Counter Acrylic Displays vs. Glass Displays

If you are looking for high-quality counter display cases for your business or shop, you have probably compared small acrylic displays vs glass displays. Two major differences between acrylic and glass sheets, acrylics are a great deal more affordable, a great deal safer, and have many other positive features:

Stronger Durability:

Over time, glass will start to weaken and eventually crack where small acrylic display cases have a greater resilience against impact and can bear its weight for a much longer period of time. Acrylic injection molded displays are unlikely to crack, chip or break from heavy use.

Acrylic Is Safer:

No matter how thick or strong glass is, if it is accidentally hit or dropped, it will shatter.  Glass display cases are not good choices for high-traffic areas, unlike acrylic which will not break.  Also, should your glass display shatter or break, people could be placed in harm's way and the goods displayed in the case could be seriously damaged. When considering the safety of acrylic displays vs glass displays, acrylic, also known as plastic, Plexiglas or Perspex, is the only option for your acrylic display showcase.

Acrylic Is Lightweight:

A counter acrylic display is a great deal lighter than glass which is known to be extremely heavy in any size.  Acrylic display cases are much easier to move around with little to no effort and will cost a lot less in shipping compared to glass.  Fact is, glass weighs 4 to 10 times more than acrylic displays of the same size. Small display case acrylics are very lightweight and will allow you to rearrange and move, at will, to fit your décor. 

Transparency and Clarity:

Acrylic is the most popular plastic for display cases because of the material's incredible clearness.  The acrylic use for our displays at Slimline Warehouse have an optical precision which is considered better than glass.  Glass transmits light approximately by 80 to 92%.  Acrylic transmits up to 92% which gives you a much higher visibility for your customers.

Incredible Flexibility:

Unlike glass, counter acrylics are so incredibly flexible for reshaping and molding to different shapes and sizes for display cases while never losing any of its optical characteristics.  It is scientifically proven that glass distorts light when it is bent.  Items or objects will appear larger or smaller because of the glass distortion.  This can be very confusing for customers viewing your items and seeing them in a visual appearance that is not accurate. Using acrylic however your customers will have an accurate view of your showcased product.

At Slimline Warehouse, we provide the very best and highest quality acrylic display cases for your business needs.  Protect your employees, customers and your products with an acrylic display.  Call our friendly in-house sales team today to discuss your display needs and we’ll provide you with the very best, most affordable display cases on the market to date.