Southwest Airlines Plane #1

• Cold painted jar
• Issue Date: Unknown possibly around 2000
• Approximately 15" long
• Estimated Values -- $150. - $200.

How do you get one of these jars? Well, you might just have to change employment and even that isn't a guarantee that you'll be the proud owner of a Southwest Airlines cookie jar!

I've only seen a few of these jars, all on eBay. When I finally was able to buy one, I went to work immediately in search of more information. The PR department at Southwest Airlines came through for me, explaining the jars have never been for sale, but are a gift from President Coleen Barrett to employees. The jars are not given for any special or particular occasion, just a surprise treat.

Barrett had the jars commissioned specifically for her and has given out several hundred over the last five or six years. And since Southwest's employees are particularly devoted to the company, they are a very special gift, hence rarely seen for sale.

The total number produced is not known, but thought to be in the 500 - 700 number range.

Southwest Airlines Plane Jar #2
A second Southwest Airlines Airplane jar started showing up around 2007/2008, the jar is more plentiful than the first one. There are two color variations, a more popular blue one and a yellow one, similar to (but definitely different) the one above. These second generation jars are obviously being offered for sale, but I don't know how or where.