My husband has a Stanley cup he’s used for ages, he works construction. And now he’s embarrassed to leave the house with it 😂

@szpunar85

3 ай бұрын

This.

@marthajean50

3 ай бұрын

Your practical husband wasn't making them rich enough. He needs to want one in every color and the latest one every time!

@devchekhov7512

3 ай бұрын

He needs to put some big sticker over the logo--do some equivalent of "stealth wealth" lol

@a19enemy

3 ай бұрын

thats rly weak of him ng

@marthajean50

3 ай бұрын

@@devchekhov7512 Yeah, like his OWN name. Remember when having someone else's name on your stuff looked every bit as stupid as it actually is? 🤣

My wife wanted one, but an animal sanctuary we follow came out with their own Stanley-like bottle, and we figured $45 for a Stanley, or $35 to help out a charity. What did her co-workers say to her, “oh, it’s a FAKE Stanley.” Really, workplace bullying over a charity water bottle?

@HotSkorpion

3 ай бұрын

For me these brands are just Idiot tags... If someone has one of these mugs, is wearing anything Supreme or any of these trendy stuff, It's a huge red flag. Saves me the trouble of having to engage in conversation to find out...

@DebraJohnson

3 ай бұрын

@@HotSkorpion Someone is an idiot for buying a high quality cup with a lifetime warranty? The internet is weird.

@juliusperseus8612

3 ай бұрын

@@DebraJohnson Oh Another woman who just follows trend and make them a religion... What else is new...

@juliusperseus8612

3 ай бұрын

@@HotSkorpion 💯

@cameroneridan4558

3 ай бұрын

@@juliusperseus8612 fuck does it matter if she's a woman? men do this shit just as much.

"Wow this is eco friendly, so the company only needs to make one and I can use it forever. I'll buy 15 of them per year."

When someone asks if I got a Stanley cup, my response is always “no, I don’t even play hockey.”

@m0llux

3 ай бұрын

"No , I don't even play Basketball" would be even funnier, I think :D

@user-zb2ln8oy4l

3 ай бұрын

no it wouldnt that dont even make sense@@m0llux

@kellychuang8373

3 ай бұрын

That's a good response since these people who get this are clearly out of their minds and endangering themselves. Also the cup itself is also dangerous and lethal which anyway Google and KZread that as well.

@saarahali1512

3 ай бұрын

See mine would be "no do I look sporty? I don't even know if that is for football golf tennis or some other sports ball activity."

@st20332

3 ай бұрын

​@@saarahali1512ok...

Seriously though. I work as a packer at Amazon and this week alone I have packed no less than 7 a day. That's me one person. That's not the ones I saw others packing or other buildings. We're not even a high volume building... I always know what's on trend because of my job...

@FutureProofTV

4 ай бұрын

We hearted this comment... but we don't heart this comment if you know what we mean? 😭

@SuperDrLisa

4 ай бұрын

At least they're not heavy!

@OneSillyWanker

4 ай бұрын

Tell me what's trending next so I can purchase bulk amounts and resell to idiots at 200% markup.

@HistoryBuff_0

4 ай бұрын

@@im_Carlisle fr tho, sat there for good 30 seconds wondering if really meant what i think it means

@Bloomkyaaa

4 ай бұрын

*me with my big ole basic ass $10 water bottle from Amazon* I'm hydrated baby, thanks for your hard work miss.

Let's see if this ticks the boxes on the consumerism scale: - Minimalist design? Yes - Comes in many colors/paintjobs? Yep - Has a brand identity? Yes I would say so - Promotes a "lifestyle"? Yup - Do you need one in your life? Probably not Yes, I would say this is peak consumerism

@3nertia

3 ай бұрын

s/consumerism/capitalism/ - we really should stop rebranding it ;)

@bultvidxxxix9973

3 ай бұрын

@@3nertia These are two different things. Capitalism is sensible, it's about producing value as cheaply as possible to maximize profits. Consumerism is not.

@beyhive444

3 ай бұрын

how do you know what you know? Is it marketing , advertisement information? Like it doesnt seem like such deep knowledge but still i wanna know what

@ThePC007

3 ай бұрын

@@3nertia Capitalism is an economic model. Consumerism, well, isn’t.

@darthvaderreviews6926

3 ай бұрын

@@bultvidxxxix9973 I don't know how you can think producing value as cheaply as possible to maximise profits is not only sensible, but doesn't/didn't inherently lead to consumerism? Producing value cheaply =/= producing value efficiently, ethically, or actually producing the most value you're capable of, it very often comes in conflcit with those things.

