Duralex Picardie Tumblers

[Shel_B]

These questions have been on my mind for a while ...

 

Several weeks ago one of my Picardie tumblers, while sitting in the sink waiting to be washed, shattered.  Nothing banged against it, it just broke apart.  Has anyone an idea of why that could have happened.  Now, every time I wash one, I get a little nervous, concerned that it may shatter. 

 

I read somewhere that several years ago the company that makes this glassware went bankrupt, yet it seems that the glassware is still being made.  Does anyone know if the glass is of the same formulation as it was some years ago?  Is the company making the glassware still a French company?  Does anyone know about the details of the bankruptcy, or if it's even a true story? 

 

Any place on line that a good deal can be had on the Picardie tumblers?

 

Thanks!

[Hassouni]

I believe the bankruptcy story is true, but I think they are made in the same factory in France, to the same formula.

 

These are a good price for individual glasses: http://www.fishseddy.com/browse.cfm/2,269.html

 

For sets, shocking as it is to me, Williams Sonoma seems to be the cheapest: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/picardie-glass-tumbler/