Smashing plates has long been a Greek custom but senator and proud Greek Nick Xenophon has a 750-piece set he can't even give away.
Senator Xenophon and fellow senator John Madigan paid out of their own pockets for the $11,000 Australian-made crockery after discovering plates in the Parliament House dining rooms were made in the United Arab Emirates.
The ploy was intended to highlight government procurement practices and the need to support Australian business.
Senator Madigan said the two companies that made the commissioned Australian crockery, Robert Gordon Australia and Unique Pottery Australia, contributed to politicians' salaries and the nation's economy.
"Why doesn't the Commonwealth support the people that pay the taxes that pay our wages?" he told reporters in Canberra on Monday.
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Since receiving the plates in August, they had written to then-prime minister Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Senate president John Hogg and Speaker Bronwyn Bishop about the gift but no one would accept it.
The pair had no response from Mr Rudd, Senator Hogg referred them to Mrs Bishop, and Mr Abbott congratulated them on campaigning to promote Australian producers but didn't address the gift.
"They made this very fine Australian crockery of exceptional standard and quality but the parliament doesn't seem to want it," Senator Xenophon said.
"If you ask me, this is a whole lot of crock."
If there's no response to their gift offer by Thursday, Senator Xenophon and Senator Madigan say they will pay a visit to Mr Abbott's office and leave the 750 plates there.
"Greeks love smashing plates but these plates are too good to smash," he said.