I was an Electrician that worked in northern Canada for ten years before deciding I wanted to do something else with my life and went back to university. I was so surprised to see all the kids wearing Carhartts and using Stanely products all of a sudden. Very strange world.

@jamescaron6465

3 ай бұрын

And these kids wouldn't know a phillips head from a torque wrench.

@barneycalhoundotcom

3 ай бұрын

@@jamescaron6465 I am 17 and I do a hybrid of machining and wood working for an independent enterprise. You are goddamn right in 80% of circumstances. I feel isolated in my own generation.

@galaxyanimal

3 ай бұрын

& here I was thinking I was just seeing the Carhartt stuff b/c my college is in a rural area. However, I do also see less trendy rugged brands around such as Mountain Hard Wear, so it's probably a mix of both.

@Jonas-Seiler

3 ай бұрын

@@jamescaron6465 why would they?

@jamescaron6465

3 ай бұрын

@@Jonas-Seiler So you are not dependent on everyone and everything for even the simplest repairs and maintenance? Changing a light fixture or a ceiling fan should be a no-brainer.

These people (particularly the ones scrambling for the limited edition cups) make me almost physically sick with second-hand embarrassment

I've been quite amused by the sudden furor over these mugs. I worked for years in a store that sold Stanley mugs & saw them completely overlooked by customers searching for Yeti or RTIC or even Tervis, so seeing those same customers suddenly lose their minds over Stanley tells me just how gullible & easily led the public is. Working with the public really jades a person, lol.

@bloodlove93

4 ай бұрын

i have a yeti because it was left at a friends workplace, nobody picked it up and the person who had taken it wouldn't use it because the weed related sticker on it,i one day noticed and noted it out loud...they just gave me the cup.

@WillThat

4 ай бұрын

I quit offshore for a bit because I thought working for the oil companies sucked. I got a job dealing with the general public. That was the crappiest 4 months of my life.

@FutureProofTV

3 ай бұрын

And soon enough we'll see them discarded and another water bottle brand at the top 🥱🥱

@LittleMopeHead

3 ай бұрын

Never underestimate the stupidity of the masses.

@nkarim4979

3 ай бұрын

What about Hydro Flask? I read that Hydro Flasks were one of the top gifts for the 2023 holidays.

As a Canadian, I severely misunderstood all the excitement over a “Stanley cup”.

@derrickbonsell

3 ай бұрын

I'm an American and I wondered why everyone was excited and upset about the NHL.

@Starkada

3 ай бұрын

Hahaha 😅

@MyFriendlyPup

3 ай бұрын

I'm Canadian and reject hockey and the beta males who watch.

@nepnep2053

3 ай бұрын

@@MyFriendlyPup cool story bro

@tree_alone

3 ай бұрын

@@MyFriendlyPup what about women who watch?

6:12 That's not a Subaru, that's a brand new top trim Mazda CX-90

@brockyazbeck6821

3 ай бұрын

Thought I was the only one who heard Subaru

@Doofens

3 ай бұрын

I assumed her old car war a subaru

@isidoredemontjoye1275

3 ай бұрын

kia@@Doofens

@deepdirtyblue

2 ай бұрын

@@isidoredemontjoye1275It is a KIA indeed. It's easy to tell because it's written on the steering wheel. If he had only said "it was a Mazda" I wouldn't comment, but I just wonder why he would go as far as saying it was a "brand new, top trim CX-90 Mazda". Weird.

@patrickmartin3322

2 ай бұрын

Yep, and the car that had the fire was a Kia

I had to Google 'what is the deal with pink Stanley cups' after I saw some memes from friends and picked up that something was going on. I couldn't believe the dull 'backstory'. Trendsetters and influencers are so boring, as are the things they get paid to rave about.

We are dealing with the same people who buy SUVs for city and suburban driving, people who follow fast fashion and who blindly follow and believe whatever talking head or celebrity is most popular this week. They aren't interested in being responsible consumers, they have too much of their identity invested in being part of the herd.

@StevenEveral

3 ай бұрын

It's high school all over again.

@CRneu

3 ай бұрын

anything for the gram/tiktok

@jvschappo

3 ай бұрын

Nailed it!

