July 19, 2009

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Guitar HeroBooze capacity: 88 ouncesWalk: Zig-zagServes: Daiquiris and beerAvailable at: The Rockhouse Bar & Nightclub at Imperial PalaceClaim to fame: The only known guitar-shaped specialty cup in Las Vegas, perfect for all your air-guitar needs.Retails for: $32

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Hey Mr. Tambourine man (Rio’s tambourine)Booze capacity: 44 ouncesWalk: Stumbling Serves: Specialty drinks Available at: The Rio Pool Claim to fame: The noisiest drink cup on our list, the tambourine drink cup is a musical instrument as well as a fully functional drink-ing cup. Rest assured, this cup will keep you entertained for hours. Retails for: $20 for mixed drinks or $25 for frozen drinks.

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It’s big and purple, but NOT BarneyBooze capacity: 100 ouncesWalk: Thanks, but I’d rather sit.Serves: Any beverage served at Carnaval CourtAvailable at: Carnaval Court at Harrah’sClaim to fame: A whopping 100-ounce container straps onto your neck for a hands-free option for your drinking needs.Retails for: $35

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Up, up and away! (balloon) Booze capacity: 25 ouncesWalk: Smooth swaggerServes: Cocktail of your choiceAvailable at: E-tour bar, Buffet Bar, Gustav’s Bar at Paris Hotel & CasinoClaim to fame: The only ceramic souvenir cup to hit our list, this one’s a keeper!Retails for: $14.99

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You’ll always have Paris (Eiffel Tower)Booze capacity: 60 ouncesWalk: Zig-zagServes: Strawberry daiquiri, margarita or piña coladaAvailable at: The E-tour Bar, Buffet Bar and Gustav’s Bar at Paris Hotel & CasinoClaim to fame: The Eiffel Tower could be the most structur-ally sound cup on our list. Made entirely of plastic, the cup is shatter-resistant and easy to hold.Retails for: $14.99

Walking down the Las Vegas Strip, you see some pretty unusual things — the Statue of Liberty,

the Eiffel Tower, a castle and a pyramid all on the same street. But nowhere else in the United States can you see people legally walking down the street with a drink in their hands.

Welcome to Vegas. If you were in New York nursing a Tom

Collins walking down Madison Avenue, you’d get arrested. Here, it’s Tuesday.

Not only can you walk around the Las

Vegas Strip while drinking, some restaurants and bars have their own glasses that serve both as a container to hold your frozen margarita in and a souvenir to take home to say, “Been there, done that, got the coconut.”

Here are some of the wild and wacky souvenir cups seen on the Las Vegas Strip, complete with how much the glass holds and how wobbly your walk will be post consumption.

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I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconutsBooze capacity: 14 ouncesWalk: Smooth swaggerServes: House and specialty drinks, or any other beverage.Available at: The Mai Tai Bar in Imperial PalaceClaim to fame: Made partially from a real coconut, this drink container is actually hand carved to depict a face and imported from the Phillipines. It also doubles as a coin bank. Retails for: $10

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Wastin’ away in (or out of) MargaritavilleBooze capacity: 45 ouncesWalk: StumblingServes: Who’s to Blame Marga-ritas Available at: Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville at Flamingo Claim to fame: This glass could be the most efficient one on our list. It has a fairly standard shape and size, it’s just enlarged to hold more alcohol. Retails for: $27.95

This advertising supplement was written by Nikki Neu and prepared

by the VEGAS.com staff, and did not involve the writing or

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