I’m usually a “real” dishes person. Sure, sometimes laziness takes over and I want to use disposables, but the vast majority of Shabbatot are served on our real dishes.
But when it comes to Sukkot, all my real dishology flies out the window. I want take-and-toss and nothing else for our al fresco dining. Usually I just pick up a huge honking package at Costco and call it a day. Sometimes, though, I want to go a little upscale – and when that happens, I am usually aghast at the cost.
Enter Factory Direct Party. They have everything from plain old plastic plates to high end fancy ones, plus everything and anything else you could need for your chag: Foil pans, garbage bags, wine glasses, serving platters and bowls, decorations, and more.
Their factory-direct prices are extremely competitive – and in most cases, beat Costco. Plus, you get to pick your patterns and colors, and you can have it all delivered to your door – for FREE if you order over $50 and use the promo code KOAFS11.
But one lucky KOAB reader won’t need to buy anything for serving meals during Sukkot because he or she will win a complete two-meal setting for 16 (32 total) of high end disposable tableware and Sukkah decorations.
The winner will be able to customize a package of your choosing that includes:
- Black fluted plates and bowls
- Clear tumblers, wine cups, and pitcher
- Clear Serve ware (tray and bowl)
- Clear dessert miniatures with mini utensils
- Floral patterned napkins with cream solid beverage napkins
- Black Duet (black handle with silver top) cutlery
- White lace table covers
You will even get an extensive selection of hanging fruit decorations with festooning and streamers.
Your package will be two-day shipped to your home, so you have it in plenty of time for Sukkot! This package is valued at over $125!
Sounds pretty awesome, doesn’t it?! To enter the Festive Table Setting giveaway, just complete the instructions on the Rafflecopter. The first entry is mandatory: Leave a comment on this post telling me whether you are a real dishes person or if you prefer disposables? (Feel free to differentiate between the rest of the year and Sukkot, like I do. ;-))
The rest of the entries are optional – but remember: The more ways you enter, the better your chances are of winning!
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Definitely a combo of real dishes and disposable
I like disposable, my husband goes for real. I usually use real.
I usually use real dishes for Shabbos/Yom Tov EXCEPT Sukkos. Can’t handle the dishes moving inside to out and back again. Too much shlepping too.
I am all about the disposables – my real dishes are only service for 12, and that’s usually not enough for our big Shabbat and yom tov meals.
Depending on the company, use both.
Real dishes….except for sukkos!
I prefer real, but sometimes if it is just the family, or a potluck with friends, then we use disposables.
I used to be a disposables girl during the week and real on Shabbos but now we have dairy and meat dishwashers, so I have gotten much better. Over a long holiday, we use “nice” paper. Its just not fair to make anyone wash dishes for 6 huge meals.
Mostly real dishes. Often paper cups (hate washing glassware!)
DISPOSABLE. No shame. 🙂
Love throw aways with my large family. But stick to real b/c I always forget to buy the disposables.
I’m a real dishes girl – even on Sukkot, but this does sound like a lovely idea. I use small disposable [plates for the charoset and eggs on Pesach though and we have a huge Sukkor open house (around 100 people) so I definitely use disposables then. The cups kill me though – we serve hot apple cider (crock pot) and the styrofoam always bugs me.
We use disposable when we are hosting a large group (our 8 settings just does not cut it). Otherwise, we try to stick to the real plates.
I’m a mix. I really don’t mind doing the dishes (or, when fleishig, we have the dishwasher) so when it’s fleishig or I’m doing the dishes, I like real dishes. But, I always try to make my wife’s life easier, so when I know she’ll get stuck with more dishes (weekday, milchig, etc.) I like going disposable!
I use real dishes when we run out of paper 🙂
For shabbat, real dishes. For chag, paper all the way.
Generally I like real dishes. I like to bring out and get use of my china for chags and Shabbos. On the other hand, for Succos I like disposable tableware.
I generally like dishes because it saves money, but in the sukkah I like paper because its easier. Also, after a 3 day yontif/shabbos we just had I used real dishes for every meal and Im ready for a break!
prefer real plates but sometimes just easier to use disposables
my husband prefers real dishes, but if we are having a lot of guests, I overrule and use disposables. Btwn just 2 meals we will be having about 40 guests
Both! But Paper/Plastic all the way on Sukkos for sure! My mom calls paper/plastic dishes “serve for a thousand”!
oops! that should read “Service for a Thousand”!
