Saving stuff for best.

Callie22

I don't save things for best - my gran was a complete hoarder and when she died last year, we found so much stuff (perfume, make-up, jewellery, clothes etc etc) that she'd saved for best and never used. It made me very sad and made me swear to buy what I need when I need it, and never save things for 'best'.

Rainy-Days

There are a few items I have for best.

1. A Wool & Cashmere coat, which is beautiful and long and I bought it a few years back, but I wear it for best.

2. A canteen of silver cutlery for Christmas and guests.

3. A dinner service again for best.

4. My late parents wedding present of a tea service which is never used but is on display in one of the kitchen cabinets (behind glass).

Cat501

Don't have any fancy things to keep for "best" - the only things which will only get used rarely are two champagne flutes, and even they were out the charity shop:D

Quasar

I have a few things that I save for bests: a set of rather attractive stainless steel cutlery, two colourful breakfast cups and saucers, and some salad bowls and stuff.

Also two clothing outfits (including handbag and shoes) for when I have to attend meetings with the top cheeses and things like that.

Not much else, as I live in a tiny cramped flat.

PixieDust

No, nothing. I get so annoyed (in a passive kinda way) when I go to people's houses and they have the most amazing candles that are "too pretty to use"....so they just sit there gathering dust. I had an ex boyfriend who would buy books from certain collections but never read them (and never let anyone else read them) because "it will crease the spine".

For me, for something to "live" at all, it needs to be used to fulfill its purpose. Otherwise it's dead, pointless, and dust-gathering.

When Mum cleared out her loft a few years after Ex and I parted, and Hubby and I married, she found a huge amount of the ex's "precious" but forgotten books. Hubby and I took great pleasure in homing them, and reading them thoroughly....and then giving them away <evil cackle> Well, the ex was an @r$£......

Quasar

PixieDust wrote: »

No, nothing. I get so annoyed (in a passive kinda way) when I go to people's houses and they have the most amazing candles that are "too pretty to use"....so they just sit there gathering dust. I had an ex boyfriend who would buy books from certain collections but never read them (and never let anyone else read them) because "it will crease the spine".

For me, for something to "live" at all, it needs to be used to fulfill its purpose. Otherwise it's dead, pointless, and dust-gathering.

When Mum cleared out her loft a few years after Ex and I parted, and Hubby and I married, she found a huge amount of the ex's "precious" but forgotten books. Hubby and I took great pleasure in homing them, and reading them thoroughly....and then giving them away <evil cackle> Well, the ex was an @r$£......

:rotfl: I do hope you ensured to crease the spine too...;)

meanmarie

The silver cutlery that has to be hand washed and polished: the antique lace tablecloth that is a !!!!!! to starch and iron...and its napkins...that's about it really although I do have lots of glasses that I only use when we have people in....have enough ordinary stuff.

Life is too short to hoard.....

Marie

chanie

In the last year or so, I've decided not to save anything for best anymore as I'll never have the ocassion to use it. I 've started to use my nice things reguarly, but I do take care of them - so if I'm doing something messy with my toddler, I won't wear stuff that I don't want to get runied or if I have guests over, I will use my nice crockery, but will make sure it out of reach of little hands.

maman

To turn the thread a little:

Is anyone else surprised when they see people buying crockery in the supermarket with their Christmas shop?

Part of me says it's sad as I have so much (i.e. the 8 place dinner service, the silver etc) and maybe thay have so little that they can't have people over at Christmas without buying plates especially. Do you suppose that's the reason?

I'd love to use mismatched vintage stuff (always think it looks great on cookery programmes and in magazines) but I'm too lazy. If it doesn't go in the dishwasher then I don't want to know.

lostinrates

maman wrote: »

I'd love to use mismatched vintage stuff (always think it looks great on cookery programmes and in magazines) but I'm too lazy. If it doesn't go in the diswasher then I don't want to know.

I've been doing this since a student and am rather disappinted its ''trendy; now because I ws doing it when it wasn't:o