Dinnerwares, flatwares and glasswares

[mdy]

Which brand do you use, where did you buy them and how much? Thanks!

[marose17]

Corelle, Multiple choice, Noritake, vintage plates forgot the brand
Oneida
Luminarc, Ikea, Libbey

Lahat iyan wedding gifts and heirloom pieces.   

[chefron]

corelle dinnerwares = us
oneida flatwares = us
glassware, anything i can find at SM

[clueless]

I love the designs of multiple choice. This is what we use. All wedding gifts kasi nasa registry. For mga serving platters/bowl, i get yung mga plain white lang.

For flatware, oneida but i have this in service for 12 lang. Wedding gift din from my brothers but i chose the design. I ave generic ones from SM na magaan lang for when we have visitors more than 12. Hehe.

Glassware - our regular (highball type) glasses are from SM lang. Wine glasses i got from gourdo's but i dont remember the brand.

[mdy]

Dinnerware: corelle (given by my mom)
Flatware: none yet
Glassware: luminarc

[hunny_ally]

i like corelle for daily use because it's sturdy. ilang beses na nahulog ng son ko from the table our corelle plates and bowls and wala pang nababasag.

[sima]

Corelle, for me, is the next best thing to fine china.  They are considerably cheap, lightweight, easy to clean, durable and comes with nice patterns and designs

[rianne_mallows]

corelle din

tapos real silver flatwares pero binenta kasi hirap imaintain   ngayon yung nabibili na lang sa sm hindi ko alam brand

glasswares naman, anything goes. hindi na match match pang everyday use kasi basag basag na yung set set.  pero may nakaset aside pang bisita. typical filipino family( uhm well, parents at least)  pakitang tao hahaha

[u8mypinkcookies]

corelle din alam ko mom bought them before sa US and yung iba padala ng mga tita/ tito ko sa US.

[coldsiren]

for dinnerwares we have a lot in different brands. pero yung ginagamit namin alam ko di corelle pero lightweight at di sya nababasag kahit malaglag.

as for flatware we have tons. may oneida, yung iba di ko alam yung brand kasi wala na sa case. when i sorted them the other month, parang di ko kayang kumain na gamit yun kasi mabigat talaga at mas malaki sila sa ginagamit namin for daily use. feeling ko mapapagod ako paggagamitin ko yun.
madami din kami yung generic ones from sm. kasi may time na madalas may handaan sa bahay, instead of buying disposable spoons and fork i brought a lot of flatware from sm. yung makapal ng konti para presentable sa bisita yung binili ko. di ko binili yung konting tusok lang sa food ay nagbebend na agad. ayaw ko kasi yung nagbebend na flatware kasi manipis lang, kung ganun lang sana plastic spoon and fork na lang ginamit namin sa party.

for glassware madami din na iba ibang brands na di ko alam. yung ginagamit namin for daily use tempered glass, i forgot the brand na from europe. sabi ng salesman sa sm di sya nababasag agad at kung mabasag man sya ay magiging powder lang. nag demo pa at binagsak yung baso, di nga nabasag kaya bumili na ako. mga 55-65 pesos per glass.

[pinkpotato]

i like corelle for daily use because it's sturdy. ilang beses na nahulog ng son ko from the table our corelle plates and bowls and wala pang nababasag.

si bossing talaga. haha. cute.

 I like corelle wares din but we have few sets because I like changing dinnerwares from time to time so we got few terno sets from IKEA, mga ganito

http://www.ikeafans.com/galleries/images/1/large/1_FARGRIK-dinnerware.jpg
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00145574/
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60209539/

[aquacharly]

DAILY:   Arcoroc whites, bought at SM/Shopwise.  Eh galing makabasag helpers --  this is easy to replace anytime.  (Corelle is dificult to replace by piece, so tinigilan ko na yan) The help use some Thai dinnerware from S&R.  They change, that is I pay for a new set every 8-10 months ata  for them.  Ewan ko ba kulang kulang gamit sa kababasag. 

For glassware -  for the family --  I bought on sale at Php299 per set of boxed 6 goblets at S&R late last year mga 22 dozen in all.  I use those now for my parties & some for our daily use.  O eh di nakabasag na sila ng 6, these oughta last 2  years. lolz.
      Glassware or the helpers is some Thai brand with floral design.  Ganon - I buy a dozen and then in 8-10 months, buy maybe 6 or less to  replace ano nabasag. 

The thing is, family dinnerware & serving ware are all white; our goblets all clear, plain.
The dinnerware, glassware, etc for the help are colored or in whtever designs they  fancy.  That way,
madali enforcement of property separation between the family & service kitchens.   Hehe

Oneida bought in the US for flatware for  the family; some China brand for the helpers from  SM.

