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bevosayshi

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My in-laws are being thrown a 50th wedding anniversary next month (by my wife and her siblings) and a question has come up about using plastic vs. glass to serve wine. My bro-in-law claims that "wine will not taste good if it is served in plastic". Keep in mind he's a Coors Light drinker. His suggestion is to rent the glasses vs. going w/ plastic. Also, we're not serving a bunch of wine connoisseur's. My sister-in-law also says that wine breaks down and doesn't taste good in plastic vs. glass. I'm not sure how long wine would have to sit in a plastic cup for it to "break down" to the point that anyone would give a crap....Does anyone have any experience in this? Thoughts?




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I think there is definitely a difference. And there is a difference between glass and crystal. I don't know how many people you are talking about, but renting glasses is not expensive. We also bought a couple boxes of 18 or so wine glasses for not a lot of money. We keep them in storage and bring them out for parties. Pretty cheap and you'll be glad you have them.
 
First off I am no expert on wine, but can tell you there is a difference between plastic and glass.

You should at least look into renting glasses. I bet it wouldn't be over $50 at the MOST for that number.
 
250 glasses runs about $300 to rent....from a couple of different vendors that provide rental services. These are for very basic wine goblets. That's probably $150 more than we're looking to spend.

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doesn't ikea have cheap wine glasses ... or something that could pass a serviceable wine glass in a pinch? I agree with 'no plastic'.
 
I think your budget has made the decision for you. Plus, unless you are serving expensive wine, will there be that much difference? I don't believe I've ever turned down a beverage just because it was served in plastic. At the end of the day no one will remember one way or the other.
 
It all depends on how nice the party is in general. What type of food are you serving? Is it a drinking, partying, beer crowd, or is it an older eating and talking and sipping wine crowd? Are you having a buffet of appetizers or seated serving of entrees? Sometimes plastic cups fit in and sometimes they're out of place.

That being said, a good place to look for very cheap stemware is World Market/ Cost Plus. I think I bought a bunch of champagne glasses for new year's there for $1 each once. Which was good because everyone ended up throwing theirs off a balcony.
 
A quick Google search netted tons of California results for places that rent them for .25 to .65. I saw one place in Austin and it was 1.25 each.

The .25 seems reasonable enough. I would just buy them if I had to pay a dollar I think.

I saw one suggestion that recommended having your guests bring their own. Seems kinda weird to me though.

I do think if an event is formal enough for wine it would be formal enough for glassware of some sort. Maybe your caterer has some goblets of some kind or at least some other ideas.
 
I said first that there is a difference, but I agree with the other posters that if your budget doesn't allow for it, the difference is probably not worth the stress of worrying about it. People will enjoy the party for reasons other than the glassware.
 
Thanks for all the feedack. I guess I should have mentioned the food being catered is BBQ (Cousin's or Risky's in the Ft. Worth area....not sure which). My wife ended up going w/ a place to rent from for about $200 which includes delivery and pickup the same day. The crowd is not a wine drinking crowd and I would have elected to go w/ plastic if it were my decision. BUT, it ended up coming out to about the same price. 96 "nice" plastic goblets for about $75 + s/h. Oh well...we'll all be glad when this thing is done and over with. Thanks again for the feedback! It is MUCH APPRECIATED!! AND ou STILL SUCKS!!!!


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Jeez it's BBQ, plastic is fine, as i am sure the vino isn't going to be top notch anyhow. think of getting a little better wine with that $250 and go with the plastic.
 
Here's my thinking: it sounds like the need for one wine glass per person for a non-wine drinking crowd is that this is for a toast (is that right?). If so, I'd just set it up so that the wine drinkers drink wine from glasses and everyone drinks (and toasts) with what they drink.
 
One of my best friends bought inexpensive wine glasses-- the 10 bucks a dozen kind, and gave them away as thank you gifts at her wedding. She used two of the little novelty "rings" you can buy to attach a "thank you" card to the bottom of the glasses. It was pretty cute. Some people missed the cue that they were supposed to take them, but other people were snatching them up-- kinda funny
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