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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dealing with this now. I’m 55 and married for over 25 years. DH and I think were the last generation to actually register for china.

We just did a kitchen renovation that involved emptying and donating our china cabinet (a 1965 huge piece of furniture from my grandmother). DH and I decided that we are ready for a change and displaying china looked old-fashioned and was literally collecting dust.

We hauled the cabinet to a local thrift store where it was tagged for $100 and sold within two days.

I Amazoned zippered china storage protectors and stored our wedding china atop a new kitchen cabinet.

[b]I did use out china at Thanksgiving and Christmas and…unceremoniously ran all thru my dishwasher! Perfectly fine![/b]

My MIL has inherited 2 complete sets of china and wants to give to us. We don’t want these. Neither does our 22DD.

Here’s what I’d do, OP: pack up all and deceiver to a smaller thrift charity shop. Get a tax receipt and claim value of ? $300 
and be done with it all.

Replacements route isn’t worth the shipping cost and legwork.
Neither is consigning. Same deal: it either won’t sell or after a great deal of effort on your part you’re going to get a measly check and whatever doesn’t seek will be either have to be returned to you or you’ll agree to have it donated by the consignment shop.

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+1. There is usually a China and Crystal setting on dishwashers. [/quote]

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