All tablenapkins used from my suki supplier at the Greenhills tiangge.  I maintain different  colors in sets of 6 -- I have 12 sets.  all napkins per meal must match... Even those not used  are laundered para no oversight binalik ang nagamit (yuk) and each set comes back complete from  the lavandera. With  12 sets -- ensured  napkins are always freshly laundered.
   Helpers  use paper napkins

For casual/large parties:  Noritake white dinnerware, serving ware and Oneida (I have a separate  set for 60).  Napkins - I have sets of 60 of the regular sized in red, green, white & black.   I have 3 sets of whites.  I also have sets of 60 of beige, white, red & gold for the bigger large dinner napkins too.
Napkins bought from my Greenhills suki, Gourdos, Rustans or my favorite: Chinese Arts & Crafts in HK. 

Serving ware is from Noritake, Gourdos, Rustan, SM, etc. Kasi if I stick to all white -- madali to buy whtever  to add/replace pag nabasag/chip.  But I maintain  accent pieces of sterling silver (minana  mostly, some bought abroad) or silver-plated serving ware (bought in the US);  also a lot of crystal serving ware (bought in the US mostly, or from Deco Centrum at EDSA-Annapolis).
 
Glassware are the goblets bought at sale  from S&R.

For formal dinners - we limit to 30, try try try.
I use high-end lead crystal glassware & servingware, sterling silver   serving dishes, Christofle flatware or those gold German flatware that  dazzle my help (lols)  bone china dinnerware (I have 5 sets), and big formal napkins bought from Bergdorf, Horchow or Rustans.  Also, expensive napkin holders (pag dinner for 12 or less).  Most of my loot I got from my lola (who bought from all over the world, including  daw fom the smugglers of the 70s.   Also ftom  MIL --  unbelievable! She gave me some of her wedding loot.      some from my mom (konti kasi dami give to my sisters in law), some from  friends.  Some were wedding gifts.  Some I bought,  kasi, well, hindi ako makatulog.  Before my cousins realized the value of
the stuff in my lola's house -- before  they realized puede gamitin old stuff in our modern lives. -- hahaha, half the loot was with me na.  Bagal nila magka epiphany eh. Lolz
So there -- look at what your lola/mom/MIL possess.  Usually, they  will give you what they  treasure but have no energy to use na. 

But I like best my daily dinnerware  No sweat.   Pag nabasag - send off a helper to buy a replacement.

Don't forget your tablecloths, runners & cloth placemats.    I am a sucker for such. I buy everywhere I travel.  From the pikit-mata embroidered tablecloths bought in Paris to the P100/square dyed ones from Boracay.     Tablecloths dictate my party themes (since my tableware is neutral).       

[rics]

when we just got married, i bought those heavy plate sets at Homeworld/SM, pero pansin ko madali mag chip. when we moved here, my mom gave me her old corelle set, which to this day we are still using, but its no longer complete since i/hubby/kid broke some of the pieces already.

just bought another corelle set for 8 servings. i wanted the plain white square ones, but hubby opted for something with modern design. but this design did not carry large serving bowls etc. pero siya pa rin ang nasunod.

i also like luminarc, same quality as corelle, although there are some dishes/plates that are made of heavier materials. what i like about these two brands is that they are microwave and dishwasher safe, and very very sturdy. for fine china i would like to try royal doulton, but maybe not in a year or two, siguro when i move to a bigger house or when i get to have more storage space.

for flatwares, i use oneida. would like to try henckels next time, maybe i'll buy another set a month from now.

for glasswares, i use whatever. but i like plain ones with wide opening. ayaw ko din ng masyadong mabigat.

[cindylulu]

plates - gibson, corelle
glassware - luminarc, libbey
serving dishes - corningware

[maem6304]

for normal use, we have corelle and generic plates bought from SM.

for special occasions, we use my mom's noritake set na kasing tanda ko (i'm 29)..

[retiringshopaholic]

I used to have different set of dinnerware to use for my various themes - i have my martha stewart pieces for shabby chic theme, I have my pottery barn pieces for an all around theme since these are usually plain whites I just accent them with my napkin holders, etc. but our helpers always breaks a piece from my set so I got so frustrated already so I just decided to go with a plain white corelle set. It's very light and sturdy. I just mix all my different themed plates when we have parties at home that way they dont notice the missing pieces.

[queendi]

luminarc plates and drinking glass pero nagagamit lang yun whenever nasa bahay ako, and minsan, ako lang ang gumagamit. ayaw ipagamit ng mama ko sa iba, and now na wala ako sa Pinas, nakatago na sila. lol

i also bought a glass na bowl, i forgot the brand basta pricey sya yung pwede directly sa stove, ayun once lang nagamit ang nakatago na. lol ulit.

then minsan yung drinking glass naman, natuwa lang ako, i bought 8 sets yata, isang set lang nagamit and nakatago na yung iba. pag alis ko, nakatago na silang lahat. i told mama, pwede nya ipangregalo yung iba pero ayaw nya.

[tamarts22]

Corelle din  my sis works at duty free.. Minsan I bought core Lepus (thicker) plates @ 2 dollars each,so parang 80-90 pesos Lang..

[shopaholicforkids]

i love corelle plates.  they are so light.

luminarc for the glasses.