Airline Style Plates
 

Does anyone know of a place in the Us where I could buy a couple of the airline style rectangular small plates and dishes? I would have thought they would be easier to find, but they are not.

What exactly do you mean by airline style? With separate compartments for each portion of food? (If so, search for plates with compartments.) Or simply plates that have a raised edge on them?

If you could manage to talk with the right person at one of the airport catering companies, they could probably sell you some....

Online shopping ftw


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Crate & Barrel
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Plenty on eBay.

David

I saw those - but they are considerably bigger. The thing is I remember you used to see them all over the place back when Linen's and Things were around. I checked my not quite so local Bed Bath and Beyond, and they didn't have any. then again they are not very well stocked, either.

Have you tried the monthly Surplus Sale at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta?

https://www.deltamuseum.org/events/e...r/surplus-sale

I have personally seen just about anything — including lavatories and seats — for sale...

...as well as plates and cutlery that were actually used during in-flight service over the years.

Have you looked at Cost Plus World Market?

Thank you Thank you thank you! I have been searching to find out when these were going to restart! Will be one heck of a set of expensive plates, but at l;east i know they are having them again!

Check out Pampered Chef. The size you're looking for might be considered a serving piece for condiments and the like.

We regularly attend potluck dinners where we are expected to bring plates, utensils and glasses. I looked at what other people had and ordered these from Amazon. I think they are smaller than what others use but hold plenty for us. I think the set of 4 was around $14.


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I wasn't looking so much for compartmentalized trays as I was for just the small dishes that they use for domestic first class meals. Simple square or rectangle, with a little bit of depth but not enough to be a bowl. I would have thought they would be easy to find but they are not. All I have seen are some large packs on Amazon, when all I need is one or two dishes.

Another option are asian markets such as Daiso where they sell all types of small dishware to their clientele.

David

A few options:
https://www.potterybarn.com/products...erve-dip-bowl/
https://www.crateandbarrel.com/court-low-bowl/s309878
https://www.crateandbarrel.com/deep-sauce-dish/s438359
https://www.cb2.com/set-of-8-bento-mini-bowls/s422135
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/ame...124MELRC3.html

Top left...Cost Plus World Market
Top right...99cent only store
Bottom...Crate & Barrel
my personal collection
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I will take a ride out to Crate and Barrel this weekend. Cot Plus is there, but last I checked they didn't have much. But the only one around here usually has junk anyways.

Daiso
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Where are those from?

All at Daiso.
It is like a Japanese dollar store.
https://daisous.com/
But it also made me think that some Asian markets carry houseware type stuff and they might be worth checking too.

Also to highlight on your photos (thanks for grabbing those), most of the smaller dishes/plates are $1.50 a piece and larger ones may be either $3.00 or $4.00 each. So harkening back to Cloudship 's desire to keep things cheaper in price, depending on how many place settings you need/want, getting away with ~$10/set seems quite reasonable.

You can see those prices here: Plates – DAISO (daisous.com); Other Ceramics – DAISO (daisous.com)' Bowls – DAISO (daisous.com)

David

I wish we had stores like that in New England!

For at least Daiso, it looks like NYC has a few but that's still not NE.

David

Not sure a plate is worth an overnight trip.

Alessi (DL's supplier) sells things similar to what they sell on board although they are pricey.

Another option is Duralex dishes: https://www.duralexusa.com/collectio...owls-with-lids

They are very durable and they have lots of different styles (available on Amazon and direct from the store). We use the smaller rectangles/squares to prepare small servings of food for our son so we can offer a few different things in small portions.

Probably not just one plate. But, since this is FlyerTalk, options abound for other reasons to travel to exotic destinations such as Brooklyn/Queens or even Scarsdale...or perhaps dreary Torrance/Gardena. ;)

David