@TravisHi_YT

3 ай бұрын

Yes, and the same people that paint their face every day, dye their hair needlessly, send ridiculous amounts of chemicals down the drain to name a few. They will never be held accountable and they will never be prevented from consuming frivolously.

@alexanderSydneyOz

3 ай бұрын

"the same people who buy SUVs for city and suburban driving, people who follow fast fashion " Basically anyone with a different consumer profile to yourself. Does 'having children" fit into your view of 'responsible consumer'? Just for the record, I view that as irresponsible, blindly following fashion, and having identity invested in being part of the herd.

That "Subaru" that Stanley gifted that lady is very much a Mazda 😅

@DodInTheSky

3 ай бұрын

Finally someone noticed

@gigsbass

3 ай бұрын

And that burnt Subaru is very much a Kia 😅

@winolaautomotive1131

3 ай бұрын

Lol. I thought that seemed a little strange

@adlad75

3 ай бұрын

😂 Came to the comments just for this! 👍

@Games_and_Music

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, it was so obvious, i kinda started thinking that it was some running joke or something, every non-US or non-EU car is by default a Subaru or something.

I do not have a Stanley cup, but I do have a Hydrapeak. I bought it because of the very reasons you listed at the end, two glasses (tumblers) of water is a much more achievable goal in a brain than 8-10. The moment I realized that the Stanley thing was getting out of hand was when some random person on the street asked if my cup was a Stanley lol.

I still have my dad's green Stanley "Thermos" that he took to work every day. He bought me one for when we'd go hunting - it kept the coffee and hot chocolate hot ALL DAY!

I work dual at Starbucks / Target. There was a line at 7 A.M. to get these bottles. One woman stayed overnight outside just to be first in line. The bottles sold out within 10 minutes of opening. Frankly ridiculous, no wonder some of these people have massive consumer debt.

@Luca-sz5uy

3 ай бұрын

boi these people need help

@ashraile

3 ай бұрын

@@trevrockrock16 I needed the money so that's that. I recently sent my two weeks notice, incidentally.

@arson7012

3 ай бұрын

@@trevrockrock16 Wait does Target / Starbucks do that? Genuinely curious, never heard of the situation you're referring to

@americancapitalist9094

3 ай бұрын

@@arson7012I don’t know about Starbucks, but last year Target did a special front and center display of “tuck friendly” bathing suits and clothing for really young “trans” kids that pissed off a lot of parents.

@StevDoesBigJumps

3 ай бұрын

They're priced just right to inspire people to buy a lot of them. The arguably superior easy-pour growler, thermo stein and thermos are about 50% more expensive.

I have one and love it. I would not buy more than one. For me, the issue isn't the price (though expensive, it's supposed to last forever). It's the fact that people are stockpiling water bottles, when the point of a water bottle is reducing waste. You only really need one.

@emilyschultheiss2929

4 ай бұрын

I love having one. Just one to use and appreciate

@Starscreamious

3 ай бұрын

Well maybe 2....one for work and one for home. But that's about it.

@zelbelreader

3 ай бұрын

My husband's old hydroflask got demoted to my work bottle. Otherwise, I would never drink at the office. lol @@Starscreamious

@asanii1820

3 ай бұрын

There has been some Stanleys that were tested positive for lead. Not saying yours have it but be aware

@IanDresarie

3 ай бұрын

meh, you might need multiple. I like having reserves for when I go picnic with other people so I can bring a few pre-made coffees, I also like to have separate water bottles for tea and coffee since they do stain and ultimately taste different. I have somehwere between 6-10 usable ones. But all my insulated bottles are giveaways from my company, otherwise I'd own just one big one and maybe two small ones, no way I'd spend money on more than those three. :D

As a Stanley Quencher owner myself, this makes me sad. It's a really good reusable cup and entire walls of them go unused because "Collection." Much like a whole garage of supercars.

i was a little put off at first because i have an insulated water bottle but quickly realized that you're mostly talking about people that collect an ostensibly un-collectable utility item

Terence Reily is the single most important factor in this story. He worked at the company that pioneered sneaker drop culture -- limited editions that sell out quickly and drive massive consumption. Then he went to Crocs to become the CEO. He implemented the same formula there -- limited editions, with celebrity backing promoted through social media to drive massive sales. He is credited with saving Crocs as a company. Then Reily became the CEO of Stanley where he is doing the same thing.

