Happy Mother's Day 2011! Thinking Outside the Wheel

This year I wanted to get my mother something very unique... Something mom doesn't already have... Something that will catch mom by surprise... Something Cheesy, but not cheesy at all... And one day while driving down historic Market Street in Corning, New York it came to me as I passed a glass shop called Vitrix. If you've never heard of Corning, you probably don't know that some of the best glass in the world is made there, but it is home of Corning Incorporated, formerly Corning Glass Works. It is about a 25 minute drive from our cheese factory in Woodhull and well worth it. Anyway back to the point.

As I went by, I thought to myself why not ask the guys at Vitrix if they can make a piece of custom glass that looks like a cheese wheel for Mother's Day. I sent them an email detailing my request and I received a prompt reply asking if I could come in and describe it a little better. So in I went and started answering some questions. At first they seemed a bit skeptical, but they were up for the challenge so they took it on. I gave them a ball park figure of the price I was willing to spend, but never heard anything concrete which made me a bit nervous, as I don't have any experience with custom glass design. I had an ideal price range in my head, but figured I would probably have to dish out some serious Cheddar (pun intended).

About a week or so later I was contacted to come down and check out the general design so again in I went. I was impressed with the shape, still no color but I was pleased with the shape, so gave them my approval and I was ready to move forward. They told me it would be another few days to get color on it and give it the finishing touches.

As promised I was contacted and was told my piece of cheesy glass was ready for pickup so I went in for the last time wondering if the bill was going to be outrageous. I went in and when I saw the final project I was blown away. I was extremely impressed with it, but I was also very pleased with the time it took, and the customer service I received - among some of the nicest people I have ever dealt with. So then it was time to pay the bill, and after seeing the finished piece of glass, I was thinking wow this is going to hurt... But the price was right in my range and considering how much time and effort they put into it, it was a STEAL!

Overall I was very pleased with this and would recommend Vitrix to anyone looking for nice pieces of glass. I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day!