When Karen and I decided to get an apartment together, one of the first orders of business was visit IKEA and ‘modernize’ our living quarters. Apparently my growing collection of stolen beer pints were not considered appropriate glassware for company. No problem. You give a little, you get a little. So you can imagine my surprise when Karen asked me if I wanted to go to Burger King for dinner so that we could score a Star Trek glass. I quickly reminded her of my perfectly good set of Mill Street and Hoegaarden glasses, which currently resides in the back of the top shelf, covered in dust and out of reach in the cupboard over the refrigerator.
Now, As far as promotional movie merchandise goes, the marketing team for Star Trek hit the nail on the head with these Burger King glasses. They are retro looking, frosted, nothing fancy, promotional glassware. They look like they could have been sitting in a box in your parent’s basement for the past 20 years just waiting to be found and shipped half way across the country to give you that throw-back-cred at your next dinner party. Whoever designed these bad boys did their Star Wars and Indiana Jones merchandise homework. In all, there are four glasses, each glass depicting a different Star Trek character. There is Kirk, Spock, Nero and Uhura, and at $7.50 each, or $1.99 with a combo, you can’t really complain.
I can’t stand the food at Burger King, but I’m not too proud to drop a few dollars on cutlery at a fast food joint, or gas station for that matter. Hell, if it weren’t for Petro Canada, my parents would still be eating their breakfast directly off the kitchen table.
But like I said at the beginning, you give a little you get a little. Karen and I are now one Spock glass away from having a complete set. You can’t argue with good design.
