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(Doug Freyburger) wrote in message
> Did you buy your own sterling or did you receive them as an
> inheritance, gift or whatever? If I had inheritted a set or
> gotten a set as a gift, I would still be using it is well.
>
> I had to buy my own, and when I bought my first set there was a
> factor of 10 or more price difference between stainless and
> sterling. Since stainless performs well, to this day I have not
> yet bothered to spring the extra dollars of a sterling set yet
> I've given away a few stainless sets to the kids when they moved
> out and replaced them with other stainless sets.

If you don't have a fetish about super-shiny, no-patina, brand-new
sterling, check out Ebay. I managed to grab a complete set for 12,
plus extras (65 pieces in all) for less than $400 - the key was, they
were engraved with a "D." Too bad, eh? LOL.

If you aren't looking for the this week's most popular pattern, you
can get some really great bargains with great patina in beautiful
styles that will last your lifetime and more. In addition, you can
build your set at your leisure.

N.