Functional Glassware solutions for Discerning Consumers

When it comes to glassware snobbery, the lowly plastic wine glass comes under nearly as much scrutiny as the plastic martini glasses I wrote about in an earlier posting. But why? Why shouldn’t we take advantage of plastic glassware when the function or event calls for something a bit more durable and expendable?

I’ve told the story of how I came to discover and utilize plastic glassware, as there once was a party that involved intoxicated guests destroying much of my existing glassware. It finally dawned on me soon after that those tacky plastic glassware pieces adorning the shelves at my local Wal-Mart would come in very handy for me in the future, and so it went…

I started out by researching online for some solutions to my dilemma, and soon found that there were many designs to choose from, and many were rather elegant, at least from what I could see on my screen. If you can’t find it on the internet, then it most likely doesn’t exist at all.

There are a few places online that I’ll purchase stuff like plastic glassware from without hesitation, and there are some specialty shops that I’ll always be able to discover through search engine queries. Amazon.com is my favorite place to start searching, because the pricing points usually fit into whatever budget I’ve set for the current project at hand.

When it came to locating plastic wine glasses and plastic martini glasses, then Amazon yielded desirable results, whereas Overstock.com was severely lacking. Overstock does offer a rather impressive line of glassware, just not in the plastic genre. Then, I was lucky enough to discover some more obscure sights, like Hula glassware, etc.

So, what are the relative advantages and disadvantages of owning plastic glassware? First and foremost is this; From a distance I challenge anybody to tell the difference between plastic and glass with any degree of accuracy. Just check out the video of the annoying wine connoisseur below to see what I mean.

Throughout most of the video I was convinced which of the two vessels was plastic, yet I was incorrect. Plastic designs have come a long since their creation, and glassware has benefited greatly from the progress. A clear plastic wine glass can be seen at most outdoor weddings nowadays, meaning they have become much more accepted over the years also.

Pricing is also much more reasonable when it comes to choosing plastic for your glassware needs. If you spend any time at all in physical stores like Pier 1 or the likes, then you’ll notice just how pricey a set of glassware can be. Plastic comes with no such price tag.

Durability is also a great characteristic of these pieces. If you drop a wine glass on the floor, then chances are the glass will break, and most certainly at the stem. The stem of the wine glass is obviously the most brittle part, so it would stand to reason that there would be the most give at that point. This isn’t to say that a plastic wine glass won’t break when dropped, but it’ll happen with less frequency, and since the price is right with this design they would be cheap and easily replaced when the unthinkable does happen. There won’t be any lament when there is breakage, in other words.

Functionality is also key, but there are disadvantages I suppose to owning plastic glassware. The ‘Joneses’ may judge you, but who cares?! The Jonses don’t pay your bills, set your budget or walk a mile in your shoes, so who cares what the general public thinks anyway?! If they wanna judge you for purchasing disposable plastic wine glasses, then they most likely aren’t worth fraternizing with in the first place.

Live and let live, that’s our mantra…

Plastic martini glasses?  The very thought must send shivers down the collective spines of every martini snob this side of the moon.  Aside from the pure practicality of the subject, there are many reasons to consider adding plastic martini glasses to your collection. Just the basic issues of cost and functionality alone will help sway you into a favorable opinion when it comes to plastic glassware, especially cocktail glasses.

Plastic martini glasses

As you can see from the pic above, though it’s plastic, the martini glass still remains elegant in design. The other two glasses retain their elegance of design also, so… Why not add something durable to your glassware collection? Lord knows, if you’re entertaining the tipsy or become tipsy yourself, mucho money can be saved if you drop these beauties on the hard-wood floors…

When it comes right down to it, the difference between plastic martini glasses and traditional glassware designs is quite minimal, when you also take into consideration the increased functionality and durability you gain with the former.

For more in depth analysis of plastic martini glasses just click the link.

Glassware exists in all shapes and sizes, that much probably SHOULD go without saying. What particularly interests me with glassware is what it tends to say about the person who purchases it, and me specifically.

Tastes in glassware are as individual and varied as those willing to take the time to think about their decisions, when it comes to choosing the appropriate design for personal expression. Bar glassware is certainly no exception, and truly highlights our personalities.

Without getting too bougie with the subject of glassware, it should be noted that the internet is the perfect resource for researching and discovering ideal fits for your personal collection. If you can’t find it online, it most likely doesn’t exist.

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Welcome to your portal to the most functional yet elegant martini glasses available on the net.  Martini glasses have become quite the trendy item over the past 10 years.  Martini glasses come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from a more traditional design to those that push the boundaries and envelopes of all rationale.

This site is dedicated to the martini glass, and more specifically to the plastic martini glass, but traditional martini glasses certainly deserve their due, and are worthy of a lengthy homage. The glassware is not what makes a martini a martini, but it certainly helps add to the overall mystique that the martini has enjoyed over the years.

You will see a lot of cocktails served in a martini glass, but this DOES NOT mean that they are variations of the traditional martini. In fact,t here is only one accepted variation of the traditional martini and that is when vodka is used instead of gin.

Cocktails such as the Cosmopolitan and the Apple ‘tini have their place in the pop culture of the bar scene, but don’t ever think they belong to the martini family. That family is remarkably small, and just because a drink adds the word martini at the end of it, doesn’t make something like a chocolate martini worthy of any praise…