German Hand-Blown Lead-Free Crystal Wine Glasses 403ml/565ml 6pk $9.99 @ ALDI - This Wednesday

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  dirtybird on 14/07/2013 - 12:42

  I saw this ad in the brochure this morning and it reminded me I bought these last year and put them away somewhere.
  I remember them them being pretty good for the price.

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    Windows7forever on 15/07/2013 - 13:44

    You obviously don't drink much wine :P

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  douglasb on 14/07/2013 - 13:24

  +1

  These are nice glasses,probably worth a lot more than the ten bucks Aldi charges for them… AND Aldi manages to bring them back regularly, just as we've finished drunkenly dropping and breaking the last batch! :-)

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    Windows7forever on 15/07/2013 - 13:46

    Bought them a few years back. Tip : buy the "red wine" glasses because the volumetric quantity per dollar is greater i.e. bigger glasses.

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  bargaino on 14/07/2013 - 14:05

  What do they use in place of lead?

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    cannedhams on 14/07/2013 - 14:23

    Potash. Most German hand blown glass has been lead free for a long time, for the employees safety as much as anything.

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      bargaino on 14/07/2013 - 14:42

      So it is just plain glass then? How do they get away with calling it crystal?

      for the employees safety as much as anything.

      I thought that was the only reason. What is the "anything else"?

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        cannedhams on 14/07/2013 - 16:37

        Normal float glass consists of sand, soda and lime. To make lead free crystal, they add potash to the mix, this results in a very hard, glossy glass, just like lead crystal (actually a bit harder than lead crystal in fact).

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        bargaino on 14/07/2013 - 17:00

        How is the refractive index? I doubt it looks as good?

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        cannedhams on 15/07/2013 - 10:32

        About the same. The only difference you would pick up on is that the lead free crystal is lighter, because the barium oxide and potash that is used in place of the glass is lighter than lead.

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  brett-au on 14/07/2013 - 14:52

  The hiking socks look interesting to me. I'm curious to know what wool blend is, in terms of percentages. If someone could answer that, I will know whether its worth treking to Aldi on Saturday morning.

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    tonester on 14/07/2013 - 21:55

    if serious about hiking, then consider Bridgedale socks
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/109655