A good source of ~25 oz champagne bottles is to contact hotels and ballrooms that host wedding receptions. I've had success in the past in contacting them on a Saturday afternoon and asking them to save a case or two of empties that I could pick up on Sunday morning. Some of these may also have the buckets you are looking for.

Bruce Butler
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New bottles aren't MUCH more.  But...

I guess I'd talk to "decent" liquor store.  You'll probably be able to get a
used case of returnable bottles for close to cost.  Good luck!

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Duncan McQueen" <dwmcqueen@abanet.org>
To: "'Jim Herrick'" <jim@herrick.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 7:24 PM
Subject: RE: [mnbrewers] Finding equipment in the Minneapolis area


> I'm actually interested in picking up used bottles, if that is at all
> advised.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Herrick [mailto:jim@herrick.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 6:55 PM
> To: mba@thebarn.com
> Cc: dwmcqueen@yahoo.com
> Subject: Fw: [mnbrewers] Finding equipment in the Minneapolis area
>
> Any of the local homebrewing shops will help, but I am forwarding this
> to
> the list which many local homebrewers subscribe to, for more
> information.
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dwmcqueen" <dwmcqueen@yahoo.com>
> To: <mnbrewers@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 6:20 PM
> Subject: [mnbrewers] Finding equipment in the Minneapolis area
>
>
> > I am relatively new to homebrewing and was wondering where are good
> > places to get discarded bottles (not twist-off) and food grade
> > buckets (to convert into bottling bucket or perhaps to use as a
> > sanitizing bucket).
> >
> > Any thoughts?