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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
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Personal preference but, from a germaphobe's perspective, chances of 'contamination' is far higher in a closed cabinet with the rims DOWN. UNLESS, of course, you clean out the bottom of the cabinet several times each month and I still don't think you can remove all of the bacteria from the cabinet shelves!

I just can't get past the dirty bottoms of cabinets that were likely someone elses before I bought the place! You don't know what kind of bacteria is festering there...and about to inhabit the rims of your upside down glasses! LOL

Jan 31, 2021 12:24 AM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
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Some are upright, some are not. No strong preference but if they havebeen upright for a long time it's time to wipe out or wash.

The wine glasses don't sit upright long enough to gather much dust in the cupboard. LOL

Jan 30, 2021 05:22 PM
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
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Down. To avoid dust or other particles to get in them Fred.

Jan 30, 2021 02:46 PM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
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I see this as a preference issue ... no right or wrong way.

Drinking glasses are placed right side up ... 

Champagne, wine, martini, etc are also right side up. 

Why?  

Jan 30, 2021 02:25 PM
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Michael Jacobs
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Over the years, I have "displayed" glassware/stemware both ways but consisently one way.  "Everything in its place" kinda thing.   I don't have a spreadsheet or planagram for such things but generallly upside down.  Why?  Why not--I have heard all sorts of reasons but it's not really a deal-killer for me.  

Jan 30, 2021 02:21 PM
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Steve Higgins
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Ours are placed upside down. So dust and bugs can’t crawl in them according to Tracy. She said there is no right or wrong way it’s personal preference.

Jan 30, 2021 04:05 PM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
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Right side up for frequently used glasses, so that when you grab one it's ready to use.  Down for glasses that don't get used much to prevent dust from getting in, although the outside may still need a wipe down, but at least you're not contaminating the insides with water and possibly having some remaining when you put in the other liquid.

Jan 30, 2021 03:22 PM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
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Fred,

I like there right side up, and the same with wine glasses.  No right/or wrong!  It is our preference.  We rotate them, and use them often.  They do not have a chance to get dusty. A

Jan 30, 2021 08:42 PM
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John Juarez
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Personal preference.

Jan 30, 2021 04:25 PM
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Candice A. Donofrio
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upside down you're turnin' me lalalala lalalala

It really doesn't matter but mine are all upside down . . . less dust inside.

Jan 30, 2021 02:45 PM
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Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
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I've got them both ways.  Upside down keeps the inside from getting dusty, but they look nicer right side up.  And the ones I use every day are right side up....except stemware...that's always right side up.

Jan 30, 2021 02:34 PM
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Christine O'Shea
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I place mine right side up so air gets circulated!

Jan 30, 2021 02:21 PM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
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To be honest, I never gave this much thought, Fred. I put mine right side up... then again, my glasses are "circulated" frequently enough that I don't worry about dust in them. And I have never seen a bug in my house or cabinets. My fine crystal is always right side up to not nick it.

Jan 31, 2021 04:27 AM
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J.R. Schloemer
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I have coffee mugs upside down. 

Cups, glasses, & stemware is right side up. I do this because a previous owner painted the shelves and I do not trust the paint.

Jan 30, 2021 05:28 PM
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Susan Emo
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Rim down for thicker sturdier cups & glasses but finer china and goblets, etc rim side up.

 

Jan 30, 2021 03:13 PM
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Lynnea Miller
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I like them upright.

 

Jan 30, 2021 02:50 PM
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Ray Henson
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I alternate them, one up, one down.  They usually fit in the cabinet better.  Now, Mary Margaret, she puts them in willy nilly.  It drives me crazy!  And DO NOT get me started on the tupperware!

Jan 31, 2021 06:23 AM
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Endre Barath, Jr.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!  is spot on and how many bars have you seen it the other way? There is a reason:)Endre

Jan 30, 2021 11:13 PM
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Alan May
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I like to place them as shown... that way dust, or other debris, doesn't fall into the drinking area.

Jan 30, 2021 07:04 PM
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Kat Palmiotti
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I've always put them right side up. Habit!

