Do you eat from paper plates at home?

One of today's keepers' clues got me thinking. On Friday night we often get take out on the way home and will often just use paper plates to save on cleaning up.

Do you ever use paper plates at home?

We use the paper plates at christmas so there isn't much to clean up, but just use our usual dishes other than that. We let the washing build up a little, and put the cold water into a bucket when we wait for it to heat up to save water. The cold water goes into the garden

I use paper plates most of the time.

From the sound of things i'm making work for myself by eating off proper plates?!

The only time i use paper ones is if i've got some people over for drinks and a buffet such as at christmas etc...

Originally Posted by katl8e

I use paper plates most of the time.

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I don't "do" dishes.

Originally Posted by GingersMom

I don't "do" dishes.

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Either do I - Matt does them all otherwise we would probably use paper plates more!

We rarely use paper plates for ourselves, but the cats eat off of them all the time.

We do, but we also can then put them in our "wet waste" recycling.

In the summer we do. We're always on the go- and always outside grilling out, so I always keep them on hand, because you never know who's gonna stop over to eat with us- and I hate doing all those dishes

we use paper plates if were doing stuffo n the bbq or if we have firends around for a few drinks and snacks. other then that normal plates .

We do if we're eating outside like on the 4th of July or something like that.
Any other time I use my real plates.

I have used them, when it gets busy. I feel so guilty because of the 'environment' issue. I have used the stryphone plates and hot food makes it melt, even toast!

only 4 barbecues and stuff

I eat off real plates or no plates. For one thing it's sad to eat off paper plates alone. For another it's such a waste of paper.

Only for really big parties. And even then, I have a good supply of pretty plastic plates and goblets for using in the garden.

Only if lots of people are over and I don't have enough real plates.
There is a designer at Target who has really pretty floral ones currently.

I voted yes, on occasion. Thats just one thing i dont keep stocked up on

If I did keep stocked up, then they would get used all the time!!

No, my Mom would kill me. I'm serious. She would find out, fly down from Alaska, and give me a lecture on how paper plates are a horrible invention and then take me to a department store and buy me a 12 place setting.

I do when possible, if its not heavy or messy. I HATE washing dishes!