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What is the right plate:family member ratio for a household? (reddthat.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm currently decluttering and reducing to get a handle on my home, and I've come to a conundrum of how many plates/bowls/cups/etc do I actually need? I have 2 young kids that we'd prefer not to have to run to the store at 8pm to buy more plates because someone ruined a plate, but very limited cupboard space (small 120-something year old house with a kitchen that was built in the 50s)

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[–] iamdisillusioned 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I really want to replace my heavy stone dishes with lightweight Corelle ones, but this question is also preventing me from moving forward. There are two people in my household. Four sets isn't enough. Would six work? They come in set of eight. Should I get a set? I don't really need the types of bowls that come in the set. Maybe I should get 10 plates and 4 bowls since we don't use bowls as much. Can I have an uneven number of plates and bowls?!?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

8 plates, 4 bowls. Put 2 plates aside somewhere to use for backup or guests.

[–] pixelmeow 1 points 8 months ago

Target used to sell Corelle by the piece in the store. You can also find it in thrift stores.