Next time you are in a restaurant, especially in upstate NY, flip over your plate. Chances are, it is stamped "Syracuse China." This store offers a range of china products, from everyday to formal sets of china, and basics like glasses, salt and pepper shakers. Every summer, they have a tent sale where, if you are willing to dig around in bins in search of matching sets, you can put together some great deals on wonderful china. When I was there, they had cosmopolitan glasses and beer glasses for .25 each and other bar ware at prices up to $2 a piece. I got a great set of formal dining with gold foil for 8 for prices ranging for $1-$3 a piece.
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