"MayQueen" > wrote

>> If we need to replace flatware (not yet in seventeen years), it'll be due
>> to wanting a new pattern and not because we're throwing it out with the
>> plate scrapings. Can you really purchase individual knives, forks, and
>> spoons? I've only ever seen them in sets...

> You can if you use silver. Generally stainless steel is sold in full sets
> of 4 or 8 or at the minimum one full place setting. There may be some
> patterns and manufacturers that let you purchase just a fork or spoon or
> knife.

I have seen flatware sold by the piece, though not very often.
Usually it's a nominal amount and it's just a plain pattern, you
don't get your choice. I feel like I've seen them at BB&B, and
I know I've seen them at a Crate and Barrel outlet.

Of course you can find single pieces at thrift shops, etc. I know
that wasn't really the question.

nancy