Please Give Your Opinion on Silver Goblet This Yr

[Stephen]

Just as we thought we had the whole Silver Goblet thing streamlined, our supplier has switched product lines. Boo, hiss. For several years it was easy to hop down to the Things Remembered store and have their plain silver flute engraved for RBF. But now they've dropped the plain flute and carry only goblets associated with weddings... decorated with hearts, rings, etc.

I repeat, boo, hiss.

So now we must choose from what is available. We have two options.

The first is this almost-sorta-plain goblet. A pair of them now runs $60 instead of the old $45, plus engraving. (They only come in pairs). I fear it may bankrupt us. Eek. Here is a picture of it: www.thingsremembered.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_571131_-1_1

The other option is to go back to a tankard, ala 1994, instead of a goblet or flute. The good news is that you can buy one at a time thus reducing our costs, and the actual tankard (which I saw in the store today) is considerably more attractive than the photo and has a nice sheen to it, and you can actually drink from it.

The bad news is that it is made of black nickel or stainless steel instead of genuine silver plating. Here is a picture, and ignore the "out of stock" thing... I was there today and they have them:
www.thingsremembered.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_580041_-1_1

So, what'll it be, mates? The available, less expensive silver tankard or the slightly overdecorated silver flute?

My vote is for the tankard. We've had tankards before, this one looks very nice with a silver-black sheen, and it will engrave nicely. The flute looks too wedding-like for me and costs too much to buy in pairs.

Vote quick... I gotta get this done by Friday.

PS- I'm really interested to hear from those who are playing, but those who cannot make it are welcome to speak in an advisory capacity.

[Stephen]

This may be a better pic

www.thingsremembered.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_562072_-1_1

[kazorm]

I would like to see us to continue to use the flute. Tankards are used too often,and the flutes are distinctive and unique. If you will continue to use them, I myself will give you a $50 donation to the squadron fund this saturday!!!

[Stephen]

I don't remember what we have in the squadron fund, but removing $$$ from the equation would change my mind, too. I'm going to guess $75-80 total after engraving, but remember, that would get us goblets for two years.

These are the most plain flutes they have. The design at top is sufficiently generic and the Swarovski crystal is pretty cool, plus they're genuine silver plated. All good things. I'll have to check again and make sure that the design around the base plate is not wedding-oriented though, because everything else they had was decorated with hearts or some other decidedly non-dawn patrol pattern.

But if the base plate pattern is generic and $$$ is not an issue, then I'd switch my vote.

But I still think the tankard is cool. ;D

[albpilot]

admin said:

I don't remember what we have in the squadron fund, but removing $$$ from the equation would change my mind, too. I'm going to guess $75-80 total after engraving, but remember, that would get us goblets for two years.

These are the most plain flutes they have. The design at top is sufficiently generic and the Swarovski crystal is pretty cool, plus they're genuine silver plated. All good things. I'll have to check again and make sure that the design around the base plate is not wedding-oriented though, because everything else they had was decorated with hearts or some other decidedly non-dawn patrol pattern.

But if the base plate pattern is generic and $$$ is not an issue, then I'd switch my vote.

But I still think the tankard is cool. ;D

We have $60 and some change at my house plus whatever you collected after I left last game for the fund.


I vote tankard.

[Stephen]

The deed is done.

Prices on everything have gone up and mementos are apparently no exception. I got tankard at a sale price of $15, plus another $12 (!!) to engrave it. Grrr.

The flutes would have run $60 for the goblets themselves, plus $24 to engrave them both, plus $5 tax... totaling some $90. Just too much - and too much out of my pocket in the short term to lend to the squadron.

I haven't heard from anyone else with an opinion and a decision had to be made so there it is. Ken, next year we'll try hard to find a better deal and go back to the flutes but accept my apologies this year... it just wasn't working.

I did, however, get the black silver burnished tankard which IMHO has an awfully sharp finish on it and is still a prize to be proud of. So this year its the Silver Tankard instead of the Silver Goblet!

[albpilot]

admin said:

Ken, next year we'll try hard to find a better deal and go back to the flutes but accept my apologies this year...

No need to apologize, he won't be winning it anyway....

[albpilot]

Wow, no smack talk about the RBF...I figured Ken would at least reply...

[Stephen]

He's consumed with fear that Kevin will grab his death dice again.

[Stephen]

Picked up the cup today and I think we made the right decision. It is gorgeous. Even better than expected. Its really a nice piece.