Glasses storage ideas

wedgy replied on 29/06/2016 19:13

Posted on 29/06/2016 19:13

We have resorted to useing the cardboard wine carriers provided by supermarkets to store our wine and beer glasses, not very elegant but out of site in the cupboards. We are however getting scuff marks on the sides of the acrylic as the cardboard doesn't fully reach the bottom of the carrier. I don't want the spring clip solution as we have lots of different size and shape of "glass" Any solution would be appreciated. 

Pippah45 replied on 29/06/2016 19:53

Posted on 29/06/2016 19:53

I use bubble wrap for mine and the only one I have lost recently disappeared at my daughters house - she thought it was one of her wine glasses!  We both shop at Ikea! 

peegeenine replied on 29/06/2016 19:54

Posted on 29/06/2016 19:54

We use a piece of foam about an inch thick, cut to the width of the locker. We placed the glasses upside down on the foam, drew round them and then cut out the circles. The glasses now sit in the holes and are held in place by the foam and if you are careful with the spacing, they don't rattle. The foam sits on slip matting which also stops rattles and the foam from moving.

DiverPhil replied on 29/06/2016 20:14

Posted on 29/06/2016 20:14

The OH likes real glass wine glasses and tumblers, I don't, not in the van. So far we have had good quality non glass ones This year while we were away she bought a couple of wine glassesFrown they lasted all of 4 days before I broke one drying it, which also gave me a nasty cut to my finger. Of course it was my fault (she said) but I stand by not having real glass in the van. 

By the way OH put the wine glasses singley in socks before standing them in the cupboard at the back, nice and net and they didn't rattle.

replied on 29/06/2016 20:45

Posted on 29/06/2016 20:45

We bought some glasses and use the box they came in, so far so good.

Write your comments here...whisky in cut glass is an essential and the box they came in works a treat  ( one lost in four years). We have three tumblers and three taller  g and t glasses in the box with a little bubble wrap?

DavidKlyne replied on 29/06/2016 20:47

Posted on 29/06/2016 20:47

Wedgy

I note you mentioned acrylic. As a material its never been that robust and its better to go for the more expensive polycarbonate versions as they can stand up to more wear and tear. For wine we only use real glass and we have travelled thousands of miles with two glasses in a spring clip holder. We do expect casualties so we do have a back up supply which we rarely use!

David 

PrestonDave replied on 29/06/2016 20:58

Posted on 29/06/2016 20:58

Morrison's sell a cloth bottle bag which they sell for about 12p each, they hold six bottles or glasses or a mix of both with a bit of bubble wrap or foam, been using ours for 3 years with no breakages. 

ValDa replied on 29/06/2016 21:19

Posted on 29/06/2016 21:19

Morrison's sell a cloth bottle bag which they sell for about 12p each, they hold six bottles or glasses or a mix of both with a bit of bubble wrap or foam, been using ours for 3 years with no breakages. 

That's the type we use, for keeping glasses safe - and also (as featured in Practical Caravan some years ago) for keeping pairs of ladies' shoes in pairs in a  nice tidy way in the space at the bottom of the wardrobe compartment!

Olivegrower replied on 29/06/2016 21:43

Posted on 29/06/2016 21:43

We use the expandable plastic bottle covers that you get at duty free shops. Works a treat over our mugs and glasses.

wedgy replied on 29/06/2016 22:33

Posted on 29/06/2016 22:33

We use a piece of foam about an inch thick, cut to the width of the locker. We placed the glasses upside down on the foam, drew round them and then cut out the circles. The glasses now sit in the holes and are held in place by the foam and if you are careful with the spacing, they don't rattle. The foam sits on slip matting which also stops rattles and the foam from moving.

Write your comments here...Hi that sounds like a good idea maybe the foam could be thicker to give move stability? Pete

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