@briangray1704

3 ай бұрын

Found Terence Reily’s KZread handle 😂

@oreotookie

3 ай бұрын

I was really surprised he didn’t bring Reily up.

@tobybartlett

3 ай бұрын

@@oreotookiesame

@maddie8415

3 ай бұрын

It makes total sense that the guy who could make Crocs (of all things) "trendy", would be the one to make a poorly designed water bottle something worth crying over.

@design1of470

3 ай бұрын

So you're saying that he set that woman's car on fire???

Man, I just refill a single-use bottle until I inevitably lose it at work or something.

@whazzat8015

3 ай бұрын

You eco nuts really chafe these guys

@jojo-xh5ik

3 ай бұрын

or until it starts stinking. why does no one ever mention that reusable drink containers inevitably start stinking? I tried cleaning them in 50 different ways and nothing works

@hannah60000

3 ай бұрын

I used to do this as well. I have a flask now, I will not be changing the two I have in use (one for home and one for work) until they become unusable. I only stop using single use plastic bottles due to the high attrition rate.

@Madamchief

3 ай бұрын

​@@jojo-xh5iktry not putting your mouth on it. I miss once in a while but usually just pour it in my mouth

@tuffguydoe7937

3 ай бұрын

same there's no annoyance about losing it cause the next trip to the store I can buy a beverage and keep reusing the bottle. I couldn't imagine treating a water bottle like house keys or wallet having to retrack your steps trying to find it

I've never heard someone say debuted like he said it at 10:01

@Wheatybic

3 ай бұрын

that is honestly mind blowing and makes me think he actually has no idea what heas talking about and maybe just reads the screen

@alienfunbug

3 ай бұрын

lol was just saying that lolololoollo

@mugwagwacresencia1628

3 ай бұрын

I actually thought it was pronounced like that at first 😂😂

@Nomadical

3 ай бұрын

@@WheatybicI would guess it’s a joke he scripted on purpose because why is “debued” even spelled “debuted”

@PhrozenFox

3 ай бұрын

I catch stuff like this in a lot of videos, and if you intend to make any sort of professional content like this, you need an editor who knows what the fuck they're doing, and who catches stuff like this and forces you to redo it. I sincerely hope it's a joke. Spelling and pronunciation errors are fine anywhere, but in professional media it's absolutely not acceptable.

I got a Yeti recently, and I'm not one for overconsumption, but I love it. It's the only waterbottle I own (outside of "Gatorade" style bottles for exercising), but I use it everyday and it actually helps me drink more water everyday. Buy whatever bottle you want, but if you're buying them just for a status symbol then you're just as bad as using plastic bottles.

I could never put my finger on why I hated consumerism before, but now I get it. It's peak I-need-external-validation behavior.

@cinnamongmc5430

3 ай бұрын

@caressmonet... 🎯

@nomoretwitterhandles

3 ай бұрын

You sort of have a point. However, every human wants attention, inclusion, and validation. It's wrong to judge people for wanting a community to belong to. Humans are social creatures; loneliness is a killer. Any excessive obsession with anything is unhealthy of course. Although, I think a better reason to hate consumerism would be capitalism abusing its power over society. They abuse the people's desire to feel less alone, so they market a product to "initiate them into the club". They rake in addiction money, the trend dies out, and someone else takes the throne. The companies get richer while the gullible go into debt over a basic cup.

@WeeWeeJumbo

3 ай бұрын

in terms of validation, how would you compare it to parasocial behavior on social media

@Ebani

3 ай бұрын

@@WeeWeeJumbo Wtf is parasocial behavior?

@wclark3196

3 ай бұрын

TL;DR: You know that thing you like? You're stupid. It sucks.

The President of Stanley is the same man who was the Chief Marketing Officer of Crocs. He’s taken manufactured scarcity, celebrity product placement, odd partnerships (like KFC Crocs) and jumping on viral moments to a whole new level of marketing. Everything he touches seems to turn into a fad (which of course ends and then people are stuck with whatever terrible products they thought they needed).

@victoralonso2787

3 ай бұрын

Tbh crocs are actually worth the price

@tobybartlett

3 ай бұрын

@@victoralonso2787 Do you mean for the quality of them?

@Diamonddrake

3 ай бұрын

I was always anti croc (they look dumb) until I stayed with a friend who had a no shoes in the house rule but allowed crocs and had some to try. I was converted, they make fantastic house shoes 10x better than sandals.

