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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 5:26 pm
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Where do you stand on Mason Jars in restaurants?
Acceptable and cool or would you like to see a renewed interest in proper glassware?
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 5:40 pm
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Meh.

They're fine. Rarely used in the wrong setting.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 5:41 pm
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Originally Posted by magiciansampras
proper glassware?
Question-begging.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 5:49 pm
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Originally Posted by cblaisd
Question-begging.
Fine, proper stemware.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 5:51 pm
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Originally Posted by magiciansampras
Fine, proper stemware.
I.E. a wine glass?
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 5:53 pm
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Originally Posted by nerd
I.E. a wine glass?
Or suitable alternative for, say, a bloody mary.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 5:59 pm
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Originally Posted by magiciansampras
Or suitable alternative for, say, a bloody mary.
If you're drinking at lunch you're probably not as picky about what it's served in.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 6:04 pm
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Originally Posted by nerd
If you're drinking at lunch you're probably not as picky about what it's served in.
Valid argument.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 6:19 pm
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Originally Posted by nerd
If you're drinking at lunch you're probably not as picky about what it's served in.
Agreed. I see them generally in appropriate places.

I like them, too. Might even want a handful for home. Not for fancy events.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 7:07 pm
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My son was served apple juice in a Mason Jar in Rochester, MN. It looked like a urine specimen in that jar.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 8:16 pm
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Totally depends on the restaurant.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 8:24 pm
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Definitely depends on the restaurant. Southern plate-lunch, bbq, or catfish place totally fine. Italian, French, or Japanese - run, don't walk, back out the door and find another place to eat.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 9:49 pm
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"Proper" begs the question, since that is exactly what is at issue.

I personally found them to be a cute idea the first maybe 8000 restaurants to do it, but after that it gets old....
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 12:22 am
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I don't care as long as my beer doesn't come in one.
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 12:44 am
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Originally Posted by cblaisd
"Proper" begs the question, since that is exactly what is at issue.
The O/P is asking whether one ever gets a drink in a Mason jar that shouldn't be served in one. That sort of question does not constitute begging.

I'll refer you back to the Wiki link that you supplied.
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