| There are many times where you might not | | | | the foundation and without strength in that area, |
| want to use your best wine glasses for a party | | | | the wine glass is worthless. You need not even |
| or an event. You might even have that friend | | | | settle for plastic wine glasses as there are many |
| that is clumsy and always breaks things, or you | | | | nice glass glasses for almost the same price. |
| just don't want to chance it with your finest | | | | One great place to look for inexpensive glasses is |
| glassware. Other times, you and your friends | | | | at thrift or second hand stores. They might be |
| might just choose to drink wine out of a regular | | | | dirty, but a quick wash and they will be good as |
| glass or even a paper cup! Wine should only be | | | | new. Many times you can find unique collections at |
| drank, in my opinion, from wine glasses. And | | | | reasonable prices that will sure to be a hit at any |
| although plastic glasses can do the job, most | | | | even or gathering. |
| people prefer to drink wine from those made of | | | | Another place to look for them is at yard sales. |
| glass. | | | | There are hundreds of thousands of yard sales |
| Wine glasses can be very expensive and fragile, | | | | across the United States each year, each with an |
| and usually those are used for just personal | | | | opportunity to find rare and eclectic finds. Many |
| special occasions. Where can you get functional, | | | | people will sell partial sets of wine glasses, and |
| nice-looking alternatives that will still give your | | | | since they are missing one or more of them, the |
| party an air of sophistication without breaking the | | | | price can be easily negotiated. Don't be afraid to |
| bank? There are many worthwhile places to look, | | | | barter! |
| so don't get discouraged. | | | | Occasionally you can find inexpensive glasses at |
| Just because one hears the word, "cheap" and | | | | overstock and discount stores like Big Lots and |
| thinks ugly, malformed and plastic, this is not | | | | 99 cent stores. has beautiful wine glasses at very |
| always the case. Department stores nowadays | | | | reasonable prices. There, you can read reviews |
| carry a wide variety of good quality glasses that | | | | and find some pretty interesting pieces at very |
| aren't that expensive. You need to pick up the | | | | reasonable prices. |
| glass and feel the "heft" to assure that it doesn't | | | | A more creative way to acquire cheap wine |
| feel cheap and flimsy. Also, look for those | | | | glasses is to go wine tasting. Many wineries will |
| malformations to see if there are bubbles or | | | | allow to keep your wine glasses as a souvenir! |
| indentations in the glass or plastic. Check to see if | | | | Visit some of the wineries in your area to |
| the stem is easily bent or broken. The stem is | | | | increase your collection of wine glasses. |