@ttopero

3 ай бұрын

CMO I believe

@tobybartlett

3 ай бұрын

@@ttopero Yep you’re right. I updated my comment. Cheers. 😀

i work at target and had no idea these things were such a craze until people were literally camping outside the store for 4+ hours in line to fight for one of the limited edition starbucks ones. insanity!

I kind of joined the hydroflask trend, but towards the end and only because I found one for $20 in a store (which is like half the normal price). I was affected by the trend, but now I've had it for 4-5 years, and don't see a need for another bottle until it is lost or completely destroyed somehow. I can't imagine having several of them or collecting them haha.

@PhrozenFox

3 ай бұрын

"hydroflask" I can't think what the fuck else a flask is supposed to hold. Gold dust?

@Yellow13200

2 ай бұрын

@@PhrozenFoxalcohol

I can't believe there's people that collects "giant sippy cups" as they were funkos.

@Games_and_Music

3 ай бұрын

Exactly, i saw almost no mention of Funko in the comments, so i made a couple of comments about it myself. But yeah, i was joking like, Stanley and Funko are going to collaborate on a Stanko, a cup that also serves as a display stand for your Funkos, and of course a Funko Pop Stanley cup, and a Stanley Funko cup..

@polaris911

3 ай бұрын

at least Stanley cups have a purpose

@RE4uk

3 ай бұрын

Stanley's, funkos. Both trash, fumo's are where it's at.

@tree_alone

3 ай бұрын

The new Funko Stanley Cup

@iamjesus8fearme

3 ай бұрын

I couldn't believe people collected those ugly ass Funkos. This doesn't even surprise me anymore.

I'm just so happy that I've been sheltered from this stuff on social media by an insane amount of memes and learning about this from someone with a working brain

@FutureProofTV

4 ай бұрын

You're better for it tbh 👀

@NothingXemnas

4 ай бұрын

Same. My brain may be rotten with memes, but it ain't falling for these trends.

@DanielBrotherston

3 ай бұрын

Indeed, frankly, leaving aside the consumerism and environmental issues, I think this is a bizarre and toxic trend. Kids are getting bullied for having the wrong waterbottle. Like, holy corporate sheep batman...

@XDarkGreyX

3 ай бұрын

Just gotta live under a rock

@Tall_Order

3 ай бұрын

Same here. I stay far away from tiktok... Can't stand the low IQ content there. I'd say it's the mcdonalds of social media, but it's more like eating out of a garbage can.

Go green! 😊😊 Now excuse me while I buy my 17th steel cup this month!!

I had a business teacher who is slightly obsessed with how companies such as New Balance, Vans, and Stanley have completely rebranded themselves from even just 10 years ago.

The way that people are now buy A DIFFERENT water bottle because their stanleys are now cringe is absolutely insane

@kiirachan8281

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, you only need one and if it works great! I love my Stanley but if it's out of fashion, I'm still gonna use it because I wanna drink my water 😂

@velvetinedrapes4359

3 ай бұрын

it is its embarrassing

@phdonme1

3 ай бұрын

It's all clout chasing

@Reticence9zen924

3 ай бұрын

I think the Australian brand Frank Green is now a 'must-have' cause I saw it on a few Xmas haul TikToks from young girls.

@Thekidisalright

3 ай бұрын

I don’t like this bottle but how is it different just like people buy nike over other brands, it’s all branding but becusee its water bottle people see it differently?

This just proves that ANYTHING can be made into a fashion choice. A Stanley cup is an accessory just like a handbag or a phone.

@moenibus

3 ай бұрын

No, it's not an "accesory", it's a sippy cup. stop trying to define yourself by the things you bring with you, it's weak and pathetic

@chandlerbing7570

3 ай бұрын

@@moenibus It's a convenient product to have. I don't use a Stanley bottle, i use a cheap one i got off amazon for £9. looks nothing like a Stanley. When people ask why i don't use a Stanley, I ask them why they feel the need to waste £50 on a bottle my cheap £9 bottle does just to be relevant on social media?

@dijital4801

3 ай бұрын

its especially weird for me bc i've always known them as a practical outdoors brand so it was strange finding out that theyve now been turned into a fashion statement

@BagznBirdz

3 ай бұрын

@@moenibus I don't and never will own a Stanley cup. Not my vibe - I do have a Kurt Geiger water bottle with a matching bag to carry it in. 😝 But just like anything you bring with you that matches your outfit, Stanley cup is a trending accessory. There's no denying that. It's relevant now but so was a mullet and do you see trendy chicks sporting one now?

