Pick the fake
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342516)
Rockingham, Australia
February 28, 2019 2:21am CST
In 2010, we spent some time in Ireland with good friends. We travelled round the south of Ireland and one of the places we visited was Waterford where the famous Waterford crystal is made. We were able to do a tour of the factory and watch the craftsmen creating the beautiful pieces for which Waterford crystal is famous.
Later, we visited the shop and each purchased a piece or two as a memento of our trip. Here, you can see a worker and our friend inspecting a crystal glass. However, one of the figures is a wax model. Can you guess which one? Well it's pretty obvious I guess. Our friend isn't likely to be wearing an apron, is he? 
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
28 Feb 19
@WorDazza Out of curiosity (I'm like that) I looked up average rainfall for both Manchester and Edinburgh. Considering Scotland's reputation as a wet area of the UK I was surprised to see that Manchester wins with a rainfall of 929m against Edinburgh's 668m. Who'd have thought?
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
28 Feb 19
@ThreeTeddies Indeed. We 'benefit' from Manchester's unique geographical position nestling at the foot of the Pennines which is the perfect location for clouds on a prevailing westerly to dump their rain.
I don't think we're the wettest place in the UK but I believe we do get the most rain during daylight hours!!
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
1 Mar 19
lol How lovely, I would love to visit the Waterford Factory, I did get to visit the Belleck Factory which had a very nice tour.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
1 Mar 19
@JudyEv It is in the northwest so not near in Northern Ireland.
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woah! (mind. blown!)
@allknowing (138327)
• India
28 Feb 19
Never visited that place but this took me to a memory of us visiting a Glass Factory in Morano Italy.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16805)
• China
28 Feb 19
Wow the person wearing an apron is a wax model ! I have once visited a home producer of crystal and bought a few pairs of crystal glasses.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16805)
• China
1 Mar 19
@JudyEv Yes, they are worthy of the title of real craftsmen.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
28 Feb 19
what a fascinatin' place to visit! oh, i'd prolly not been welcome there's i'm quite the clutz, lol. don't reckon the hubs pocketbook'd handle what all i oopsed
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that statue 'tis 'mazin'! outside'f the apron, i'd ne'er guessed.
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that statue 'tis 'mazin'! outside'f the apron, i'd ne'er guessed.2 people like this
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
28 Feb 19
I would love to go to that shop too. I love Waterford crystal but i don't have any...
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
28 Feb 19
wow that is a pretty good wax figure. I went to a wax museum one time and I was amazed at how true to life of the figures were.
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@Juliaacv (51695)
• Canada
1 Mar 19
@JudyEv Yes they do. When choosing my china, I went with what I knew from home, Royal Doulton, and they are the very best in the china world and then actual real silver for my silverware, and the topping was the Waterford crystal. I did receive quite a few place settings of my china for wedding gifts, but no crystal or silver-too expensive I guess. We have added the pieces ourselves, and since we've learned how difficult cleaning silver is, I choose another pattern of flatware that doesn't tarnish.
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@moffittjc (121793)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Mar 19
I vote that the crystal piece the guy in the apron is holding is fake. It's obviously a wax imitation. Did I win the prize? haha
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@moffittjc (121793)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Mar 19
@JudyEv Darn, I was too slow! The story of my life...a day late and a dollar short.
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@filipinagirl (98)
• Philippines
1 Mar 19
Wow! If you didn't tell that one is a wax model, I wouldn't figure it out!
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