What are wine glasses?

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A woman, who is a caregiver to people that I deliver meals to, seemed interested when I happened to mention that I was going to have a garage sale. I reminded her again the last delivery day before the sale and she appeared enthusiastic. However, she never came to my sale. When I delivered meals again she made no excuses, but asked if I had any wine glasses. I said that I did. She asked me to bring them for her to see. I wrapped the up and the next delivery day, I showed her (see photos). She said none of them were what she wanted. I asked her to be specific and describe what she had in mind. She just repeated "Wine glasses. These aren't wine glasses." So I want to know what exactly is a wine glass? Are these?
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They are all wine glasses some used for different types if you wish, but still all wine glasses, maybe she wanted the type some use for martinis or something. Or possibly she wanted fine glass, crystal or something or other, likely she didn't have a clue herself if she couldn't be more specific.
 

AprilT said:
They are all wine glasses some used for different types if you wish, but still all wine glasses, maybe she wanted the type some use for martinis or something. Or possibly she wanted fine glass, crystal or something or other, likely she didn't have a clue herself if she couldn't be more specific.
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Absolutely April. The top glass is often used for Champagne, center glass probably most common for wine, and the other also a wine glass but used less frequently.
 
I just wish people would be more specific when they ask about things. When I had my sale, a man stopped and asked if I had any LP album records. Hoping to unload about 400 of them, I showed him what I had. He took one glance and said "These aren't what I want." When I asked further he said he only wanted jazz music. Another time a young couple stopped and asked if I had any dishes with flowers on them. I rushed around and brought out about 6 different samples of dishes with flowers. None of them were what they were looking for. After more questioning, come to find out they only wanted Spode china. If these people had been more specific in their requests, it could have save them some time and me a lot of effort. Why are people so vague with requests?
 
How are you guys seeing upper left and right. I see them one on top of the other??? I'm on table top PC and laptop, I bet you are using small screen mobiles??
 
AZ Jim said:
How are you guys seeing upper left and right. I see them one on top of the other??? I'm on table top PC and laptop, I bet you are using small screen mobiles??
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I'm seeing four tall glasses in a row on top. I'm using a regular old PC.

IMO...the middle row would be wine glasses. Not sure about the others.
 
AZ Jim said:
How are you guys seeing upper left and right. I see them one on top of the other??? I'm on table top PC and laptop, I bet you are using small screen mobiles??
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On my big PC monitor I see two across and one below it. On my tablet they are lined up one on top of the other.
 
Okay, when I saw that woman, I gave her my email and told her to look online for a picture of what she wanted in a wine glass and send it to me. This is what she sent saying it was the closest thing but not exactly what she wanted - she wants that proportion but the bowl more shallow and flared at the top. I am no expert at stemware, but I would call that a cocktail glass. I am amazed at the definitions people give things.

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debodun said:
Okay, when I saw that woman, I gave her my email and told her to look online for a picture of what she wanted in a wine glass and send it to me. This is what she sent saying it was the closest thing but not exactly what she wanted - she wants that proportion but the bowl more shallow and flared at the top. I am no expert at stemware, but I would call that a cocktail glass. I am amazed at the definitions people give things.

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I'd have a margarita in that glass, not wine.
 
To make things easy on yourself, go online and google wineglasses (there are many many pictures) and compare with what you have, then you'll can label a sample glass of each type that you have.

Shoppers often don't know exactly what they want themselves and often like to look around and see if anything appeals to them.
 
The top row of glasses are fluted, they are still used for wines, parfait or anything else one wants to use them for is fine as well, but generally parfait glasses have a shorter wider stem. Just saying, we call them anything we like, but still they're types of wine glasses by any other name. LOL
 
Yep, that's what I said in my previous post, she may have been referring to something of a martini aka cocktail, type of wine glass. You let her know, the appropriate name of it is as the others you showed her where too wine glasses. And make sure to include :rolleyes:. I'm kidding. I wouldn't expect you to follow my childish biochy behavior.
 

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