Corelle Dishes

I bought two sets of Corelle dinnerware same design because sometimes my parents visit here. Each of them is $49.99 CAD. One by one, three of the coffee mugs broke and whenever that happens, glass pieces everywhere and it took so long to clean up. It is so upsetting. Now, my set does not have enough of the same coffee mug and they don't sell that design individually. Either I have to buy new whole sets or otherwise have to buy something different, which is no use. Otherwise, why should I buy two same sets? I would like to tell them to please not sell it under unbreakable label. I love Corelle but not like this. I would love to have one set of the same design so I have the same sets again and do not have to throw other pieces.

We have owned Corelle ware for years and have been collecting the ivy collection. It is one of our favorites. In our normal routine after washing dishes, we went to return them to the cupboard and as I was trying to stack the bowls, two of our deep Corelle bowls completely shattered into tiny shards of glass and cut my hand. There was glass everywhere and under everything, it was sent into so many direction! I have never seen glass explode like that before! I was very glad our children were not in the way of this! I have always loved Corelle ware, but I was never expecting this to happen. It was pretty scary!

I am making a complaint against Corelle dishes. There is a problem and there are many others like myself that has had this happen to. The dishes explode without warning and break into shards of tiny pieces. This has happened to us twice. The first time, they said it was because I put hot food from the grill (hamburgers) on the platter (what else should be used?). The second time happened last night, causing multiple cuts on my husband's hands and one on his foot.

He was simply reaching into the cabinet to get a dinner plate when all of a sudden it exploded and shards of glass went into his and all over the place. I called the company and reported it, waiting to see what happens. I got rid of the dishes because we were afraid it might happen again. I am so glad it wasn't my daughter because there would be shards in her face and eyes since she is shorter than my husband. They can take gel fuel off the market because someone used it the wrong way. We were not using our dishes in any wrong way. You cannot predict when this happens—it just happens and it actually pops and these shards of glass go everywhere! There are many, many complaints online. Why isn't this product taken off the market or at least change the way it is processed.

Exploding Corelle - I had a Corelle plate explode, sending shards all over the kitchen tonight. The pieces that remained then popped and pinged for several minutes sending additional pieces flying. This product is not safe!

I own two sets of Corelle and have for years. I wanted to replace one set but all of your sets are white in background. I'm asking for you to consider making a set or two in the future with the off-white background in a non-modern motif. Thank you.

I received a set of the berries and leaves from Corelle Dishes sets and they were beautiful. I was hesitant due to having previous sets that broke on me while washing the, and one that dropped and shattered into pieces. It has been since Christmas and today I went to put dishes in the sink to be washed and 2 of my plates broke into several pieces and as a result, it cut my index finger! This is also sad as we paid $49.99 per set! I would love to have a full set again!

I recently purchased a set of Corelle Vitrelle dishes. After washing them in the dishwasher, I went to take them out and one of the 8" plate was broken in two and another was chipped. They were properly placed in the dishwasher and since you advertise they are chip and break resistant, I was/am a bit disappointed in the product. I would like the dishes replaced.

Many years ago, I had a set of arctic white Corelle dishes. I purchased them because they were advertised as break and chip resistant. At the time, there was a commercial which I distinctly recall advertising the dishes as unbreakable. They would bounce the dish on the ground and it would not break. I used the set for a couple years and then, I accidentally dropped a dish. The result was so scary; the dish shattered into literally 500 pieces of sharp, needle-like shards. As I stated above, I had a small child at the time. So this was even more frightening. He was prohibited from walking in the kitchen barefoot for a month because no matter how many times I swept and mopped, I was constantly finding glass. Fast forward to 2 years ago, I decided to give the dishes another try. Thinking this was just a bad luck incident and perhaps a defective item.

Last week, I put a bowl from the set into the cabinet and it literally exploded before my eyes. I am honestly not exaggerating when I say that glass shards flew in every direction. There was glass on two shelves of the cabinet where the incident occurred (on the shelf itself and the shelf above). There were glass shards in my dog's bed, water bowl, food bowl; under my refrigerator six feet away, on my kitchen island four feet high and five feet away, behind the kitchen island, on the chairs opposite where the explosion occurred and amazingly enough, in the dining room twelve feet from the explosion. There isn't really any way to describe how sharp these shards were, except that when I cleaned up the glass (hundreds of pieces), the bag I placed the shards in was torn to shreds.

Three days later, I was still finding glass in the dishwasher, in the cabinet and under the refrigerator. I wrote a letter to Corelle and they apologized for the incident. They said that they stand behind their products. They would like me to save the glass pieces in case they needed them, and that they wanted me to call, so we could resolve the matter. I called the number they provided and I was sent through the regular voice prompts, until I found the once that didn't exactly match what I was calling for, but I pressed that button and was put on hold. Finally, the person answered and I explained that I was calling in response to their request that I do so. She had no idea what I was talking about, but took my name and looked for my letter, which she found. She read through the letter while I was on the phone and then said, "We never claim that our products are unbreakable", in a most unpleasant manner. I said that they used to advertise it as unbreakable, but now they say shatter and chip resistant, and they should not say that because when they do shatter, they explode and shoot shards of glass everywhere.

She got very defensive and told me that, "they are processed to break in that manner because they smaller pieces of glasses are less apt to cut you compared to if it broke into large pieces". This is the most stupid thing I've ever heard. Trust me, it is not anywhere near the truth based on the deadly razor pieces I was forced to clean up. She then asked me what the pattern was and I said that it was just plain white and she said, "Okay, we will ship a replacement bowl to your address". I said, "I absolutely refuse to keep any of that dishware in my house any longer." Again, she said she that she was trying to resolve the situation, and that she is offering to replace the broken piece. I said they should send someone to clean the hidden glass off my floor before someone gets hurt, if they want to truly resolve the situation.

She again said that they never advertised the dishes are unbreakable. In frustration, I Googled "Corelle dishes exploding", and I was shocked at the results I found. One person even included a photo of the hundreds of pieces of glass shattered all over the floor. I am still finding glass shards in the most remote places from the explosion point, so I have started to save the pieces. I didn't even want anything from the manufacturer, except to let them know how dangerous these items are, but they were hearing none of it. They stood by their defense of, "We never said the dishes were unbreakable, and they are treated in a way that causes them to shatter into small pieces to lessen the chances of injury." This is what prompts me to write to you. They are in denial to the fact that these dishes are dangerous, particularly in a household with small children or animals. I mentioned this incident to my parents. My father said the same thing happened to him a few months ago and he was finding shattered glass for days.

Twice, in the past six months, I have had Corelle dinner plates "explode." I do not put these dishes in the oven, although I have occasionally put a bowl into the microwave. I do not recall the exact circumstances of the first incident--it was so shocking and frightening. However, the last time was just last week. I had three dinner plates set out on the counter and was filling them. I tapped a serving spoon on one to loosen mashed potatoes from the spoon, when the dish exploded into hundreds of pieces--very sharp pieces, some quite large and some practically invisible to the naked eye. I later stepped on one, which must have been embedded into the kitchen floor and sticking straight up. No real injury done, but a dangerous and scary situation, nevertheless.

I have used corelle dishware for 8 years nd very pleased but decided to update with new pattern bought the pattern with blue around it. the set came with glasses. very disappointed with the glassware. they just did not live up to the standard of other dishes. all but 3 glasses have cracked an broken.

thank goodness no injuries with our facilite.