Pimp Cup / Chalice Recommendations?

naporeon · November 2014

This year, I've organized a new fantasy football league for some friends who haven't played before (including @Zonugal‌, @Seattle Thread‌, and @Captain Cthulhu‌). With the season reaching its end, we're looking into options for a championship trophy.

I'm leaning toward a customized "pimp cup" or chalice. The more gaudy and over-the-top the better. Here are my requirements.

Customizable with at least 5 characters, but preferably more
Made of actual glass, not plexiglass, lexan, etc
Safe to drink out of
"Blinged out" (ie. lots of sparkly shit all over it)
Preferably around $80, but possibly as much as $120

Googling this gets a load of really poorly designed sites of dubious provenance. As silly as it sounds, does anyone have experience ordering these? I guess some folks use them as gifts for wedding parties, so I figured it couldn't hurt to ask if anyone here had ordered them before.

Inx · November 2014

I was browsing Etsy last week with the search term "Chalice". I saw some things that might fit the bill and looked like they were decently constructed. Give that a try?

naporeon · November 2014

Inx wrote: »

I was browsing Etsy last week with the search term "Chalice". I saw some things that might fit the bill and looked like they were decently constructed. Give that a try?

A-duhhhhhhhhhhh. Wow, I am kind of a world-class dummy for not checking Etsy FIRST THING. Will rectify immediately.

Other than that great suggestion, does anyone else have any ideas?

Platy · November 2014

I don't know about the US, but around here's specialized shops where you can browse and buy sports trophies and have them engraved. You might want to see if you can find anything similar around where you live.

Radiation · November 2014

Find a trophy shop or something similar. Also if you live near a military installation, those shops tend to have a bit more unusual random stuff for engraving and may be somewhat in the area of what you wanted. That will also allow you to put your hands on the thing and make sure it doesn't feel too terribly cheap.

Also why glass? I feel like polished metal would look pretty glorious and engraving it would show up better.

naporeon · November 2014

Radiation wrote: »

Find a trophy shop or something similar. Also if you live near a military installation, those shops tend to have a bit more unusual random stuff for engraving and may be somewhat in the area of what you wanted. That will also allow you to put your hands on the thing and make sure it doesn't feel too terribly cheap.

Also why glass? I feel like polished metal would look pretty glorious and engraving it would show up better.

Mainly because glass is a known quantity; while I'm sure there are ways to fuck it up, you pretty much know that you can safely drink from a glass cup. There are lots of things that can be present in a metal chalice however, which could make it dangerous to drink from it.

Also, engraving isn't a priority. Although now that you mention it, adding the champ's name each season and reusing the cup for each champion sounds like a great idea...

BouwsT · November 2014

naporeon wrote: »

Radiation wrote: »

Find a trophy shop or something similar. Also if you live near a military installation, those shops tend to have a bit more unusual random stuff for engraving and may be somewhat in the area of what you wanted. That will also allow you to put your hands on the thing and make sure it doesn't feel too terribly cheap.

Also why glass? I feel like polished metal would look pretty glorious and engraving it would show up better.

Mainly because glass is a known quantity; while I'm sure there are ways to fuck it up, you pretty much know that you can safely drink from a glass cup. There are lots of things that can be present in a metal chalice however, which could make it dangerous to drink from it.

Also, engraving isn't a priority. Although now that you mention it, adding the champ's name each season and reusing the cup for each champion sounds like a great idea...

Just make sure you wash it between seasons...

Radiation · November 2014

BouwsT wrote: »

naporeon wrote: »

Radiation wrote: »

Find a trophy shop or something similar. Also if you live near a military installation, those shops tend to have a bit more unusual random stuff for engraving and may be somewhat in the area of what you wanted. That will also allow you to put your hands on the thing and make sure it doesn't feel too terribly cheap.

Also why glass? I feel like polished metal would look pretty glorious and engraving it would show up better.

Mainly because glass is a known quantity; while I'm sure there are ways to fuck it up, you pretty much know that you can safely drink from a glass cup. There are lots of things that can be present in a metal chalice however, which could make it dangerous to drink from it.

Also, engraving isn't a priority. Although now that you mention it, adding the champ's name each season and reusing the cup for each champion sounds like a great idea...

Just make sure you wash it between seasons...