Mazel tov!

At my first marriage, we received three Waterford goblets. Lismore pattern. Back then, each glass cost something like $30; now each costs in the neighborhood of $70. I thought I'd add to the collection over the years, but never did.

So for more than 30 years, I've held on to these goblets. Rarely used them. 

When I knew I was going to sell the house, I listed them on craigslist for 1/2 the current going rate. Not even a nibble.

At the estate sale, I put $20 on each. Not even a glance.

Given my experience at Goodwill yesterday, I wasn't going to donate them there. And I didn't intend to burden any family or friends with them.

(Burden: My mother noted one day that she intended to leave her Fostoria with one of my brothers. "Why?" I asked. "Because I'm irritated with him, and he'll be cursed with the stress of imminent breakage whenever he uses them.")

So what to do?

I don't know what you might do, but here's what I did:

1. Get towel; lay it on floor.
2. Place three Waterford goblets, Lismore pattern, on towel.
3. Gently swaddle fine crystal with towel. 
4. Get rubber mallet.
5. Get safety glasses; put them on.
6. Bang. Bang. Bang. 

Mazel tov!