Definitely real dishes, but we do gave our paper shabbos’ occasionally. Sukkos is only paper though. Too risky to use real outside and to have do many dishes every meal.
omg totally a disposable girl. my real dishes are correll because I break real dishes so easily (i know its sad). I would love to win this because disposables are so expensive…
I am a disposables addict! Only on shabbat do I use real plates and not for the kids. There is no way I will risk my dishes/china breaking by using them outside in the sukkah.
We use real dishes cuz my husband is a frugal environmentalist and his ideals have rubbed off on me as well (don’t worry, he helps clean the dishes, he puts his apron where his mouth is lol). We go away for Succos so we don’t make that distinction, however, this would be a terrific gift for our hosts (plus I make keep some for for that next time we have guests and it’s “just too much”).
On Shabbos I love using my special fine china. If we are having lots of guests i like to use nice disposables though. I hate washing the dishes so disposables during the week are preferred.
We are 99% real, employing disposables when it serves shalom bayit 😉
I prefer disposables for Sukkos, but my wife thinks they’re wasteful so she pushes for real dishes. During the rest of the year, it’s strictly the real stuff for Shaoos and yontif!
I love using my china for Shabbos, but Sukkos is different. We haven’t had very good luck with a concrete floor and dishes. 🙂
I prefer disposable for large gatherings, if it’s just immediate family then real
disposable. PLEASE, PLEASE let me win this 😉
I love disposable for big holiday meals – otherwise, real!
I use both. In sukkah definitely use plastic but some real for serving
real dishes for the most part except when I am having more than 10 people. for succos I am having at least 30 people every meal so I really really want to win this!!
Well, it all depends on how many people are popping in for dinner. I bought setting for 20 for my fleishig set, but after 5 years of marriage and 2 kids, I am down to 7 settings :-(. So if there are more than 7, which there always is….I have to use paper.
Usually real dishes…but sometimes disposable for dessert….
Or nice disposables with chargers if we have more people than dishes.
Definitely paper for big crowds and china for small.
We prefer to use real (everyday dishes for weekdays and Shabbat meals without guests and china when we have guests) but use paper/plastic for Succot and for when all of a sudden there’s lots of kids showing up at meal/snack time – usually Seudah Shlishit b/c by then we’re typically out of our everyday dishes.
I am all for disposables!
we always use china for Shabbos & YT, but for Sukkos I think we are going to use disposables!
I would use disposable all the time, but my husband doesn’t go for that, and I start feeling guilty about the environment! But, sukkot is definitely disposable.
I’m a real dishes kind of girl but for Sukkot I’m all about the disposable!!
real, all the time. Having a hard time with sukkot, i think i may have to go paper with all the guests 🙂
I used real for all the meals this Rosh Hashana. I think I learned my lesson and will spring for plastic next time 🙂
We hate washing dishes but also try not to create too much unnecessary garbage with disposables.
I’m fine w/disposables but my hubby much prefers real. kol hakavod to him if he’s up to setting, clearing & washing 🙂
Usually real, but disposable on sukkot, for sure. (Our sukkah is on our driveway!)
mostly real though for big dinners disposable is SO much easier
i am a real dishes person, and use them in the sukkah for less company
I’m a real dish person to save money and for environmental reasons. But I would SOoooo enjoy picking out special paper goods for my company to dine on on Sukkot!
We usually use real dishes, but the ease of disposable sometimes wins!
Real dishes all the way! But for Sukkot and anytime there are big crowds, disposable are a lifesaver.
I’m a real dishes person, as long as the dishwasher is working!
I use a combo of real dishes and disposable.
Real for dairy and disposable for meat. I am a vegetarian, and I refused to buy meat dishes thinking it would keep us from eating meat at fancy/Shabbos/yom tov meals. Alas, that did not work. Most of the time, I end up making meat for Shabbos and serving it on plastic plates all the while explaining to the guests that our china and Corell are dairy.
depends on how many people. when we lived in apt we never used real dishes for meals over 6 people. now that we have a home with a dishwasher we’ve upped the number to 12.
