I bought a new platter to use in my home for Shabbos. However, this coming Shabbos, I’m invited away for all meals and won’t have the opportunity to use it. Is it disrespectful to the coming Shabbos that I’m skipping it in favor of the next one, or is it all fine and well?
You mean, should you wait until after this Shabbos (when you
will not have the opportunity to use the item) to buy it?
I don’t think so, but you could ask a rav.
(As for whether you would say “l’kavod Shabbos” when making the purchase, I’m not confident you would say it even for this Shabbos.)