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[...]
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Continue May 18, 2010
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.
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October 28, 2009
