Article: Dishing Tabletop.

By Meredith Schwartz

What do the terms used to describe dinnerware mean? What do the differences mean for customers?

If there's one product every American home has to have, it's dishes. But the basics don't have to be so basic: retailers may find that in-depth knowledge of how products are made - and what that means for longevity, style and ease of use - can help convince customers to take their table settings to the next level.

Dinnerware, naturally enough, starts with the material from which its made. Unfortunately, companies don't always specify. 'Ceramics,' for example, is a generic term for any piece made from earth-produced clays and ...

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