Frequently asked questions

No. This is an independent guide with no connection to the manufacturer. It exists to explain how the range is organised; the brand store on the marketplace is where the goods are actually sold.

They are two labels covering one catalogue. Older stock and the plain Touch of Color goods carry the Creative Converting name; most of the newer themed collections are listed under Trendware. The goods sit in the same brand store and coordinate with each other.

They are read from the brand store and rebuilt with the site, so they reflect what was in stock and priced at the last build. Prices move daily and are set by the seller: treat the figure on a tile as an indication and the marketplace as the answer.

Because nothing from it is in stock at the moment. Whole seasonal sections — graduation, summer, patriotic — can sit empty for months between runs. They come back; this guide will show them when they do.

That is what the solid-colour line is for. Themed plates with a plain table cover and plain napkins in a matching shade is the standard way to stretch a collection that does not make every item you need.

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Plates come in packs of 24 and napkins in packs of 48, which is roughly one plate and two napkins each for a twenty-guest shower. That is the ratio the packs are sized to. More on baby shower and first birthday.

Not usually. It is sized and priced for the smaller events around a wedding, where disposables save an evening of washing up rather than replacing a caterer. More on wedding and bridal.

The ones with the most items listed in the section are the ones stocked most fully today. The brand store shows the whole collection together, which is the quickest way to see what is missing before you commit to a theme. More on kids birthday.

Rarely. The catalogue concentrates on the milestone years and covers everything else with the number-free palette collections, which is usually the better buy anyway. More on adult birthday and milestones.

The dinner plates in this section are the heavy grade, which is the one made for a hot, loaded plate. The lighter dessert plates are for pie afterwards. More on fall and thanksgiving.

Because each of them is one table a year. Grouping them keeps the seasonal goods in one place instead of spreading them across sections that are empty eleven months of the year. More on christmas and holidays.

The goods in this section are listed as officially licensed, which is what allows the team marks to be printed on them at all. Unlicensed team goods are not carried in this catalogue. More on nfl team tableware.

A short list, and it changes. The schools stocked at the moment are named on this page; the collegiate licence is not held for every programme and never has been. More on college team tableware.

That is the point of the line: a shade is mixed to one specification and used across covers, cutlery, cups and napkins so they sit together on a table. Paper and plastic in the same shade differ slightly in finish, not in colour. More on solid colour tableware.

Smaller packs, no licence to pay for and no seasonal printing. The goods are from the same range; the price difference is in the pattern, not the paper. More on everyday tableware.