Crate & Barrell Blue Performer Platinum

bthorn9435 · March 13, 2014, 05:43:25 PM

I have read that they are stocking a Blue 2014 Performer and I wonder if anyone has put eyes on
one. I would love to know if the color is glossy and not matte like some of the other 2014 colors.
I was all set on Crimson or Copper and now I am down to Blue or Black.

AngelB · March 13, 2014, 05:48:55 PM

That's weire because blue is supposed to be discontinued but it does show on the crate & barrel website.

toddmog · March 13, 2014, 05:53:29 PM

Shows in stock and ready for pick up at the C&B that is an hour from me. That's a little too far for me to drive for pics though. Pics on their website look glossy, but so did the crimson on the Ace Hardware website. It would be nice to see one first hand though.

pbe gummi bear · March 13, 2014, 05:59:35 PM

Quote from: toddmog on March 13, 2014, 05:53:29 PM
Shows in stock and ready for pick up at the C&B that is an hour from me. That's a little too far for me to drive for pics though. Pics on their website look glossy, but so did the crimson on the Ace Hardware website. It would be nice to see one first hand though.

I'd be very surprised if it were built and on the floor. Give them a call?

crumbsnatcher · March 13, 2014, 06:12:17 PM

The store 15min from me shows in stock. I'll give them a call tomorrow to see if it's on the floor. If they have it on the floor, I'll take my two tone red MT lid to do a side by side comparison and snap some pictures for everyone to see. More to come tomorrow.

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dazzo · March 13, 2014, 07:06:34 PM

I saw one last night. C&B in San Jose.

Nice blue. Glossy. There was blue over-spray on the mounting tabs which I thought was interesting.

Still nice. Wasn't on sale.

Bob BQ · March 13, 2014, 07:21:27 PM

Looks nice... pics here

zavod44 · March 13, 2014, 07:30:40 PM

Couldn't you theoretically just go find a performer form last year somewhere? They have them still in Ace stores around It's not like it's been out of production for five years.....

bthorn9435 · March 14, 2014, 06:31:21 AM

We don't have as many ACE Stores around and the one near me doesn't carry a big selection.

dwnthehatch · March 14, 2014, 07:06:21 AM

There is one at the store near me. I'll go check it out today.

bthorn9435 · March 14, 2014, 08:00:43 AM

Crumbsnatcher is making a run as well, thanks for all the help guys!

crumbsnatcher · March 14, 2014, 08:02:55 AM

I've never seen a blue one myself so it'll be a first for me too. They have one in the floor by me so I'll snap some pictures.

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dwnthehatch · March 14, 2014, 03:07:01 PM

I just took a look at it. It was displayed with a Pizza Kettle installed. It's the exact same blue as the AT dark blue I bought last year. I'll post pics when I get home.

cbpeck · March 14, 2014, 04:30:39 PM

Quote from: dwnthehatch on March 14, 2014, 03:07:01 PM
I just took a look at it. It was displayed with a Pizza Kettle installed. It's the exact same blue as the AT dark blue I bought last year. I'll post pics when I get home.

I bought a dark blue AT last year as well. Mine is still unassembled, but I find it amusing that they call it "dark." The shade of the later blues is really quite light. It also seems that the blues are one of the most deceiving colors in photos. Some look like a gorgeous navy in photos, but in person the colors are never that saturated, at least not in my experience.

dwnthehatch · March 14, 2014, 06:47:21 PM

Here's the pics I managed to get. There was not enough room in the store to get anything decent and the lighting was messing with my camera phone.

Camera flash off

Flash on

It has a little speckling that I could not pick up with my camera phone. It looks exactly like my Dark Blue OTG here:

They also had a bunch of the mini chimneys on the shelf.

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