Duralex glassware
Drinking glasses in Home & kitchen
People recommend Duralex glassware for being very hard to break and lasting for decades in homes. The most common caveat is that the glasses scratch fairly easily.
People recommend Duralex glassware for being very hard to break and lasting for decades in homes. The most common caveat is that the glasses scratch fairly easily.
32 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 28
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 25 years
Median of the 5 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 28 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Very hard to break
“they're known for being practically unbreakable. Couldn't tell you how many times I dropped my Duralex glasses with them not breaking.”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex” “none are worse for wear. They've been dropped, survived several moves, and even toddlers, and are still going strong”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex” “a special glass that made the glass bounce off the floor several times before breaking”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex” - Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex”
- Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex”
- Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex”
- Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex”
- Comment from 23 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex”
Lasts for decades
“Stuff that's build to last a long time by people who can live from their work”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex” “I furnished my cupboards with Duralex decades ago and never needed any more”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex” “having lasted an order of magnitude longer than other glassware”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex” - Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex”
Good quality for the price
“Most houses still have some of them, although nowadays there's lot more competition. I would pay twice for their glassware, quality-wise is good stuff.”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex” “The Duralex stuff I got has been the best glassware I’ve ever had, hands down.”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex” “almost every french home has one of their glasses and they are good quality”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex” - Comment from 1 Aug 2026 in “Cookware Got Worse on Purpose: Who Owns Pyrex and All-Clad Now”
- Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex”
Common in French homes
“Most houses still have some of them, although nowadays there's lot more competition. I would pay twice for their glassware, quality-wise is good stuff.”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex” “almost every french home has one of their glasses and they are good quality”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex” “Durable is really the French household name "par excellence".”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “'The French people want to save us': help pours in for glassmaker Duralex”
What people said
32 of the 35 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“still turn out top notch stuff are really great prices”
“indestructible and long lasting”
“Not because they were high-quality but because they were cheap and (back then, at least) they readily shattered.”
“Totally superior but it's the one type of glass my dishwasher just cannot seem to get clean.”
“none are worse for wear. They've been dropped, survived several moves, and even toddlers, and are still going strong”
“I still use Duralex glassware I bought 15 years ago.”
“they're known for being practically unbreakable. Couldn't tell you how many times I dropped my Duralex glasses with them not breaking.”
“having lasted an order of magnitude longer than other glassware”
“a product that people do want and like so much”
“no they are not, here in France”
“the product is so good the domestic market may be saturated”
“a special glass that made the glass bounce off the floor several times before breaking”
“almost all their glassware is either ugly or generic”
“they're the de facto coffee cup for a latte in the world's best cafes”
“Durable is really the French household name "par excellence".”
“Stuff that's build to last a long time by people who can live from their work”
“The Duralex stuff I got has been the best glassware I’ve ever had, hands down.”
“Most houses still have some of them, although nowadays there's lot more competition. I would pay twice for their glassware, quality-wise is good stuff.”
“Every single one of them broke”
“almost every french home has one of their glasses and they are good quality”
“the glassware that soon won't explode.”
“Their products are extremely expensive.”
“It is totally uncompetitive, except for some brand recognition”
“Buy Duralex — the glassware that won't explode soon.”
“cheap and long lasting isn't good for business”
“I furnished my cupboards with Duralex decades ago and never needed any more”
“the quality is absolutely worth the minimal extra cost”
“very scratch and chip resistant”
“very strong against breaking but they do scratch pretty badly”
“its marketing could clearly be improved”
“I haven't broken a single glass in 25+ years.”
“It's a pretty positive story so far, and I hope they'll continue to thrive under this new structure.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.