@diablow1411

3 ай бұрын

That sure sounds hella ridiculous, if anything. People trying to flex because of a water bottle? 'Mainstreaming' anything really does give me the creeps, especially when cults form because of it.

"Giant sippy cups" Lol, love it! As a woman, I had no idea why so many women were obsessed with these cups! Thank you for telling us why! :D

@kathleenking47

3 ай бұрын

I remember, a woman, who had her hydroflask with straw...before 2020 Her 3 yo granddaughter called it grandma's sippy cup 🍵

@keagaming9837

2 ай бұрын

@@kathleenking47 My mom also had one of those big hydro flasks before this whole Stanley cup thing, she calls it a sippy cup every once in awhile. Lolololol

This is a great analysis. Subbed in the first 2 minutes of this B)

Her Subaru? How dare you, our Subaru's blow up not burn down. She owned a Kia and Stanley gave her a Mazda. No Subarus were involved in this mess.

Fun fact: "thermos" is the name of the original steel vacuum-sealed commuter cup, but they became so ubiquitous (in appropriate circles back then) that they actually lost the right to their own trademark and brand name back in the 1960s, and Stanley started producing "the Stanley Thermos". No good deed goes unpunished, I guess

@MissRora

3 ай бұрын

Same thing happened to aspirin way back when. I've also seen old ads from Nintendo of America targeting the confused parents who called every game console a "Nintendo", since they were afraid they might lose the right to the name of their entire company. Fortunately for them, that one didn't happen.

@sturmeko

3 ай бұрын

Thermos is still around today though, and it's name got genericized only in certain US states, but it still is a trademark in rest of the US, and in over 100 other countries (at least according to Wikipedia).

@themanfrommu8068

3 ай бұрын

Funner fact: the vacuum flask was invented by Scotsman John Dewar, but he did not patent his invention letting companies like Thermos develop their own versions, so in a way they did not learn the lesson of the creation of their most famous product.

@generaldelasmontanas2699

3 ай бұрын

I thought thermo was just the spanish word for whatever they were called in english

@BariumCobaltNitrog3n

3 ай бұрын

Some brand names that became generic: Kleenex, xerox, sheet rock, popsicle, escalator, trampoline, velcro and dumpster, jet-ski, q-tip, chapstick, astro-turf and band-aid. My favorite is Taser (Tom A Smith Electric Rifle) for any shock device.

When Hydaa Flask was on sale at Costco, I picked up a pair and used them. Since then I have received as gifts, a Yeti, cup, and a company branded Yeti bottle. Not collecting them, but not throwing them out either. A convenience store had a close out on the store branded soft drink stainless steel thermo cup, for a buck, so got at for the car as it would fit the cup holder, much like the Stanley, but it is unbranded. Use that if I buy a soft drink, and toss the plastic cup as in hot weather, the ice melts too fast in the plastic. The trick is keeping it clean.

Im so happy I had no idea this was a thing and that I have one sometimes two of these at a time in different sizes which i keep till i damage a lid irreparably, a straw warps too much to work, or i lose one of those parts entirely

Buying a REUSABLE bottle every so often kills the whole purpose on the first place. This trends are getting worse, first it was yeti, then hydro flask, now stanley.

@PredictableEnigma

3 ай бұрын

I've had the same glass waterbottle since 2013 and feel no need to replace it. I don't even know what the brand is.

@DVeck89

3 ай бұрын

Before Yeti it was Nalgene and Sigg.

@marietailor3100

3 ай бұрын

I don’t know that that’s entirely true? Even if you buy 1 every 3 - 4 years and you go from purchasing 2 disposable bottles a week to 1 per month, that’s 306-408 disposable bottles that you didn’t throw in the trash.

@stonefox2546

3 ай бұрын

@@marietailor3100 Ooooor, here's a wild take, you can just refill those "disposable" bottles.

To me, Stanley is green with a black folding handle, is full of coffee, weighs about 10 pounds, and is rolling around in the back of my Nanny's car. My wife got me a Stanley Quencher for Christmas bc she was convinced I wanted one. I thanked her profusely and then we returned it and got her $47 back.

