(cause it used to belong to another person who never touched it)

It could be dishes from when they were kids, or family heirlooms. Old people thinking that your games, that you have probably spent hours on, is the exact same thing as you thinking that your grandparents' old plates from 60 years ago are useless and unnecessary.

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Most people do use the China in China cabinets, but only for special occasions like entertaining guests. For the rest of the time they're used as a decoration. The people that don't use them are either too lazy to get them out, never have an occasion to use them, or won't use them because they're not easily replaceable (e.i. family heirlooms)