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Jam type jars would be more stackable, since they are tapered. The might not stack tight enough for your cupboard space...

I've never really seen stackable mason jars. How about storing them stacked with lids on, if you have enough height in your cabinets or shelves? Or put some kind of grid inside the cabinet (sort of like a wine rack), and store them stacked horizontally.

something like this:
http://www.acehardwaresuperstore.com/ball-jelly-glass-ball-deluxe-quilted-crystal-p-57171.html?ref=42

how about you keep one for him, and everyone else can use stackable glasses. for the record, i've nothing against drinking from a mason jar. it reminds me of my childhood on my grandparents' farm.

Mason jar glasses are a bitch to clean and they cut your fingers if you scrub the insides by hand. Scout thrift stores or any other folksy craft stores - ribbons on the necks of geese are a sure sign mason jar glasses are sold.

Square mason jar mugs are available on Amazon. You can stack them on their sides, but you will lose space because of the handles.

Otherwise, cut thin sheets of packing board about three glasses wide and one glass deep. Sandwich the board between glasses creating a two glass stack.

Smack your husband if he grabs from the lower level before using up everything on top. That's just lazy.

what if you laid them on their sides and treated them like wine bottles? you know, kind of like a pyramid....

Try wide mouthed jam-jelly jars. They are easier to clean, will stack nicely and are about the size and shape of a tumbler. Ball Mason makes some nice ones.

My grandfather used to tack the lids to the bottom of his cabinets in the garage and just screw the bottoms to the when he wanted to get something out. He used them for nuts, bolts, and what have you, you can just leave them empty. He had two great big rows of them hanging there. I always thought it looked neat and left him with lots of space.

I think if you did it right you could end up with a pretty cool looking effect and extra cabinet space to boot. Do "they" (The Masons?LOL) have different colors? You could mix them up fiesta style.

Fixer

Dude, C&B Working Glasses all the way. They're stackable, and they last FOR-EV-ER (my parents got 6 as wedding gifts in 1978 and not one has been broken; I have my own now). http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=150&f=1693

My husband wanted mason jars at one point, and I wanted some simple modern cylindrical ones I had seen at a local store. We reached a compromise of some stackable glasses that have a little texture around the middle. We are both happy with them, with the added bonus that they fit nicely in our cupboards.

I agree w/ SheriB

Working Glasses: Chic, versatile, cheap.
Mason Jars as glassware: Tacky, versatile, cheap.
(Anyone want some Moonshine?)

now I want the working glasses too! and i don't neeeeed glasses!!!!! :(

If you get the working glasses, get the lids while you're at it. They make great storage for leftovers, lunches, etc.

Has your boyfriend spent a lot of time drinking from these. The way the lip of the jar is designed never is easy for drinking. But if he really wants some....then probably using a stacking grid (as mentioned above) will be the only way it'll work.

Look at Weck canning jars. www.weckcanning.com. They come in unusual shapes -- I have a few of the deco style. You might like the mold or mini-mold for your purpose. Don't know if those are stackable, but they have straight tapered sides.

I say get square ones and stack them on their side.

a 2nd (3rd or 4th or 5th- i didn't really count?) for stacking them on their side. And I like the actual mason jar over those CB ones. To each their own =)

Why would you want to drink out of a jar? Seems to me that something with an opeing smaller than the body and with ridges round the top for the lid to screw on would be very uncomfortable and messy to drink out of
It sounds like a throw-back to student days when you didn't have anything else to drink out of - I can't see the point in buying something new just to give the impression you can't afford real glasses
I say keep a couple for him to use and if you're going to buy something new then make it proper glasses - you really don't want to make your guests clum it when they visit.

We have about a dozen mason jars for my husband and two nice, stemmed water glasses for me. I kind of hate the mason jars, but the reason we only have two water glasses is that he's broken the rest of the set. The mason jars are pretty indestructible.

They're not particularly "messy" or "uncomfortable" to drink out of - it's not like we're dribbling drinks down our chins. But the ones with the tapered top are a PITA to clean if anything (like orange juice pulp) is stuck on the inside.

As for space saving, they're slightly square, so I can pack a dozen into a fairly small space. I also make sure that the shelves are spaced to fit shorter glasses, so as not to waste the space above them. Another shelf has more space to hold champagne flutes and wine glasses, etc.

Yes, I think they're tacky, but at the same time, some of our biggest wine snob friends have had no problem drinking wine out of them in an impromptu gathering outside around the pool.

Nothing against drinking out of a mason jar since to be honest, I'm sure we all have at least once (I can remember always at my grandmother's). They are quite messy to drink out of since liquid can get caught around where the lid screws on.

But to be honest, why not just get a couple for him - and have normal glasses for you and everyone else? I doubt many more are going to love this being the only choice if they want to have something to drink at your house - it is slightly childish.

I'm not completely surprised the modernist bunch here don't like them, but I'm a sucker for mason jars for lemonade, ice tea - generally anything that needs a big glass that will hold a lot of ice. They don't break, they feel good and sturdy in your hand, the glass is thick enough to hold the cold well. And of course many of us have sentimental attachment to them as well. I've never found them hard to clean.

We had mason jars that were slightly tapered like the ones LemonadeFish pointed out. They stack fairly well.
http://housewares.hardwarestore.com/38-199-canning-jars-lids/ball-quilted-crystal-jelly-jars-507580.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=507580&utm_campaign=googlebase

Try searching for 'jelly jar' instead of 'mason'

We use mason jars with handles (boyfriend wanted them, but I also think they're cute). If we didn't have space I think I would hang them instead of stacking.

If you like the ones with handles, it would be relatively simple to make some sort of hook system (if you have the vertical space).

Good luck!

I love Mason jars as drinking glasses. Of course, I also keep a stock of paper umbrellas, curly straws, and pink flamingo swizzle sticks.

Drinking from mason jars, typical hipster thing that's doing the rage in certain SF establishments. Seems totally pretentious to me...a bit too cool for school if you know what I mean.

I just have one really cluttered jar cupboard. I use a lot of large Kefir and Yogurt jars as well as random jam jars both for drinking and for storing grains. I got some jars from Farm Boy (jam was in them) that stack pretty well. They have wide mouths and straight sides.
Something seems odd to me about buying mason jars to drink from. I use them cause they came with stuff in them, and the jars themselves didn't cost me anything!

Okay, I'm a little late with this comment but I just saw these, http://www.target.com/Libbey-County-Fair-Drinking-Jar/dp/B001TAC03A/sr=1-11/qid=1243052415/ref=sr_1_11/178-6266533-8995921?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=0&index=target&rh=k%3Ajar&page=1, on Target's website and thought back to this post. I think they're pretty neat with handles!

These exist!

Have you ever been to Erik's Deli Cafe? They are all around the bay area and their signature is to serve beverages in Mason Jars -- and they're stackable. Might want to drop in to a nearby location or just call, they're super friendly!

http://www.eriksdelicafe.com/