For those of you that have received such things as gifts, how many times have you actually used the good china, the silver, the good stemware?

For those of you that have received such things as gifts, how many times have you actually used the good china, the silver, the good stemware?
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answer:When my ex-father-in-law died, he had all kinds of packages of unopened underwear, white dress shirts and socks in his drawers. I determined then and there that things were meant to be used not just stored away so i use all of my nice stuff whenever I can.
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