Dinnerware is a perfect gift for couple occasions. For example, house warming, anniversary, mother’ day, mother’s or grandmother’s birthday, Christmas, and wedding event are good occasions for giving dinnerware. Most people only know to give dinner plates or tea cups as gift. In fact, there are much more than that. For example, you may give glass stemware or serveware, or flatware as gift.
Dinnerware can be made in different materials, also determined by the prices. Basically, the highest quality is Porcelain. Next are China, Bone China, EAPG, Depression glass, Pottery, Stoneware, Ironstone, Earthenware and Plastic. However, this is only a general guideline; different people have different tastes and styles. When you send gift, you should consider other people’s tastes and styles. Some people may only like Stoneware, so make sure to check it out first.
Even plastic is lowest in quality, but there are some people who like it. There was once a dinnerware sold in eBay for almost hundred dollars that was made in Melmac. So again, check it out what does your friend like first before sending gift.
Most of the dinnerware is having a mark identifying what kind of materials used. So it shouldn’t be difficult to know its material. Note that sometimes only dinner plates will be marked because they are generally bigger in size. Some smaller size dinnerware, such as cups or saucers is too small to mark the material identification. So you should check out the larger pieces first for maker and material.
The most common dinnerware are cups, dinner plates, bread and butter plates, salad plates, saucers, soup bowls, dessert bowl and cereal bowl. Other than dinnerware, you may also give serving pieces as gift. For example, you may give gravy bowl, vegetable bowl, platter, salt and pepper shakers, coffee pot, tea pot, etc. In fact, most people may only know to give dinnerware as gift. You may do something unique by giving serving pieces as gift. Your friends may be surprised by your gift.
Wayne Liu is the founder of http://www.StyleAndMatch.com, a Gift Giving ideas site that provides thousands of gift ideas and information for different kinds of events and different kinds of people.
