Surprise gift from Greg at Van?s Aircraft

[cderk]

I would totally buy a 4 pack of those glasses

[RV8JD]

Originally Posted by AX-O

The folder is “public”.

Some folks can see google pics sone cannot. I believe if you log in to google, you can see the pics. Not logged in, no pics. Something changed as this was not a problem before.

FYI, I could see your pics yesterday, but cannot today (whether I'm not logged in to Google, or logged in). That has happened often with folk's Google pics.

[MED]

I believe those glasses would sell! Water bottle, too. We all like RV bling.
BTW - happy birthday, Axel.

[Tankerpilot75]

Originally Posted by greghughespdx

Super limited edition, custom made glassware that I slaved over a hot new laser machine to make in the prototype shop.
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You know, Vans sets the standard for great experimental aircraft therefore maybe you should contract with the Waterford Crystal company in Waterford Ireland and have them make some truly classic crystal glassware and decanters for Vans to sale to its customers.

Now that would be classy!

[Veetail88]

There are companies on the web that can custom etch glasses. They get pretty reasonable when you order them in bulk.

And YES, they would be a big seller! I'd be in for a 4 pack of Glencairn glasses for sure! I won't name them as they're not advertisers here, but you can find them by searching for glencairn whiskey glass in your browser. BTW, the Glencairn glasses they sell are original crystal from Ireland.

[PCHunt]

FWIW, I can see Axel's photos in the OP today. Not so yesterday.

[cderk]

Greg - you are a marketing genius... i see what you did there. You sent someone some free stuff and poof... you?ve got people lining up to buy.

[greghughespdx]

Originally Posted by cderk

Greg - you are a marketing genius... i see what you did there. You sent someone some free stuff and poof... you’ve got people lining up to buy.

Hey man, I can tell ya with absolute certainty that I am not an *anything* genius hah.

I made about 100 of these glasses for an employee gift over the holidays and saved a few extras here and there.

We're thinking about making limited runs of this sort of stuff and are always trying to figure out what we can make that people might like. We have the tools and equipment, but we also have to find a good way to allocate the time, of course! And it needs to be something we can do with low opportunity cost if it's not a kit part. Glassware and water bottles fit that bill I think, as long as we can afford to make and sell them for a price that people are happy to pay.

Our new light-box sign kit came out of that same "idea thinking" process (and I classify that kit as basically some unique Van's swag, which also serves as a simple practice kit and/or family weekend project - multi-purpose!). People have gotten creative with those signs, too - which is fun to see.

We'll be sure to let people know if/when we decide to do something new!

[JackZ]

Greg
Sign me up for 4 sets of four glasses. I don't care too much about price but I need to thank people that helped with my build.

Jack
rv9a now flying

[newt]

I would buy the heck out of a set of Vans glasses.

- mark