My family spends so much more quality time together now that we share meals at our dining room table. For the past five years I had a gorgeous dining room table. Unfortunately, I was so nervous to use it, that it served as a decoration instead of a functioning table. My family would eat in the kitchen, and my kids would usually leave halfway through dinner to go play and watch TV. My Aunt Kelly came to town and stayed with us for 5 nights. After the 3rd night she asked why we don't have a nice home cooked meal and enjoy our dining room table. I told her I was terrified of scratching it and we haven't used it since we got it. She suggested I get table pads to protect the table from any damage like heat and scratches. I realized that I spent so much money on my dining room table, and did not even think to purchase a table pad which would make the dining room table usable. Kelly was a genius. The table pads arrived 3 weeks later and they were perfect. My family and I eat at our dining room table almost every night and it has brought us so much closer. We eat our home cooked meals and tell stories and have so much fun. Table Pads contributed so much to our quality of life. They have made our dining room table usable and stress free.