How much does your good silverware cost per plate setting?

WinterBride2005 Posted: May 10, 2004 12:54 PM

How much does your good silverware cost per plate setting?

Ours is $45 per plate setting.. which I think is nutz!! But, FMIL insisted that we put it on because his aunt wants to buy it. We are getting 12 settings.

Scoop Posted: May 10, 2004 01:34 PM

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I think that is a reasonable price for good silverware.

suven Posted: May 10, 2004 01:37 PM

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$137.95. Chantilly by Gorham. Fortunoff has the best prices on silver flatware.

eogara Posted: May 10, 2004 01:38 PM

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Posted by WinterBride2005

Ours is $45 per plate setting.. which I think is nutz!! But, FMIL insisted that we put it on because his aunt wants to buy it. We are getting 12 settings.

Mine is the same amount (Lenox Federal Platinum). I too think the whole china pattern/silverware cost is a little absurd but apparently this is what people are expecting so don't worry about it.

WinterBride2005 Posted: May 10, 2004 01:44 PM

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Posted by eogara

Posted by WinterBride2005

Ours is $45 per plate setting.. which I think is nutz!! But, FMIL insisted that we put it on because his aunt wants to buy it. We are getting 12 settings.

Mine is the same amount (Lenox Federal Platinum). I too think the whole china pattern/silverware cost is a little absurd but apparently this is what people are expecting so don't worry about it.

That's the one we chose too!! I would so rather having that money spent on furniture instead of silverware that will be used at most 3 times a year.. even if.

sophie78 Posted: May 10, 2004 07:54 PM

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$185 per setting. My grandmother is buying the whole set for us. I think it comes to $2400. It is wallace's grand victoria.

jill13bean Posted: May 10, 2004 08:07 PM

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we are getting plain silverware... my mother is givig us a set of sterling silver ... i think it was over $2500

thiadora Posted: May 10, 2004 11:34 PM

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My silver is Bel Chateau by Lunt. It is about $150 a setting.

On a side note- We registered for the same silver that FH's sister has without knowing it. Of all the patterns in the world, who would have thought we would end up with the same one. We've never even had a formal meal at her house! (She's out of state and a lot 13 years older than FH)

june262004 Posted: May 10, 2004 11:55 PM

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Woah mine was 29.95 a setting.

MrHostility Posted: May 11, 2004 12:00 AM

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Ours is platinum with diamond encrusted handles, $3,000 per place setting.

$30 a setting sounds like a normal price, all you do is eat off it.

Marisa&Brian Posted: May 11, 2004 12:08 AM

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Anything $2500 is real silver. -
We registered for silver plated which is about $35 a setting I think -
My grandma actually gave us her real silver- it's worth a fortune . -
I wouldn't have registered for real silver only b/c it's not at all important to me personally - i'd rather spend the money on something else
It IS nice however, if you do get it - it's great to pass along through generations (ie I got my Grandma's !! )

Sassyz75 Posted: May 11, 2004 12:08 AM

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We didn't get real silver- we don't have a maid- and how else does one keep the silver from tarnishing- kudos to you ladies with the hired help. Ours was $50 a setting.

Marisa&Brian Posted: May 11, 2004 12:30 AM

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Posted by Sassyz75

We didn't get real silver- we don't have a maid- and how else does one keep the silver from tarnishing- kudos to you ladies with the hired help. Ours was $50 a setting.

Um.... I don't think you need 'hired help' to have real silver. - I think I'm perfectly capable of breaking out the rag and polish and going to town myself. -

Summerbride04 Posted: May 11, 2004 08:14 AM

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I didn't get any good silverware. 20 bucks for my place settings. I'm a little clumsy and tend to break stuff so I went cheap

eogara Posted: May 11, 2004 08:46 AM

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Posted by Marisa&Brian

Posted by Sassyz75

We didn't get real silver- we don't have a maid- and how else does one keep the silver from tarnishing- kudos to you ladies with the hired help. Ours was $50 a setting.

Um.... I don't think you need 'hired help' to have real silver. - I think I'm perfectly capable of breaking out the rag and polish and going to town myself. -

I agree, that was sort of an odd thing to say. Plenty of people get real silver, whether it's registered for or inherited. Polishing it sucks, which is why I didn't bother, but not because I don't have a maid to do it!