William Sonoma makes the most lovely batch of mixing bowls. We received ours as a wedding shower gift, 7 and a half years ago. They have helped in the making of my first "Rodger's Chocolate Cake", many rounds of brownies, banana bread and numerous cheesecake frostings (amongst other things that don't involve sugar).
Today, they were used as hats. Then as drums. Then as hat-drums.
Now, they are in the garbage...in pieces.