Dollar Tree has pretty cheap glasswear...'psst' its $1

I got #2, 27.5oz beer mugs for 1 dollar each at The Dollar Tree. Here's a pic of my Hopacolypse Now IPA in a whoppin' 27.5 oz mug. They also have some regular american pint glasses and some goblets all for a buck. Prost!

 

I loaded up on glasswear from them a while back. Outstanding deals!

 

Thanks for the tip, I'll check them out! I almost looked through the glassware collection at the goodwill while halloween costume shopping, but something about buying second hand glassware felt weird to me.

 

Second hand anything feels weird to me. I have issues.

 

Is it just me or does all second hand glasswear look more faded than the glasses I have owned for 10 years?
-Jefe-

 

I need a mug i dont have one yet. I finally found a Sam Adams boston lager glass-im pretty content now.

 

I bought 6 mugs and a dozen pint glasses from them about a year ago, ya can't beat their prices. and for you one dollar.

 

Pftt. Dollar? Rip-off, who needs that when you can just throw some(free) sand into your oven and make your own glasses.ha

 

I like splitting a case of libbey glasses from the local restaurant supply store, they're slightly more than a dollar a piece but I know they've been heat treated.

 

Most likely folks putting their beer glasses in the dishwasher. Bad juju...

Cheers!

 

I find most of my glasses at thrift stores. Nothing wrong with any of them. Tulips, standard pints, even a couple of chimay glasses.

 

Same here. I got tired of spending good money on glasses just to have them slip out my hands and shatter while washing them. Now I get tulips, snifters, pilsner glasses, and the occasional goblet at Salvation Army for about 50 cents a piece.

 

Yup.

The dollar store glasswear is ok but I killed it pretty quickly. The thrift store glasses are cooler and usually far better glassware.

 

I'm pretty happy with my pilsner pints from Dollar Tree. They make a pretty good poor man's stout glass.
I bought a dozen. The toddler has only destroyed 2.

 

Just got a couple Stella glasses for $1.99. Bought a dogfish head chalice, a Bass, and tres pistoles for 2.49 each at Andersons in Toledo a while back.

 

Why? Unless you're talking about jet dry, it's just flying water, soap, and hot air.

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Actually, if you check out what's in automatic dishwasher compound you'll find abrasives that will etch glass...

Cheers!

 

I put my heavy glass beer mugs in the dish washer all the time. They come out crystal clear and we don't use anything but Cascade liquid.

 

Good to know! Does this apply to liquid detergent too?

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Almost all automatic dishwasher compounds have some form of abrasive - like fine pumice. I never put my SA glasses in the dishwasher and they look brand new, while my youngest son put his in his dishwasher and most of the artwork has been blasted away...

Cheers!

 

According to the MSDS, Cascade liquid contains sodium silicate. That's an abrasive...

Cheers!

 

I've been buying beer & wine glasses at Dollar Tree for years. I just wish they'd stock the same thing twice.

 

I love thrift stores and antique stores for beer glass hunting...have also scored on carboys at antique stores.

 

I've already bought a couple of those! Also got a few pilsner glasses there. Didn't need em but I couldn't resist!

 

Save the dollar, keg stands are free.

 

Maybe its me, but i prefer my pint glasses "ala nud" without any printing on them. Got a half dozen 16 oz pint glasses a year ago and have been using them for all my home brews ever since. The printing just gets in the way of the color and the bubbles anyway.

 

Glad I'm not the only one who does this. You can't beat the price on brand new glasses but I have noticed that the glass is pretty thin on the pilsner and weizen glasses I've bought there. The regular pint glasses are a little bit thicker but not as thick as I would like. The mugs on the other hand are burly as all get out.

 

I've bought some cool vintage glasses at garage sales and flea markets.

 

I picked up 6 of those also a few months back! They hard pretty nice mugs and even better since they were only 1 dollar each!

 

You got to be careful at those dollar stores. Unless it's already been mentioned, some are deals and some aren't really. I went to the salvation army looking for furniture (great deals) and thought I would have a look at some glass. LOTS of good deals on beer mugs and glasses! I got a golden rimmed belgian style sniffer for .49 cents along with a bunch of others. (I think a lot of people that quit drinking and go to AA end up donating their glass sets)

 

Today as I drove past Dollar Tree, I remembered reading this thread. Scored a couple of big 24 oz glass mugs and some pilsner glasses. The mugs are very hefty, and the pilsner glasses are made from thick enough glass to withstand a bit of abuse (not thin, like the ones mentioned above). Thanks for the tips, fellas!

 

Thrift stores are one thing, but Dollar stores are sell stuff made in China. Beware of that, who knows the led content?

 

That sheet is dated 2001, all detergents were reformulated in 2009 to remove phosphates as mandated by law. (I believe it was just several states that mandated it's removal, but the manufacturers adopted the standard on all detergents) I don't know about the sodium silicates, but actual etching on glassware in the dishwasher is fairly rare and is usually caused by using too much detergent combined with high wash temperatures. Most times clouding of glassware is caused by mineral deposits which can be removed by a short soak in a vinegar solution. (use white vinegar, 1 cup to a gallon of water) If you can scrape it off with your fingernail it's minerals not etching. Paint will fade and can be damaged by the detergents and temperatures used in most dishwashers, this includes gold and other metallic designs. If you don't want those items damaged wash them by hand.

 

Thrift stores aren't necessarily better:

http://leadcheck.com/blog/lead-found-many-thrift-shop-items

That article comes from the LeadCheck blog. I'm going to buy these:

LeadCheck Swabs


I'll post the results next week.

 

Lead test showed negative for both glasses.

 

Great now im paranoid about my cheap 2 gallon fermenters i got at a Pamida that ive been using.Pretty certain they were from China.

 

If it makes you feel better, repeated use should lower the amount of lead thrown off if they did happen to have lead oxide in them

 

i've gotten some awesome glasses at salvation army. two lennox crystal pilsner glasses that are some of my all time faves.

 

Dollar tree is good... i also randomly peruse the local thift stores. Got a few imperial pints the other day for a few bucks.

 

The alcohol will rid the glass of the led.. of course it will most likely end up in your beer !