On a shelf in the International District:

Just for marketing purposes, maybe a good strategy would be to rename Melamine Round Plate something 100% non-poison-related. Just a thought.

Update: Um, I'm sorry. I don't usually do this, but does this post really not make sense to you people? In the public consciousness right now, the word "melamine" is associated almost entirely with dead babies and pets, which makes calling something "Melamine Round Plate" an unfortunate PR move, which is funny to me. The fact that melamine is a substance used to make plates (OBVIOUSLY IT IS, BECAUSE HERE ARE SOME FUCKING MELAMINE PLATES) is not the point. Here is a link to a Google news search for the word "melamine." None of these news stories are about innocuous melamine plates or any of melamine's other handy industrial uses. All of them are about poison. That is why this Melamine Round Plate is funny. Jesus Christ.