With Thanksgiving just around the corner, and 13 on the guest list, it was time to count the china and crystal to be sure all would get a plate. Alas, over the years the Lenox China Eternal pattern, ivory china with a gold band, had lost a few mates and needed replacements. Not a problem since several websites offer various brands of china. The
Lenox China site was the most expensive, but the site aptly called
Replacements sold the 2 dinner plates at half the cost of the Lenox site. Great news. Two ordered.
Replacing two missing crystal pieces wasn't so easy. Two water goblets and two wine glasses in the Lenox Eternal crystal pattern was almost impossible. Time has not been my friend, and what was new back then is now considered, are you sitting down, "vintage." I feel much older after learning this piece of news. Over the past ten or twenty years the Lenox Eternal crystal pattern I had was replaced with a new style that did not resemble the pieces in my collection at all. Oh-oh.
Replacements again to the rescue. The vintage crystal was purchased from them at a much lower price then any other "vintage" site. Four crystal glasses are on the way to this somewhat forty plus household so the Thanksgiving table is complete and matches. Next topic -- seating 13 people at the dining room table.
Photo attribution: Replacements
When looking for "vintage" Lenox crystal water goblets and wine glasses, several online sites popped up, but prices were steep and we all know about the sliding economy. Replacements, an online site that offers replacements of china, crystal and sterling, came to the rescue. Today a big brown box appeared at the door. In it were the four replacements I ordered, all in perfect condition, ready to be washed and become part of family gatherings. Thank you Replacements for such quick service. Replacements were ordered on Sunday and received on Wednesday. If everything could be this easy.
