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I use melamine plates and plastic glasses plus a set of basic cheap cutlery from adsa, but I HATE drinking my coffee out of melamine mugs, it just doesn't seem to taste right.

Instead I bought a set of four stacking mugs in a metal stand.   Proper mugs - much better.  As long as pack them well I seem to have suffered no breakages.  Admittedly they are heavier but I'd rather cut out some weight elsewhere!

Got fed with a collection of plastic and melamine crockery never matching, so about 5 years ago we snapped up a bargain at Ikeas winter sale, all in white, 6 mugs, 6 dinner plates, 6 side plates, 6 bowls & 6 knife’s, forks & spoons for £20 !! I know its heavy but as there are only 2 of us we just take 3 of each just in case, so far we have only broken 1 mug & 1 bowl in 5 years, also use Ikea glass tumblers for G&T's,Wine & Beer & 99p for 6.

Food seems tastes so much nicer on “proper” crockery, we are lucky just being 2 of us, it wouldn’t suit a family as the weight would not be very practical, but for couples, it’s ideal.

It's called "posh" eating. (lol)

Is there an opposite to glamping? Tramping, maybe?

Anyway, that's what we are. Our stuff is odds and ends from home, that are suprlus to requirements. When 2 plates cracked because S2BX put them on the stove that had only just been turned off, we got a couple more for 10p each from a charity shop in Llanelli.

None of our stuff matches and we really don't mind!