When I moved to New York at age 18 in the actual Y2K, I took with me a small set I'd picked up at Walmart. The black bistro-style handles felt sophisticated (and matched my glossy black dishes), but the materials were cheap, and within a year or two, those cool handles had separated from the flimsy stainless steel.
About a decade later, I splurged on a single brushed champagne place setting from West Elm and added it to my everyday rotation. I was cautiously optimistic that the dishwasher-safe claim was true. Sadly, it wasn't; the warm finish quickly wore off as it does as it does with all cheap and moderately-priced plated flatware.
On one thrifting trip, I came across a small lot of Ekco Canoe Muffin-mid-century flatware with cool wood handles-I thought I'd finally found The One. It was interesting, unconventional, and fairly easy to find cheap.
But there's one thing I'll never give up: My Made In flatware. Until a few years ago, I couldn't get excited about any silverware. Or rather, I couldn't stay excited about silverware beyond the length of a trend cycle.
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