LeaP
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Jun 26, 2014 23:17:22 GMT
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Post by LeaP on Aug 25, 2014 17:01:30 GMT
Our first world problem: we just moved 1,268 miles. Our stuff weighs between 7,000 and 8,000 pounds and takes up exactly two PODS (8x8x16). It is likely that we will have to move a couple of times in the next five years. As I look at a bunch of the things that I lovingly packed, I wonder what I was thinking! How many gizmos does one person need? Do I need formal china since we keep moving and have few occasions to entertain? What say the refupeas?!
Wanted to add, that before we moved we decluttered a lot and outfitted my daughters' Title 1 schools with heaps of books and other useful stuff. No regrets on anything that is gone and think that going a step or two further would do us good.
UPDATE: Thank you all for your excellent advice and anecdotes. I will be rehoming the china next week because I am really not attached to it and would hate to burden my daughters with four boxes of nice but not beloved stuff. I have been ruthless with the kitchen clutter and I am happy to report that less is more.
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dald222
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Jun 27, 2014 0:50:15 GMT
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Post by dald222 on Aug 25, 2014 17:04:16 GMT
is it wedding china? if so I would keep it but if not then I wouldn't
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Post by Lexica on Aug 25, 2014 17:06:11 GMT
Outside of the moves the next few years, will there come a time that you are settled and will be doing a lot of entertaining? Are you sentimentally attached to the china? Do you have someone that wouldn't mind keeping a box in their garage for the timespan that you will be traveling? If the answer is no to all of these, and you can replace the china if and when you do decide you need it, then sell it.
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Post by brina on Aug 25, 2014 17:07:15 GMT
honestly, I would probably get rid of it.
I know I rarely use mine. i still like it, but my taste has changed in the 20 years since I chose it, and I would choose a different pattern if i was choosing today. We have space, so I keep it to use 2x per year, but if I was moving and downsizing I would not keep it.
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Post by auntkelly on Aug 25, 2014 17:08:23 GMT
I love to use my china when I entertain and I also like to use it at family dinners on holidays, so I would never get rid of my china. However, if you don't really use your china or enjoy it, I think it makes sense to get rid of it.
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miyooper2b
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Location: Central Indiana
Jun 27, 2014 15:38:05 GMT
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Post by miyooper2b on Aug 25, 2014 17:13:57 GMT
How much do you think you might entertain when you finally settle in one place? We rarely entertain and when we do its very casual so china is not appropriate. I have my great grandmother's china and haven't used it once in 25+ years. But I have room to store it so it stays in the boxes in the basement. I can't bear to give it up but I will probably never get it out to use.
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Post by sisterbdsq on Aug 25, 2014 17:20:43 GMT
I never ever use mine.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 17:29:13 GMT
Well, we use our formal china regularly just because it's beautiful. We don't reserve it for "special occasions". So, I would keep it. But if you never use it and don't see that changing, I wouldn't keep it.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 25, 2014 17:35:56 GMT
With my lifestyle, I have no use for good china so I would get rid of it. My rule of thumb is, if I haven't seen it in a year, haven't needed, wanted, or used it in a year, I don't need it at all.
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anniebygaslight
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I'd love a cup of tea. #1966
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Location: Third Rock from the sun.
Jun 28, 2014 14:08:19 GMT
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 25, 2014 17:36:08 GMT
If it never comes out of the box, then I would get rid.
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Post by lovetodigi on Aug 25, 2014 17:39:46 GMT
I have mine at a consignment shop right now. I rarely used it and it just took up space. I still have Fiestaware and Lenox Butlers Pantry, so I think that I am good for what ever. If you are going to be moving quite a bit and rarely use it, I would let it go.
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Post by kckckc on Aug 25, 2014 17:44:32 GMT
I have had my grandmother's china packed in a box for 28 years, and have moved it three times in those years. Like many of the previous posters, I have never used it. If I entertain, it is casually and these dishes can't go in the dishwasher. I keep hauling it around with me. I would like to get rid of it, but I just can't bring myself to do it. I think that if it were my own china I would be able to give it away. So I would vote for getting rid of it!
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Moose. It's what's for dinner.
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Location: Alaska -The Last Frontier
Jun 30, 2014 17:15:19 GMT
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Aug 25, 2014 17:44:41 GMT
I never even had china. Even if I had it I don't think I would use it.
If you don't think you will miss it, then I would get rid of it.
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Post by krc11 on Aug 25, 2014 17:48:31 GMT
I'm struggling with this. I have my mother's china and recently received my grandmother's china. I just registered for crystal when I got married (my mother knew she was getting grandma's china, and then I was getting hers). Now I have my mother's complete crystal. So two sets of both and I rarely use either. I tried early in my marriage and my DH's side of the family is very rough. I found they just prefer paper platters and beer cans. So I need to part with at least one set of each. But I'm not moving. I think if I was moving, I'd part with one set of each and pack/store the other because I love it. But if you don't have sentimental value, then I'd get rid of it.
