Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Broken Dishes

 


About a fortnight ago, I was unloading the dishwasher when a dinner plate slipped out of my fingers to the floor. It was a Corelle plate. I thought those were practically unbreakable. This dish didn’t just break, it self-destructed. It was as if a small bomb had gone off in the kitchen. There was shattered glass in the dishwasher, under the appliances, in the pantry, and on every inch of the floor around my bare feet. There were even shards on top of my feet and in the cuffs of my jeans. Luckily John was home and could rescue me with a broom and a pair of shoes. After the mess was cleaned up, I did a bit of research. My dishes came with a 3-year warranty (I bought them eleven years ago) and even during those first three years, the warranty didn’t cover misuse, negligence, or accidental breakage. What does that leave? Deliberate breakage?

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