I try to use real (even for sukkos!) but sometimes life gets in the way…
Combination – but sukkot is always disposables. awesome giveaway!
real for yom tov but disposable for the shabbos chol hamoed
I’m usually a real dishes person, but lately I’ve decided disposable is the way to go! Too many dishes and no dishwasher makes for motzei shabbat/yom tov no fun at all!
I tend to go for real when I can, but I am no opposed to pretty plastic if the situation requires. Which basically means any yom tov I am hosting more than two meals and can program my dishwasher for more than one load :).
i do disposable most of the time… maybe when i get a milchig dishwasher i’ll do real dishes more often 😉
Sukkot is a hard time to use real dishes.
Mostly use real, but when I have a lot of company, nice disposable.
Real for year-rounds, paper for Pesach!
Sukkot is all about disposable! Real dishes for all year round.
With the beautiful disposable china, you can set a beautiful holiday table! I go disposable and spend the extra time with family and friends.
real disposable!!! only way to go with a large family.
In the sukkah definitely disposable. The rest o te time depends on the number of people and situation. I try to use real on Shabbat even with a lot but 15 ppl and up needs plastic
I’m trying to phase back into real dishes, but lately we’ve been pretty much all disposable.
I like using real dishes year-round, but for Sukkos, disposable is the way to go-especially if it’s fancy looking.
I like using real dishes, but definitely prefer disposable for Sukkot!
combo if its a three day yom tov!
Chad pa’ami ALL weeklong…Real ONLY on shabbos and YT!!
It is a lot easier to use disposables when there is a 3 day yomtov/Shabbos. Most people don’t even have enough non-disposable china to feed everyone on real dishes. Personally I stock up on paper goods.
real dishes! I’m too concerned about the environment to do otherwise.
I use real dishes on Shabbos and weekdays. I use paper goods for the Yom Tov meals when it is too busy to be constantly washing dishes.
combo if real dishes and disposable
I used to only use real dishes then i found myself cleaning up for hours after shabbat. It made me not want to have guests. So now when its just family its dishes, but company gets paper!
I feel a song coming on.
Paper plates have made my life so wonderful.
Paper plates have made my life so free.
Paper plates I use on every yontif.
Paper plates you mean so much to me.
Wash dishes when I could finish the meal with great conversation, reading and rest?
No, thank you.
Paper plates keep me sane!
I use a combo… mostly real dishes, but paper is so easy for when we have company.
I’m a real dishes person – except in the Succah (though I must admit we use real stemware and real cutlery there too…..)
Thanks for this exciting giveaway!
Chag Sameach!!!
Real dishes, even for kid’s birthday parties! I’ve got everyday dairy for 20, Shabbas dairy for 16, and meat for 16.
And we don’t have a dishwasher.
So, I’ve finally learned to use paper for Break Fast. And I’d love to try disposable for Sukkot.
I like paper when I’m super busy and for succos. Otherwise,I like to use real.
I am an environmentalist and I feel so strongly about reusing when I can. That being said, sometimes you just need life a little bit easier and I turn to disposables to help at holiday time.
I’m a real dishes kinda gal, but sometimes disposable (especially NICE disposable) is really convenient!
just like you: prefer real, but not in the sukkah
Mostly real dishes unless it is a really HUGE crowd!
I prefer real dishes for the <3 eco-friendliness <3 of it,
{but when I have to drag them to and from the sukkah I have been known to buy disposable}
I love using paper dishes! It’s just not so important to me to use real dishes and I love spending less time cleaning up. I’d rather spend more time enjoying my family!!
I’m a real dishes gal (the guilt of throwing out so much is significant), but when I have lots of guests, like on Sukkos, I do use nice disposables.
Real dishes all week and on Shabbos and Chagim except for Sukkos–then I use disposables for the place settings with some real serving dishes that are theme specific and only get used for Sukkos. I also find that while we use Real dishes for Seder we tend to use more disposables during the week of Pesach.
disposables. I am lazy lol
I’m lucky enough to have two dishwashers, so we usually use real. Sukkot is paper the entire time (much like Pesach).
