Big Custom Cubes

Since taking our business online a few months ago, we've gotten quite a few requests for large cubes -- some as big as fifteen inches. We recently made our biggest fake ice cubes yet. The two shown here (with a small child for scale) were 3 and 4 inch cubes. The 4 inch cube is the largest we can make by hand -- anything bigger would have to be a custom molded acrylic piece.

More Changes

It's been a while since we posted last. Things are happening at Lead Salad. We upgraded our credit card processing to Authorize.net. Paying by credit card has never been easier on out site - you now have more ways to pay: PayPal; mail a check, credit card number, or money order; or pay with Visa, Mastercard or American Express right on the site!

We're also working on two new projects. We get a lot of questions about our handmade acrylic ice cubes from people all over the world. One question is: Do they float? The answer is unfortunately they do not float. We're working on a solution to that problem however. Can't give out any details right now, but it's going to be revolutionary. The second most commonly asked question is: Your cubes are expensive, do you have a cheaper alternative? We soon will. We're exploring our options to carry both inexpensive molded plastic cubes from another supplier and to make molded versions of our handmade cubes. We'll update this blog, our FaceBook page, and FakePlasticIceCubes.com with the new items as they become available.

Internationally Known

Sales are picking up thanks to an increase in traffic to our site - it helps that we launched our full e-commerce system this month. We made a sale to a very established drink photographer in the U.K. He mentioned that one of the few fake ice fabricators in England recently shut its doors. We're happy to pick up where they left off! Check out our new site if you need fake ice!

Wired Magazine

The ice sphere in that tear sheet from Wired Magazine is a fake. Frustrated by the ice mold he was asked to use for the shoot, the photographer called and asked if we could make an exact replica of the real ice in acrylic. Of course we said yes and in less than 48 hours the shot was complete.

Set Shop NYC

Set Shop in New York City will soon be carrying our handmade acrylic ice cubes in two popular sizes - 1 3/8" and 1 1/4". More info about Set Shop can be found here - http://www.setshop.com/.

Godiva Liqueur

We provided 36 ice cubes of various sizes and shapes for a Godiva Liqueur photo shoot yesterday (10/26/09) - five shots of liqueur with various styles of ice. We'll post photos when we have permission. Prop Ice Cubes