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I'm on a budget and trying to find the perfect dinnerware set - what's making it difficult is that I can't seem to find a set that has the following combo:
Dinner plate
Salad plate
Bowl
Mug
And soup bowl
Anyone have any leads? I prefer "classic" looking dinnerware (round, mostly white).
This is my bi-annual project:>)
Why buy a set when you can mix and match white. Depending on your budget: Kohls, Wiliams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Belk, Ikea, Macys, .... Often you can get a set and add items.
Hmm….I've never seen a set with a separate soup bowl included.
I vote for Corelle. Unlike china, porcelain, or stoneware it doesn't chip, scratch and can be dropped without breaking….trust me
It is the best for everyday living and they make a lot of other matching dishes and bowls for each set. They are fairly inexpensive and can be found at many stores like Walmart, and K-Mart. Check the prices…Kohl's sells the same sets for ridiculously higher prices.
My biggest problem with Corelle is the patterns so I stick with very plain ones.
I love Fiesta myself, just for the fun colors. (Of course OP if you like mostly white you will likely disagree!)
Fiesta's 4-piece place settings come with only one bowl, though. Never knew you would need a "bowl" AND a "soup bowl." What's the plain "bowl" for and how is it different from the "soup bowl"?
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I love Fiesta myself, just for the fun colors. (Of course OP if you like mostly white you will likely disagree!)
Fiesta's 4-piece place settings come with only one bowl, though. Never knew you would need a "bowl" AND a "soup bowl." What's the plain "bowl" for and how is it different from the "soup bowl"?
I'm with you. We have 16 place settings now (enough for holiday dinners) and every one is a different color. Fiestaware does come in white, and an off-white (Ivory) for those that like the less adventurous look.
I love Fiesta myself, just for the fun colors. (Of course OP if you like mostly white you will likely disagree!)
Fiesta's 4-piece place settings come with only one bowl, though. Never knew you would need a "bowl" AND a "soup bowl." What's the plain "bowl" for and how is it different from the "soup bowl"?
Personally I do not like food on colored plates. SO had a lengthy conversation at Crate & Barrel once after he did not like the large dinner plates which according to him were oversized soup plates. We solved the problem with square plates from their open stock and a very happy friend who now has the works for 16.
Soup bowl is normally a different size, often used for meal sized soups/stews or pasta dishes with ragu/sugo. We use soup plates with rims for spaghetti. Smaller bowls: appetizer soups, salads, deserts, nuts/dried fruit, condiments, ...
OP says she is on a budget - Bed Bath & Beyond and do not forget to use as many coupons as you can come up with. Friends, family - ask for them, expired ones still go for 10$, larger WalMart stores carry open stock, WorldMarket's store brand is extremely inexpensive (ask at the register if the clerk has a coupon).
Look for open stock; all the "better" brands from Villeroy&Boch to Wedgewood carry white.
Very nice but pricey if the OP is on a budget.
I found a set from Macy's that came with lots of bowls "6" cereal bowls, 4.5" round bowlss, 4" fruit bowls and 3" dip bowls" but it got bad reviews. I am not a fan of thin porcelain and china sets like some of the reviewers.
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(Of course OP if you like mostly white you will likely disagree!)
