[Noah930]

Grrr. Kind of.

Mrs. Noah and I got married about 9 years ago. We had china on our wedding registry. As we've moved cross-country 3 times since then, we never even unpacked the china from the original boxes. It's been stored in my in-laws' basement. Every year when we go visit them on the East Coast, I bring back a couple boxes in my carry-on bag. Finally we've got all 10 or so sets. And wouldn't you know it, one of these last sets is missing a piece. Looks like someone probably opened the box, may have taken a saucer, and then returned the box to the dept store from where it was purchased. Of course, this was 9+ years ago. This pattern is no longer made by the manufacturer.

On one hand, we haven't missed it for 9 years so it's not a big deal. At the same time, it's certainly irritating that a generous wedding guest (or we, to complete the number of settings ordered) purchased a less-than-complete set at the time. Which I've now got to go track down on ebay or the like.