"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> IMHO, there's no point in having a dishwasher if you can't use it to wash
> glassware. The glasses were "crushed" by the dishwasher?! Unbelievable.

Not unbelievable at all. They matched my Corelle and they were very thin
glass and also tall and thin and unwiedly in design. So when you put them
in there, they clanked into each other. The ones I have now that match my
Corelle are thicker and not that height or shape.
>
> Plastic ware - depends on the plastic. I guess no one taught this woman
> who (apparently studiously reads "expiration dates" on packages of food
> and throws it away if it has passed that magic date) how to read the
> information about whether or not something is Diswhasher Safe.

It was dishwasher safe. It was Tupperware. But it was small and flat and
fell down into the bottom of the dishwasher. I think anything plastic would
melt down there. I did have some of those dishwasher baskets at some point
in time. They rusted and I tossed them. I used to put the lids and seals
for Angela's sippy cups in there. When she was using 6 or more sippy cups
in a day or even bottles (although used briefly), you'd better believe that
I used the dishwasher.

But now? Not much of a need.