Disposable at all times when entertaining, and even some weeknights when we have no energy after caring for our 2 infants!
i love disposable why have to wash plates and spend all thattime just throw them away!!!!
We almost always use real dishes, but over RH, when we hosted 75 people over the 3 day yontif, we used a ridiculous amount of disposables. Thanks for this awesome give away. Chag Sameach!
Real dishes normally in honor of shabbos and yom tov. To limit possible damage in the sukkah (cement floor,limited space, guests children helping to carry and throw things out etc.) I use the nicer (its yom tov afterall) disposables. Dishes, cutlery, glasses, tablecloths you name it I use it. At the end of the meal it all goes into the garbage which cuts down on the dishwashing that I have to do.
I use real dishes most of the time but for Sukkot disposable is so much easier.
Real dishes. They’re better for the environment and I only have to buy them once.
Real, but we use disposable for break fast
I like real dishes for Shabbat. As far as Sukkot, this will be the first one that we are hosting, since my in laws moved to town this past year, so I have yet to figure it out. I’m pretty sure we’ll go with disposable though.
I use china dishes and am very appreciative for my dishwasher!
Real dishes & I don’t even use my dishwasher! I must be nuts!
Real dishes… But I am disappointed when they break.
I like real dishes, unless I have to wash them. Then I’m for disposables!
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We use real dishes with just our immediate family. We have a rather large extended family so it is disposables for all of those gatherings!
I like disposable for Sukkos so I can enjoy having lots of company without dreading doing dishes!
For sukkot – disposable all the way!
we hardly ever use our real dishes! we go thru tons and tons of plastic wear during the week and (gasp!) usually use nice paper plates for shabbos unless we have some fancy guests coming.
Definitely real unless it’s a huge crowd and informal.
There’s something special to me about having a table set with fine china and warm candles glowing. I rarely use disposable but would be happy to have the giveaway for tots not big enough to handle my Lenox 🙂
I’m a real dishes girl most of the year, but most definitely a disposable fan on Sukkot. I keep a trash can right outside our sukkah, and clean-up is easy!
During the year we use china for Shabbat. For Tishrei and Pessach we use disposables — so much company! I have a few patterns that are our standard Yomtov patterns, and they are dressy and festive. We even feel nostalgia for them!
It totally depends on how crazy life is that week. I realized a long time ago that being stressed out about doing dishes or somehow not being good enough because I just couldn’t get it all done that week, was frankly, silly. So when things are crazy, it’s disposable all the way!!!! Makes for a calmer Mommy. However, I do like the real thing.
I love using real dishes but sometimes I can get lazy or on a long yom tov I dont want to be stuck in the kitchen washing dishes so we use plastic
I like a combination – I start off with real for my first set of guests, and then switch to paper/plastic for the rest of the holiday.
I use my grandmother’s china that I got a few years ago (she is still alive, but gave it to me early so she can enjoy seeing us use it) for Shabbas and some holidays like Pesach, but I usually use paper for Sukkot. I’d love to win this because it would be something a little more special than the Dixie plates we will use otherwise.
Im a real dishes kind of gal.
real dishes during the year except paper or plastic during sukkot if the guest list is greater than 6!
Real dishes l’kivod Shabbes, but by shalous seudos I’m using paper. On Succos I use paper to avoid breakage.
I am usually a real dishes person, but that limits me to one color scheme. So for yom tov, I splurge and get to be creative! I buy flowers to match or some other centerpeice and that makes YT different and easier!!
I definitely prefer real dishes on shabbat and yomtov. Those days should be different from the rest of the week, it should be more special 🙂
I prefer real dishes especially if someone else is going to wash them and not me…
I prefer real dishes, but if it is late or I am tired I will revert to disposables.
Shabbos disposable, weekdays real dishes.
Real dishes when we have less than 8 guests, any more and its nice plastic.
I’m a real dish person for the most part but my one exception is birthday parties where I don’t even attempt real dishes. That being said, I would LOVE this giveaway because it means that I would not be the one washing and dishes and that would be very very nice.
Real, almost exclusively, except for sukkot, birthdays/big gatherings, and sometimes on yom tov when we have just “had it”!
I love using my real dishes, but big crowds and hours of cooking call for disposables. (Even with real dishes, I often do dessert on paper.)