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eastcoastpea
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Jun 27, 2014 13:05:28 GMT
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 25, 2014 17:48:57 GMT
If it is not an heirloom, and you don't picture yourself using it down the road, I would sell it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 17:51:55 GMT
If it is not an heirloom, and you don't picture yourself using it down the road, I would sell it. This is my thought on it. If you're not attached to it, don't foresee your daughters wanting it later in life, I'd sell it or donate it. Yet, I'd have a hard time. Everyone's heirlooms start with someone. How old are your daughters? Are they old enough to express a desire to have them?
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akathy
What's For Dinner?
Still peaing from Podunk!
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Jun 25, 2014 22:56:55 GMT
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Post by akathy on Aug 25, 2014 18:43:41 GMT
I personally would get rid of it. I have and use Fiesta for all occasions. I haven't had anyone turn down a dinner invitation because I don't use china
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 25, 2014 18:45:02 GMT
I have my mother's and my grandmother's china sitting in boxes in my garage. I have never used either set and never entertain fancy. I also have no desire to use them when not entertaining.
But since they are family sets I haven't gotten rid of them yet <sigh>
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Post by spitfiregirl on Aug 25, 2014 18:48:06 GMT
i packed mine up when i moved. I knew i would be moving again so i left it in storage. Now, 3 years later, I just unpacked it. Ill use it at thanksgiving. My dad bought it for my mom when he was in the Army back in the 60's. It matches my house, so i am keeping it. If it has sentimental value, i would try and keep it.
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Deleted
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 18:49:03 GMT
I have china sitting in my basement that I need to get rid of, so I vote yes. I never use mine.
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Post by Karmady on Aug 25, 2014 18:49:37 GMT
I got rid of my grandmothers china a year ago. I felt sad at first but soon forgot about it. We never, ever used it.
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Post by Miss Lerins Momma on Aug 25, 2014 18:55:50 GMT
I'd get rid of it.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 25, 2014 18:56:23 GMT
Do you love your everyday plates?
Do you love your china?
Why not use your china everyday? Is it too much of a pain to wash? (I don't own china, but I thought you might have to hand wash it)
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Post by chlerbie on Aug 25, 2014 19:00:23 GMT
I have my mothers AND my grandmother's china. I DO very occasionally use it and there's some sentimental value to it. I also have a nice space right now for it (built in china wall shelf) but if I moved, I'm not sure what I'd do with it, other than box it up. I really enjoy using it, though, in the few times that I do. I also have my grandmother's tea set, which I have NEVER used. I'm not sure on that either, though, as she really, really wanted me to have it. I think I'd just feel extremely guilty getting rid of it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 19:09:32 GMT
I had china that I got when a friend's parent died. I used it Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving. I also had some clear glass plates that I got at Linens and Things. I enjoyed those as much as the china. The china went, I just couldn't justify the amount of space it took.
Ann
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ginacivey
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refupea #2 in southeast missouri
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Jun 25, 2014 19:18:36 GMT
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 25, 2014 19:16:34 GMT
i've never had china
do people still register for it?
gina
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tuesdaysgone
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Jun 26, 2014 18:26:03 GMT
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Aug 25, 2014 19:56:55 GMT
I'm going to give my fine china away. I'll probably donate it to Goodwill or some where similiar. I've had for 21 years and may be used it three times. It's beautiful and I still like the pattern, I just don't entertain that way. If we have people over, it's usually a large group and we entertain out doors.
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Post by eebud on Aug 25, 2014 20:12:49 GMT
I have china that I love and has sentimental value that I rarely use but would never part with. I also have an 8 piece set that I purchased that I am not attached to at all and could see getting rid of it but it is not in the way, fits nicely in my china cabinet so I keep it. If I have a more formal dinner, I might use those plates for the younger ones in the family that I would prefer are not handling the expensive pieces. All of my china with sentimental value belonged to grandparents on both sides of my family. I won't use the china every day because DH does dishes most of the time and he is very hard on our dishes. I wouldn't have any china left after a short time. When I do get it out to use, I do the dishes. LOL
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Post by mikklynn on Aug 25, 2014 20:17:14 GMT
I'm struggling with these kinds of things. I love my china and I do use it. But, on the other hand, I want to downsize to a condo eventually. I guess I have to look at it as a whole lifestyle change!
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Post by sisterbdsq on Aug 25, 2014 20:21:33 GMT
I think everyone needs to post a picture of their china.
[HASH]ginacivey I didn't register for it. Only Fiesta when I got married.
Mine came from my grandma. It's not fine. It's crappy china from China. LOL It was one of those save X amount of stamps from your grocery bill and get plates/cups/etc. At that time, my grandma would walk to the grocery and got a bunch. Not a full set, no serving pieces. When she died, my mom took it. I found a bunch of serving pieces and misc plates and stuff at an estate sale and bought it for Mom. When Mom moved to FL, I got it. The only real reason I keep it is because I think it's pretty and my grandma was paralyzed when I was about 8. I think of her WALKING to the store and saving stamps to get the china. It makes me happy.
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