Nationally known manufacturer of drinkware for lasering

[Colin Jenkins]

Looking for a well-known glassware manufacturer that sells drinkware that can be lasered consistently. I have heard a lot about buying from the dollar store or whatever but I'd really like to find a brand that I can order in case quantities that laser well and that I can rely on a consistent supply. We'd like to move into lasered glassware but I'd like to have a good feeling that if I order a case that they will work OK. Our local restaurant supply sells cases only so I can't get a few to try from them.

I know that sand etching is superior in many ways but we could sell lasered glassware. I'll look into sand etching later.

Any recommendation on manufacturers and/or part number for pint glasses, wine glasses and shot glasses that laser well would be what we are looking for.

[Scott Shepherd]

Marck & Associates

[Junior hall]

You can these as i bought several cases from the first 2 companys and been happy discountmugs and bulkbarproducts

http://www.discountmugs.com/product/5121cl-1.75-oz.-custom-shot-glasses/

http://bulkbarproducts.com/products/Barconic-Glassware/Shot-Glasses

https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=wholesale+shot+glasses&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-002

[David Takes]

I buy directly from Libbey. You can't get a more reliable source than the source itself, versus going through one of their distributors. They do have a $500 minimum, so this option only works if you have the sales volume plus the room to store the product.

Marck and Associates is a great company to work with, but their inventory can be a little hit and miss, and product lines and specific products seem to be dropped more frequently than I am comfortable with.

Another option would be Block House headquartered out of a Chicago suburb. They distribute the Arc International line.

[Keith Winter]

I buy directly from Libbey. You can't get a more reliable source than the source itself, versus going through one of their distributors. They do have a $500 minimum, so this option only works if you have the sales volume plus the room to store the product.

Marck and Associates is a great company to work with, but their inventory can be a little hit and miss, and product lines and specific products seem to be dropped more frequently than I am comfortable with.

Another option would be Block House headquartered out of a Chicago suburb. They distribute the Arc International line.

Hi David,

Which division of Libby are you buying from? We've had a hard time even getting them to call us back in the past. Any special tricks to getting an account setup directly with them?

[Michele Welch]

Any of the suppliers mentioned above are good ones to try, just remember that glass isn't impossible to do on a laser, but can be hit or miss. I had 3 cases of mugs to do last year that I bought direct from the manufacturer and every single glass was different. I ran them with the same speed/power and they still weren't consistent. That's when I made the executive decision that it's easier to laser the mask and sand engrave them. Not to mention they look so much better using sand to etch than the laser.

[David Takes]

Keith,

Libbey has a Business to Business division for glass decorators. At one point Libbey grandfathered those companies with decorator accounts and closed off to new decorator accounts. I don't know if that policy loosened up or not with the little dip in the economy a few years ago, just haven't heard one way or the other.

[Bruce Clumpner]

You can check out restaurant suppliers in your area... We use RW Smith in So Cal. Good pricing, free delivery in the right quantity

[Keith Winter]

Thanks David. I think it's a lot harder now to get an account with them now. Congrats on getting an account, those are hard to come by!