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Picnic Season: Acrylic Drink Dispensers from Pottery Barn

2008_04_30-Drinks.jpgMaybe it's just the food styling and the deliciously frosty-looking drinks inside, but we are really drawn to these new drink dispensers from Pottery Barn.

2008_04_30-Drinks2.jpgThese dispensers hold a healthy 2.5 gallons of water, juice, sparkling coolers, sangria, or whatever else you'd like to serve as picnic season gets underway.

We like the shape and size of these; Pottery Barn says the design was based on the distinctive curve of vintage hurricane lamps. Even though we usually prefer glass for this sort of thing, acrylic is lighter than glass, so they're easier to carry to the beach or park, and they're also good for those no-glass-allowed public spots.

They also come in several subtle colors: green, turquoise, and orange. We do find the price a little hefty - $59 apiece. But watch as the season moves along; these will probably go on sale by the middle of the summer.

Pottery Barn Acrylic Drink Dispenser, $59

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Comments (9)

They really are nice looking and the photo set ups make them very appealing - the last one, lemonaid on a log, has my mouth watering.

posted by Gallivant on 2008-04-30 11:57:04
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Boy if we weren't thirsty before, we are now.

posted by ADonuts on 2008-04-30 12:18:40
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Any word on the BPA content?

posted by piepie on 2008-04-30 12:38:18
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Whew that is pricey for an acrylic container.

posted by ah-ha on 2008-04-30 12:43:35
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I wish I had known about these before I bought a (pretty expensive) glass one. Every time I use it, I am so nervous about it sliding off of the table (it needs to be darn near off the edge already for the spout to be positioned correctly). It's especially nervewracking when we're outside on the patio.

posted by robyn on 2008-04-30 15:42:28
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Right now at Home Goods and Crate and Barrel, they are selling dispenser jars. They don't look as neat as these, but they made of glass and a little less expensive.

posted by PinkThumb on 2008-04-30 18:16:22
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I don't understand why the spout is so high. There is going to be a bunch of liquid in the bottom that will require some maneuvering to get out.

posted by laura dot on 2008-04-30 18:34:12
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these are pretty, but don't seem that practical for an actual picnic (vs. a cookout on a deck, for which a pitcher will do). no easy way to carry them, the lids look like they don't screw on (though perhaps i'm mistaken). i find that my cooler with spout is pretty hard to use on a picnic in the park, because it really needs to be set up on top of something. pretty, though.

posted by SweetTea on 2008-05-01 08:53:50
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I've always been curious as to how one cleans the spout from drink to drink?

posted by sarahrae on 2008-05-01 11:07:46
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