I prefer dishes-cheaper! However, if I didn’t get the dishes washed, hurry to go somewhere ie I need the kitchen spiffed up quickly than paper is definately the answer. I always use paper on sukkot and I use paper in the summer when we BBQ and eat outside!
I prefer real dishes to enhance the beauty of shabbos and yom tov. I b”h own a dish washer so I rinse the dishes, leave them in the sink, and load after shabbos. On occasion I serve the dessert course on fancy paper plates. Yes, I use disposables on sukkos and pesach, so this set would be perfect: disposable yet still honoring the shabbos queen and yom tov.
I love using real dishes- only if I have a dishwasher! And enough settings for everyone.
Real most of the time – we use disposables for casual parties and definitely in the succah
I like to be a real dishes person. I think it is better for my budget and the environment. However, being a busy mom, it is a lot easier for me to use disposables during the week. On Shabbos I like to use real but like you, on Succos, I use disposable. I also use disposables if we are having a large amount of guests.
I love disposable but I use real and wash to save money!
I love my china and sterling flatware, and I have service for about 20, but sometimes I do use plastic, and succos is only plastic, after all who wants to crack a dish in the succa?
I am a real dishes person, even on Sukkot. The only time I prefer to use paper is if I have guests for Shabbos dinner and lunch. I use paper for the lunch, because cold water just doesn’t get dishes all the way clean.
combo of paper and real during week, real Friday night, paper Shabbat day
After all the dishes from Rosh Hashana, I never want to see another piece of china again.
I definitely use paper goods on Sukkot. I do a combo of real and paper during the week. I use real plates on Shabbat.
i am disposable throw out
my husband is dishes
Well, I like real dishes …but there’s nothing like nice paper to help you get through a yom tov!
disposables, disposables, disposables! (serving dishes are usually not though)
Generally I love using my real dishes because I love my china. But when having a milchag yom tov meal I am ALL for the disposable.
Most of the year – real. Outside, lots of company – disposable.
for shabbos, i like my china. but for sukkot….fancy paper goods for sure! my husband says he wishes instead of registering for china when we got married we had registered for a lifetime supply of chinet 🙂
Always real on Shabbos. Mostly disposable on Sukkos.
I always use china on Shabbos but I love using paper on sukkos! Clean up is so easy!
We live in Manhattan in a large coop development where the management is kind enough to allow us the space for some very large community Succahs (between each 2 buildings.) My family has always used nice paper/plastic dishes but real flatware in the Succah. There were 1 or 2 elderly couples that brought down actual china but for most, the Succah experience involves major shlepping of stuff down the steps from whatever floor you live on so paper/plastic is the way to go. One interesting sidebar was the unofficial shopping bag competition between some families. Whoever brought their stuff down to the Succah in the most interesting bags/boxes won (in our own minds.) Cheap Chinese plastic plaid bags definitely lose!
real – even in the Sukkah…. we aim to make it a more “high end” experience! (Yes, on a budget!)
I’m hoping to make a chandelier out of plastic cups this year!
Definitely prefer real dishes for most of the year and my husband usually leans towards paper.
But on Sukkos, my husband really enjoys real dishes and I love just using paper!
I am a real dishes pers0n! The exception to that is a 3 day yom tov like this year! I also use disposable when I serve dairy meals on yom tov. I don’t have a dairy dishwasher so not only am I stuck doing the dishes (which are usually gunkier than meat meals) but there’s no “out of sight out of mind” of sticking it in the dishwasher 🙂
I prefer disposable; it leaves me more time to be with my family and guests.
I use paper. I have back problems and can’t wash dishes 🙁
I do at times feel wasteful using disposable. However, it makes my time with family,friends and our guests more pleasant and enjoyable! Can’t use our dishwasher (isn’t kosher) therefore, using “real” dishes is a hassle. (Can’t even hide the dirty ones in there lol)
real dishes- except for succot- then paper every meal!
Definitely use disposables more often than not —
Disposables, can’t break the habit – loving too much clean-ups in a snap! If I ever get a dishwasher maybe that will change.
I like a combo of real and plastic dishes.
Real dishes
I like real dishes all the time if we can pull it off. I’ve gotten out of the habit of using disposable for Pesach even.