Ours don't get lost, but flatware sets definitely do not have enough of them. A set for six should have twelve teaspoons because that's how many get used before it's time to wash the dishes. We have the ones that came with our set plus a half-dozen odds and ends and they all get used up before it's dishwashing time. The fact that my wife is a severe coffee addict probably has something to do with it. Well, I'm addicted too, but I'll have mine black, please.

But what I really want to know is if anybody ever uses the salad forks that come with everyday cheapo flatware sets. People that only pay fifteen bucks for an entire eight-person set generally aren't sticklers for proper table etiquette. And the last thing you want to do is give Bubba a little bitty fork to eat his steak with.

Bruce