I finally realized why so many people are throwing out their grandmother's china

I've been seeing posts where folks want to sell or donate full sets of fine china because they never use it, but I think they're missing the point about why it was saved in the first place. My own mom kept her mother's Noritake set from 1955 and never once used it for dinner, she just liked having it in the cabinet as a reminder of Sunday dinners at Grandma's house. Has anyone else decided to keep a set even though it just sits there, and do you ever feel guilty about not using it?

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charles_kim1mo agoMost Upvoted

Saw a video where someone turned their grandma's china into a garden pathway.

beth5591mo ago

Turning your grandma's china into a garden pathway" - that sentence alone makes me wince. I can't imagine smashing a set of fine china into pieces and walking all over them with muddy boots. That stuff was probably in the family for decades, passed down from someone who saved up for it. I guess if it's already cracked and chipped beyond use, maybe it's a creative way to reuse it. But the whole thing feels wrong to me, like you're disrespecting the memory of the person who owned it. I'd rather keep it in a cupboard, even if it never gets used, than grind it up for the garden.