I store my pint glasses in an alternating, up-down pattern, because the total storage space required for them is smaller that way. Read more

Rim up is nonsense! You don't want it touching your dirty cabinet floor? Where the hell do you think that dirtiness is before it settles on the cabinet floor? In the air inside your inexplicably rim up glasses, that's where! Read more

Mine are always rim down because I'm single and don't like people, so all of the glasses but one looks like they're a part of an ancient Egyptian tomb cache. Read more

Ready to have your mind blown? Both. Plastic cups get rim side down and stacked for easy storage. Glasses go rim side up because they look nicer that way and pint glasses get stacked inside each other. Basically I just throw them in there and hope they stay upright. Read more

I store mine rimside down, but not for any of these reasons. I stack my cups on top of each other to fit more in the cabinet. I feel like its easier to slide the top glass up and off the glass below when they are upside down. It probably doesn't actually make a difference really, but it feels easier. Read more

I have that crap sorted. Put in those nice padded liners, then store rim side down. The liners are clean and they reduce any risk of chipping. They also elevate the glass and have little holes so the glass can breath, preventing condensation from forming from any residual moisture. Read more

Question to who put the rims down to keep dust etc out, do you also place your plates & bowls upside down? Read more

Burneko either has incredibly dirty cabinets, or is an absolute moron if he thinks a cupboard shelf is dirtier than kitchen air. Read more

I have always stored coffee mugs upside down and glasses rim up. There is literally no reason for this behavior, and now that you have made me think about it, it will drive me insane. Thanks. Read more

Whoa whoa whoa. Texan here, and no one I know does rim side down. Just asked around the office, and no one does rim side down. Read more

at this point, can we just make the deadspin staff chat open to read live and 24/7? Read more

"Rim-side up, definitely." Read more

I like how you started the conversation, Jolie, and then just let them go. Read more

I only store glasses upside down if they are on a rack so that air can get underneath the glass. Read more

I alternate my pint glasses, up and down, to maximize the lateral space in the cabinet. Geometry, bitches. Read more

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Burneko's absolute belief in his opinion on literally everything is both admirable and infuriating. Read more

No sane person would store their bowls or plates upside down. Glasses don't get a free pass. Read more

You can sometimes alternate up an down rows to fit more glasses in a tighter space. Helpful if you have new roommates with a lot of glasses. Do people actually give a shit about this? Read more

And when your limited on storage of wider glasses like margarita or martini glasses alternating one up and one down saves a lot of space... Read more