What are placemats used for?
• Answerer 1 so you dont get food on the table. • 1 year ago Sign in to vote! 1 Rating: Good Answer 0 Rating: Bad Answer Report Abuse • Answerer 2 Like what you put on the table in front of every chair there, so people can put their plates and utensils and maybe glass of whatever they’re drinking so that the table, if a wooden one, won’t get water marks or other food stains on them, or make it easier to keep the table clean, no matter what it’s made of. God Bless you. • 1 year ago Sign in to vote! 0 Rating: Good Answer 0 Rating: Bad Answer Report Abuse • Answerer 3 you put them on the table in front of someones seat and put you dishes on it to look fancy • 1 year ago Sign in to vote! 1 Rating: Good Answer 0 Rating: Bad Answer Report Abuse • Answerer 4 They are either for decoration (the fancy cloth and beaded ones) or they are for practical (the vinyl or plastic or cheaper cotton ones) use to avoid ruining a wooden tabletop. They can also be used over top a tablecloth to avoid having t
