You remember these glasses from your last trip to #France, I guess.

Steve Canon

@jwildeboer @dascandy the basic problem with duralex as a business in capitalism is that their products last forever so you don’t ever need to replace them.

Knitting Dyke :ivoted:

@jwildeboer I've been having a hard time finding good juice glasses, like 6 oz. These are lovely, and come in many sizes. AND ship to the US for not much more than you'd pay for something shipped from here. They're reasonably priced too.

Jules 🍺

@frauxirah @jwildeboer
Sigh! Not the UK, what a surprise

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@njeanneburns Or simply go to https://www.duralexusa.com/

Jay

@jwildeboer I bought a set of these glasses many years ago and love them deeply. These are what glasses are supposed to be.

I am Jack's Lost 404

@jwildeboer

Are these the mythical unbreakable glasses I've been hearing about?!?

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@float13 They are definitely not unbreakable, I can tell from personal experience But they don't break that easy, due to being tempered.

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

Why square? Because they are a good compromise between storage space used v content storage offered. Round is definitely more pretty on the table, though.

xirah

@julesbl @jwildeboer Yeah, and both our countries have but themselves to blame with some astounding voting behaviour. Not that this makes it any better for the people that voted differently. 🥹

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@frauxirah @julesbl You “just” need to get Migros (CH) or Wayfair (UK) to add Duralex to their online shops …

xirah

@jwildeboer @julesbl Oh, yes if course! Why didn't I think of that, easy peasy. I'll email them right away! 🥰
Or, preferably: next holiday in France is just a TGV away.

raspberryswirl

@jwildeboer :rainbow_heart: is this chemical hardened glass? i am looking for that

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@frauxirah or ski with an empty backpack across the border and fill it up Sorry, @julesbl that that won’t be an option for you. But you could take the Eurostar …

Walter Tross

@jwildeboer They should fix their translations, though. Can't tell about Dutch, but all other languages except French are wrong ("lot de 6" → "lot of 6" instead of "set of 6", etc.)

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@waltertross #pedantic

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

The replies in this thread have been filled with positivity and support. I thank you all for that! It made a difference to me and hopefully many more Santé!

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@raspberryswirl No. These are tempered. You are looking for borosilicate glass

Bascht

@jwildeboer ghasped at the price and it took me way too long to notice the "lot of 6" — that's actually reasonably priced

slotos

@steve @jwildeboer @dascandy If they last forever, I won’t need to replace them under any other economic system.

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

@slotos They do break, given enough force But there are still billions of people that do not have them in their inventory, so enough possibilities for them to grow a sustainable, workers oriented business @steve @dascandy