'm very, very, picky about eating utensils. They are f'ing tools, damnit! If it has a distortion, bend, odd design, too small, too large, or just doesn't seem weighted or balanced right (most important)...I promptly place it in the trash. This has been a source of great consternation between the XYL and myself for years.
So, I'm not the best person to ask, though I probably should be.

...AND If anybody ever finds themselves standing next to the guy who designed the plastic spoons they use at "Wendy's"... punch that sucker for me.

[KG4CGC]

Before the Chinese imposed a 5 cent wood tax on each set of chop sticks, I used to buy them in bulk packs of 48 pairs. (why not 50?) Took them with me everywhere. Sometimes I even left some behind in the 'silverware' tray at buffets.

[ki4itv]

And thank you for the excellent thread parody. It gave me a chance to get that out!.

[KG4CGC]

And thank you for the excellent thread parody. It gave me a chance to get that out!.

dink dink?

[X-Rated]

And thank you for the excellent thread parody. It gave me a chance to get that out!.

These oddball shaped silverware or flatware makes it difficult to belong to a great silverware organization since they do not properly fit in the tray. We constantly fight the drawer to get the thing open because the silverware blocks the drawer shut. On business trips, I have picked up strange pieces from the SCV (Santa Clara Valley) area as well as some southern states. I would like to find some nice silverware sets between $18.61 and $18.65, but that is unlikely.