If you’re in the market for plastic drinkware of any sort, you’re in luck. Plastic glasses are no longer seasonal products. Chalk it up to busy lifestyles, the rise of better quality plastics, or simply the variety of styles available—plastic drinkware has hit prime time as a tabletop staple.
For over a decade, we stocked one of the largest selections of plastic drinkware in the US—all sourced by yours truly. Most brands now sell directly through Amazon and other large online retailers, so we no longer stock them here. But we keep up with the plastic drinkware market and round up top picks each year to help in your search for the perfect plastic drinkware.
1. Michley Plastic Drinkware
Michley plastic drinkware collection delivers the clarity of glass in many styles, all at a great price. Crafted in Tritan plastic, Michley plastic drinkware is dishwasher-safe, virtually unbreakable, BPA-free. The Michely line includes everything from classic stemless and stemmed wine glasses to champagne flutes and versatile tumblers in several sizes, and is sure to stand up to everyday use.
2. Bellaforte Plastic Drinkware
Bellaforte employs gifted artists to create very high-style, on-trend plastic drinkware. If you’re looking for plastic drinkware in vintage or decorative looks for your tabletop, look no further than Bellaforte! You’ll find gorgeous hobnail styles, cut crystal-style tumblers, and many other textured styles all in ultra-durable, Dishwasher-safe, BPA-Free Tritan plastic.
3. Tervis Tumblers Insulated Plastic Glasses
Insulated plastic glasses are everywhere these days, but the Tervis line rises to the top in terms of quality. Tervis Tumblers plastic drinkware offers a few basic sizes and styles, but tons of decorative drinkware options including images, logos, full wraps—you name it!
Tervis Tumbler accessories include snap-on straws, coffee lids, and slide-on handles. Tervis even has sport bottle flip tops and martini shaker tops. Talk about do-it-all drinkware! If go-anywhere insulated travel tumblers are on your plastic drinkware list, you really can’t go wrong with Tervis.
4. Strahl & BOLD Plastic Drinkware
The Strahl & BOLD lines offer a variety of super high-end plastic glasses. You’ll find rocks tumblers, highballs, jumbo tumblers, and wine glasses in several sizes, styles, and colors. It’s one of the most established plastic drinkware brands and is often used by fine restaurants, resorts, and hotels for outdoor dining. It offers a glass-like look and feel, great weight, and a hand-polished finish that’s really the best you’ll find. It’s made of virtually unbreakable, dishwasher-safe polycarbonate plastic and carries a 5-year warranty.
5. US Acrylic Plastic Drinkware
US Acrylic is a US-based manufacturer making a variety of plastic drinkware styles from several dishwasher-safe plastics. They have tumblers and stemware in clear and colorful sets, but are probably best-known for stackable plastic tumbler sets at great prices, like the ones pictured above. US Acrylic products tend to perform great in residential dishwashers, and some of their drinkware styles are popular with commercial users, too.