Cinnamon Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 A couple of years ago I bought 3 sets of cutlery - 12 of everything. Ample,I thought,for a family of 4. But over the past few months it has noticeably dwindled,& I now have only 4 forks left. I am having to scrabble around for them before every supper,& I know I can't buy more because the ones I bought have had a design change (I hate it when things don't match) And spoons...don't even get me started on spoons...I bought 8 new teaspoons before Christmas,& they too have trickled away. Am I the only person here with a cutlery-eating house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I wonder this too. Funnily enough it is forks that tend to go missing in my house. I think they get taken in lunch boxes and not returned. I bought some plastic ones to try to stop this. Not very green I know, but ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Spoons and forks go missing here for various animal/chook related reasons We ran out of cutlery at work once and had a cutlery amnesty which turfed up an enormous amount - some with eighties designs on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 (I hate it when things don't match) It's very trendy to have mis-matched stuff apparently, that's my excuse anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Yes, but it's the spoons that disappear here, I think teaspoons live in a lost world with odd socks. However, went to see ED play a gig a few years back. She's quite versatile with her instruments, and even played the spoons....our soup spoons that we hadn't seen for ages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 The last stuff I got was Tesco Finest,& I love it ...lovely square shaped handles. They don't do it now,but there is some similar in John Lewis. I will have to stick s fork into my handbag & see how close they match (note to self - remember to put it back in the cutlery drawer afterwards!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Be careful Cinnamon, a fork in the handbag may constitute an offensive weapon to some misguided shop staff.... I've found it hard to match up my lovely forged cutlery set....I can't find anything similar at a reasonable price. All the missing sock s & cutlery go to the island with Shergar, Elvis & Lord Lucan on it so that they can eat their dinner with it.... & so what to using plastic forks for school? I wash & reuse mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 We were down to 2 teaspoons last weekend and so many shops only sell sets now instead of individual things. I eventually found 6 in DD room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 When my friend's parents were getting new furniture, they moved her Dad's old chair and it made a funny noise & they found almost 20 pieces of cutlery in it, plus nail clippers, coins, pens, sweets & false teeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Teaspoons here. I found two (and a potato peeler) when I dug out the compost heap ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Teaspoons and soup spoons that go missing here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Get a set of £1 shop teaspoons & put them in your sons / daughter stockings at Xmas. That will get them wondering!! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Our spoons go missing here I think they get chucked in the bin accidently sometimes. And don't even get me started on pens! Why is there NEVER a working pen in my house!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 My cheap cutlery used to go missing when the Ex was still resident - he used to use it as tools when fixing his bike... in the kitchen I now have some lovely, inherited, mis-matched old cutlery, silver plate, knives with ivory handles, pretty dessert and cake forks. Under pain of death does any of that go missing On pens... at work, they always got stolen from my desk, so I took to using a green pen and they never went astray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 And don't even get me started on pens! Why is there NEVER a working pen in my house!? So true! I usually end up finding an old blunt pencil. I know theres a spoon in the garage from mixing up the chickens porridge, and I'm sure theres a few in my room too Shh.. I'll put them back soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I usually end up finding an old blunt pencil. Ha ha story of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I usually end up finding an old blunt pencil. Ha ha story of my life. Use mechanical pencils and never have a blunt pencil ever again! I reckon lost cutlery goes to the same place as those odd socks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 This reminds me of the great Red Dwarf line by Kryton. ' Theres no Silicone heaven?...........but then where do all the calculators go?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 The way to get your cutlery back is to be there each time your kids move digs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 My son moved out yesterday. I should have frisked him before he went! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Usually to my ES's bedroom along with all the plates and dishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Same place as all those missing socks my dear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Socks and teaspoons here, too ... worrying thing is, I live alone, so if I haven't got them, who has? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Teaspoons here. I found two (and a potato peeler) when I dug out the compost heap ... Ditto! At different times. But I have a feeling that spoons have also gone to the tip when the children used to eat yoghurt and threw the whole lot away - as I managed to rescue some on the odd occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Socks, teaspoons and knives here. DH quite often uses a knife as a screwdriver substitute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