@degrotekoningwouter

3 ай бұрын

Exactly, wtf is Stanley thinking, only green Stanley is real Stanley. Of course business is business, but it's a shame to see where they are heading towards🥲

@bastionwolf

3 ай бұрын

​@@degrotekoningwouterokay you are being a little rediculous. They aren't changing the brand, they have a hundred years of doing things the same way. They just made more money from this then they've made in over ten years. They are also now in big box stores which is great causing much more money. Pretty soon these will be out of style and I can get my fiancé one for 2 bucks at goodwill. Just like I did for our hydro flasks that our kids have. Pretty soon it'll be cool to hav the "vintage" Stanley's just like how thrifting was once trendy.

@Orwic1

3 ай бұрын

Yep. I’ve got two of those green Stanley flasks that I’ve had for decades. They live in the back of the car too 😂 (apart from when they’re getting refilled in the kitchen). No Stanley Quencher for me.

@Ckawauchi35

3 ай бұрын

Great decision!

@sk8razer

3 ай бұрын

I remember seeing a super pretty Stanley Starbucks (I think??) mug in the very early days of the trend and spending *A LOT* of time thinking "Stanley?? The company that made my electrician grandpa's thermos in the 50s is making girlified mugs now??". I thought about it for like 30 straight minutes after I first saw it, then I thought about it at least once per day for weeks after 😂 I have no doubt that my (long deceased) grandpa would have excitedly purchased "one of them fancy Stanleys" for my (recently deceased) grandma. Which she would have begrudgingly used, because she appreciated the gift even though it wasn't her style and she didn't really like the idea of being "flashy" or trendy.

love the very used waterbottle in the background of the talking head cam. nice touch

Gotta love that Subaru with the Mazda emblem.

Funily enough, in Brazil it's not a symbol for hydration - it's a symbol for young beer drinkers, the most sold product here is the mug, wich is marketed as "keeping your beer cold for up to 12 hours"

@SirHenryMaximo

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, my fellow! Also, most people here see it as a symbol of status, one-upping each other about their cups. Funnily enough, I once was the only one drinking from a glass beer mug instead of a Stanley, and people saw it as a cool "novelty"!

@Groovy_Bruce

3 ай бұрын

Shit I’m buying one that sounds great

@Naturallystated

3 ай бұрын

Keep my beer cold for 12 hours? That much beer will only last 15 minutes!

@TheBellaCharlotte

3 ай бұрын

Yep! I also see the Stanley cups hip on Brazilian streamers community, since you have to be on camera for hours, and here in Brazil everybody needs some cool drink to cope with the hot summer + long streams.

@ymyolragequit

3 ай бұрын

@@NaturallystatedAnd that's exactly what older peole say when they say they don't see a reason to have a stanley cup!

As someone outside of the us, when I first heard of the Stanley cup craze, I couldn’t understand what water had to do with hockey, but the reality is even stranger.

@Jazz-Man1910

3 ай бұрын

I'm from the US and I thought the same thing too! Now I've heard of them, I can't get away from the dumb things!

@velvetinedrapes4359

3 ай бұрын

I heard about it from a friend who's just back from the US. I wonder if its the chemicals in the water from that Ohio train derailment last year. Bunch of fruit loops

@edwardnygma8533

3 ай бұрын

Well clearly you need to fill the rink with it so it can freeze and be played on. How else do you think you'll get all that water to the NHL. Official rink? The Stanley Cup. That's why they play for it: it's an honor to refill the rinks at the beginning of each season.

@Jazz-Man1910

3 ай бұрын

@@edwardnygma8533 Oooooooohhhhhhhhh. Okay. So all the rich white girls just love hockey. I get it now.

@sboinkthelegday3892

3 ай бұрын

heh and they do have 20 of them each

Great work!!! Wow, I am the guy that (30 years ago) bought the green vacuum bottle because of it's durability. I had no idea that this sippy cup hysteria was even happening. I thought Yeti was the king of life changing overpriced/hyped crap. I was just looking for something that would keep my beer cold for 4.5 minutes until I need to get up and get another one!

I saw a news story a week ago in my home state about a lady stealing like 40 of these and I was so confused about why someone was stealing 40 of a water bottle

The saddest part of this is that the only people I know in real life who I've seen use these things are kids (who usually have more than one of them). These cups are truly seen as status symbols, and lots of parents are keen on playing along rather than telling their kids that they don't need every overpriced item that's "trending".

@OC-CPA

3 ай бұрын

I first learned about Stanley cups from a 40-year-old wealthy mother who spends too much time on Tik Tok. But it wasn't until many weeks later that I realized it was a social media trend.

