why do people use those oilcloth tablecloths?

[MacaroonIncident]

why not have a table you can show off

I have several oilcloth tablecloths - they progress/descend from dining table to garden table as they get old and faded. Cutting-edge Sanderson prints, doncha know.

And I agree with DontCallMeBaby that treating tables as disposible is a far greater crime. Get thee over to Ethical Living immediately.