I am looking for something that is hip and cool for my new restaurant
-The only thing that I can find are plastic-icicle looking sticks-
would love some contacts for more hip ideas

Greetings Vinogirl:

I have found many different types of picks for you --both inexpensive
and costly-- and I hope you'll find one that interests you and fits
with your ideal.  I can now truly say that I was very picky with a
Google Answers customer.  ;)

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At http://www.foodservicedirect.com/index.cfm/S/240/Toothpicks_&_Toothpick_Dispensers.htm
you'll find swords and arrows.

From the same site on a different page -
http://www.foodservicedirect.com/index.cfm/S/240/N/9308/Royal_Paper_-_Decorated_Toothpicks.htm
- are "frilly picks" and at
http://www.foodservicedirect.com/index.cfm/S/240/N/1295/Picks.htm are
more assortments including hearts, cactuses, palm trees, canes, fleur
de lys and lanterns.

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At http://www.abestkitchen.com/store/barpage.html are swords, arrows,
frillies, parasols and american flag pics.  Swords and arrows are
again repeated at http://www.update-international.com/___BAR_SUPPLIES/___PICS_ARROWS_AND_SWORDS/___pics_arrows_and_swords.htm

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I found some cute fruit picks at
http://turkeyspartymakersltd.supersites.ca/barsupplies/view.nhtml?profile=barsupplies&UID=10006

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From Goldmax:

Neon arrow picks
http://www.goldmax.com/PD2002.htm

Foil Palm Tree picks
http://www.goldmax.com/PD1402-1405-1.htm

Kokeshi picks
http://www.goldmax.com/PD1042.htm

Paper Surf picks
http://www.goldmax.com/PD1407.htm

Pineapple picks
http://www.goldmax.com/PD1411.htm

If you search the word picks at
http://www.goldmax.com/_vti_bin/shtml.dll/search.htm you'll see others
mentioned above (frills, etc).

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Shell picks
http://www.plumparty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=100200&Product_Code=15891&Category_Code=Luau

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Expensive picks:

Ghosts
http://cccraft.zoovy.com/product/38

Laughing men
http://cccraft.zoovy.com/product/44

Galaxy picks
http://www.chefsresource.com/galaxy-picks.html

Glass olive picks
Martini glass picks
Green acrylic olive picks
set of 16 stainless steel picks
http://www.kitchenkapers.com/cocktailpicks.html

Golf club picks
http://www.happycookers.com/wc.dll/products/divulge/1-17390.html

Spiral picks
http://www.kitchengoods.com/p/Martini_Picks/

Stainless steel martini glass picks
http://www.pubgear.com/martinipicks.html

Stainless steel unique shapes
http://www.drinkgifts.com/images/Picks/SS%20Sticks.jpg

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Should you require clarification of any of the links or information I
have presented, please request it before rating and closing the
question and I will be happy to respond.

Best regards,
journalist-ga


SEARCH STRATEGY:

"bar supplies" toothpicks
"cocktail picks"
unique toothpicks
"martini picks"
"cocktail picks" martini

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Clarification of Answer by journalist-ga on 24 Sep 2003 00:22 PDT

ADDENDUM:  These are picks and swizzles sticks from the same category
at Ebay.  Some very cute stuff:
http://listings.ebay.com/pool1/plistings/list/all/category10905/?from=R0

Here are drink picks at Ebay:
http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?srchdesc=y&query=%22drink+picks%22&MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&SortProperty=MetaEndSort

Best regards and sorry for the omission,
journalist-ga

good research--maybe I should have said searching for an upscale
restaurant. Did not find what I was looking for

Thank you for your comments, Vinogirl.  When you next visit, please
note the Clarification option of the Google Answers process.  By
posting a clarification to a Researcher before closing and rating the
Researcher's performance, you will enable her/him the chance to
provide additional information to your query until you are completely
satisfied that all search options have been exhausted.

Best regards,
journalist-ga