Sometime in December, I carelessly broke three of my glasses. Over our twenty years of marriage, Tom and I have naturally lost dishes to breakage, but probably never three at one time. Since the traditional twentieth anniversary gift is china, last June he replaced a half-dozen bowls in our china pattern. I figured it was a year when an appropriate Christmas gift to myself would be bringing our iced tea and claret wine stemware back to a dozen each.
I was pretty sure I could find the glasses online. Fostoria has been around a long time, and mine is a fairly common pattern. I was delighted to find Replacements, Ltd., who not only sells my glasses and more than 300,000 other dinnerware patterns, but they have them at different price levels. If your dinnerware is older (as my glasses are), Replacements, Ltd. often stocks older pieces that will better match yours–and at a reduced price. Perfect!
I was completely pleased when I received my order. After mixing them in with my older glasses, I can’t pick out the new ones.
I’m not getting paid for this endorsement, and normally I wouldn’t bore you with it. Who cares about my dishes, right? BUT–what I do care about, and I hope you do, too, is what kind of companies I do business with. Located in Greensboro, NC, Replacements, Ltd. was founded by Bob Page in 1981 with just fifteen patterns. And today, I found out that Replacements, Ltd. is a Bronze Level National Corporate Sponsor of the Human Rights Campaign. This means a company has shown a commitment to improving the lives of LGBT Americans in the workplace by scoring 85 percent or higher on HRC’s Corporate Equality Index.
The Compound follows a tight budget, and replacing those glasses was a luxury. It makes me feel good to know our dollars went to a company that supports a fair workplace. The names of other companies with a high CEI can be found here.
Cheers!
That is so cool!
🙂
An ethical company running an ethical business – and one which provides for nostalgia, too.
I am so glad that you have your replacement glassware!
Me, too. Thanks!
Over our twenty years of marriage
You Southerners are always child brides…
I know. I was a mere infant.
I don’t know what I would do without Replacements Ltd. My china pattern was discontinued only 7 years after it was issued – so the only place I go to first it RL…I’m so excited to find out the other wonderful things about it! Thanks!
You’re welcome. I hope I won’t break anything else, but since I’m sure to–it seems easier now with the granite countertops–I’m glad I have them to go to.
Sweet!!!
I didn’t know that about them; I just bought some dishes to match my “meat” set… Cool beans!
Re: Sweet!!!
I hope I never have to use anyone else now. =)
Fostoria!
I grew up with Fostoria, and my mom has used Replacements Ltd. for lots of her dishes. So cool that you were able to find yours! I didn’t know about them being members of the Human Rights Campaign, thanks for the info!
Re: Fostoria!
You’re most welcome. I’m glad I found them, and it’s good to hear about other people who’ve done business with them and been satisfied.
I used to drive by Replacements, Ltd. all the time! This is pretty wild. If I ever– ever!– can get my act together and spend the weekend I’ve been planning to spend in Greensboro, I’ll take a picture of the place for you. (just what you always wanted, right?)
Any photo from you is all right by me. Okay, not ANY photo. But this photo, at least.
Very cool!
ACK! 13 comments… must say something! (see what you’ve done to me?)
But I was gonna say anyway, I love those glasses. I always enjoy drinking out of them when we’re over. I don’t often see people with glasses like these any more. It’s nice. 🙂
It feels very Southern tradition to me. My mother had amber Fostoria. Lynne’s mother had clear Fostoria. And I just realized while looking at some photos the other night that I had green Fostoria during my first marriage. I remembered my everyday china (which I loved) from that time, but had forgotten the glasses.
FIRST marriage? What, you married while in the womb? I thought my family was bad with the child brides….