Jan 31, 2021 05:15 AM
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Raymond E. Camp
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I prefer up, only because after the third Manhattan and wanting a clean glass there is less spillage!🥴

Jan 31, 2021 05:14 AM
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Wayne Martin
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Once upon a time upside down. But lately we have drifted to up!

Jan 31, 2021 05:03 AM
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Brian England
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I always put them as you have them pictured and my thinking is that dust won't get in them if they are like that, haha.  I don't know if I am right or wrong though.

Jan 31, 2021 04:31 AM
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Susie Kay
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It's a personal preference.  

Jan 31, 2021 11:17 AM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
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I say bottoms up.
House mate says they should be displayed as used.
The cupboard suggests some confusion on who is in control of the cupboard.
In this house there is the frequently used that includes the dishware needed for the patio evening wine and the Sunday dinner.
The other 17 cupboards contain incredibly expensive settings that will never be used. They seem to be like books, so very hard to discard.
Someone needs to assert some control.

Jan 31, 2021 06:21 AM
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Place them however you want to! Why ? Because you can!

Jan 31, 2021 10:37 AM
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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
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I know folks put them upside down to prevent dust from collecting inside...but think about it...if they're dusty on the outside, clean on the inside...you still have to wash before use, thus a pointless exercise.

We don't have a large collection and we use them all weekly, all drinking glasses are right side up as they should be. We have a large coffee mug collection, they are bottom row upside down so we can stack a top row right side up. Wine glasses hang upside down and champagne flutes are chilling sideways in the fridge, while beer mugs chill right side up in the freezer.

You now know the Nelson organization's drinking vessl plan.

Jan 31, 2021 07:23 AM
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Joan Cox
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I have thought about dust getting in there, but all my glasses (drinking & wine) are right side up.

Jan 31, 2021 06:58 AM
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Bob Crane
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I generally see them upside down, it probably doent matter, I would suggest doing whatever you think is best.

Jan 31, 2021 06:16 PM
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Lyn Sims
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My mom said facing down so stuff doesn't fall into the glasses. That's how we just do it.  Even bars do it this way.

Jan 31, 2021 07:50 AM
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Roy Kelley
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The glasses we use daily are up and the others are down. 

Be alert for dusty glasses.

Jan 31, 2021 07:04 AM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
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I think in the end it comes down to a matter of habit or preference, although the advice for fine crystal stemware is to place it right side up for greater stability since the stems are delicate.  Interestingly, we do wine and water glasses right side up, but coffee cups upside down. 

Jan 31, 2021 06:35 AM
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Richie Alan Naggar
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Fascinating as we all visit with this...There are light fixtures that when changing the light bulb, you notice bugs, dust etc. in the covering. How did they get in? How much more with glasses in cupboard over time?

Jan 31, 2021 06:34 AM
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Scott Godzyk
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My everyday glasses are up and my others are all down to keep dust out

Jan 31, 2021 05:56 AM
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Don Baker
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down to avoid dust according my wife. So I had to change 20 years ago.

Jan 31, 2021 02:12 PM
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Kathy Streib
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With shelf paper, upside down or depending upon the space-one upside down and one on top of it right side up. Stem ware right side up. 

Jan 31, 2021 12:04 PM
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Brenda Mayette
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Frequently used ones are up.  A collection of beer glasses are every other as I can squeeze more in ;)

Jan 31, 2021 08:08 AM
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Doug Dawes
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I say upside down so dust does not get in them

Feb 01, 2021 10:07 AM
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Carla Freund
Keller Williams Preferred Realty - Raleigh, NC
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I would have said rim side down but really didn't have a why. That's the way my mom did it and my step-mom did it. My MIL even stored hers upside down. My daughter stores hers upside down probably because that's the way we do it. We put contact paper down to protect the cabinets and it is easily cleaned. If you live in the south I suppose it is easy to get the occassional bug no matter how clean your house is so that is one good consideration. I had to know the answer so I looked it up. Apparently there is no right or wrong way and you can even store them a combination of both ways. It is recommended to store fragile glasses such as wine glasses right side up because the rim is the most delicate part of the glass. Here's what Martha says about it.

Feb 01, 2021 05:28 AM
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