I have the unfortunate habit of breaking pretty much any wine glass or tumbler I can get my hands on so am currently in the market for some new glasses.

Since Christmas I have managed to break a total of four champagne flutes and two wine glasses, which doesn’t sound too bad unless you consider that this is probably the best six months I’ve had in terms of glass breakages - ever. It’s usually a lot worse.

Really, it would probably be more practical for me to get myself a sippy cup than actual glassware, but at the very least I tend to buy all my glassware when it’s on sale so I don’t feel too bad when breakages occur.

Myer is currently selling the Luigi Bormioli Canaletto stemware pictured here for 40% off, bringing it down to $29.95 for a set of four red wine, white wine or champagne glasses.

For something even cheaper, Target is selling Modern Living sets of four for more than 50% off at $9, and BIG W has Royal Leederdam tumblers or wine glasses marked down to $7.98 for a six-pack.

I’ve been hankering after the Perrier-Jouet hand-painted champagne glasses for some time now, but given the price and my track record with glassware, I should probably reconsider.

By Caroline Warnes