@naturalnashuan

3 ай бұрын

I'm so glad my parents didn't buy me the trendiest stuff unless I actually needed it. My parents would have said, get a cup out of the cabinet if you want to drink water. I grew up not being needlessly wasteful.

@jplewis01

3 ай бұрын

Their lack of sense of self-worth and desire to be a part of the 'clique' is astounding. They KNOW they are being exploited and let it happen anyway. Afool and their money are soon parted...

@lizzyblitz07

3 ай бұрын

The absolute worst part of this, to me, is that little kids are getting the quencher specifically. They make a Stanley that has a flip down lid and handle (like hydroflasks). Handle is all metal with silicone cover. It's not going to break, not going to spill. Not going to get germs all over a long straw sticking out constantly. Can toss it in their bookbag, etc. Instead of at least getting the one that still is obviously a Stanley, but is more suited for a school environment, they're getting the "It" one and forcing teachers to deal with the spills. I know obviously, if they want it because it's popular, get they'll get the popular one. But like, it's just so sad and crazy to me. Even though there's something from the same brand which has better features, that same logo, and compatibility with a lot of the dumb accessories - they will still get the one that makes no sense

@mightbekuasontt

3 ай бұрын

The fact that parents are following the trend like their kids do instead of telling them that Stanley bottle is super overpriced and owning an expensive camping mug is uneccesary. This proves that how little parents nowadays cared about what their kids watch online, like literally, most of the preppy kids are the one who scroll TikTok 10 hours a day with unrestricted Internet access

5:57 Correction: The woman’s car that burned was a Kia and not a Subaru. Also, Stanley bought her a Mazda and not a Subaru…

@andreilindstrom5770

3 ай бұрын

I was looking for this

@renelopez8227

3 ай бұрын

Apparently every car is a Subaru😂

@TheVHSReviver

3 ай бұрын

​@@renelopez8227No wonder I was so confused. I did not know what the burned out car originally was Then I thought she was able to walk event in a Subaru and didn't replace it with another?

@tiagobelo4965

3 ай бұрын

glad to see someone else notice it, that's the one detail that bothered me, hell, being a bit of a subaru fan even without any badges both of those cars were way too modern on the inside to be any subaru

@asparagus_syndrome

3 ай бұрын

@@tiagobelo4965 what do you mean they were too modern on the inside? subaru still make cars

I was not aware of the HydroFlask phenomenon. I only heard of this Stanley craze after Christmas when Project Farm included it in their tumbler test. I assumed the Stanley craze is just part of the craze that started a few years ago with the Yeti tumbler. I'm partial to the RTIC line, but it's what I heard of before Yeti or any of the similar ones.

i'm pretty sure my grandpa used to take his coffee to work every day in that exact green stanley thermos with the cap. so cool

Buying her that car was a stroke of marketing genius. I hope whoever at Stanley pushed for that got a big fat bonus.

@3nertia

3 ай бұрын

Please tell me you're being sarcastic :/

@Nonsense116

3 ай бұрын

honestly! Don't get me wrong I think the stanley craze is stupid but good but whoever made that call obviously understands internet marketing at a deep level!

@sharonoddlyenough

3 ай бұрын

If we can believe that it wasn't entirely a marketing stunt

@3nertia

3 ай бұрын

Wow, you idiots are actually congratulating predatory business practices? WOW!

@genericplantlife

3 ай бұрын

Yup, if the job was to market a product then damn that person certainly did their job exceptionally well.

My dad born in 1944, had 2 classic green thermal insulated coffee cylinders. Totally beat up and chipped, dented, and still perfectly kept his coffee all day. He had them for like 30 years that he took to work every day until he retired. He still used them for the next 20 years anytime we went to gatherings lol. They were built different!

@RustyShacklefordReal

3 ай бұрын

They make em in china now. I'll keep my American made one for as long as I can.

@awesomeferret

3 ай бұрын

No, they really were not. You've fallen for a marketing tactic. It's still easy to buy one that lasts a lifetime. This very video that you commented on even describes Stanley as an example of that. Good gosh. 😂

@pdcichosz

3 ай бұрын

Everything Was Better Back In A Day. Well, some things were. But you can still buy a well made thermos from multiple companies, it's not rocket science.

@vtxgenie1

3 ай бұрын

@@RustyShacklefordReal exactly, drives me crazy that people don't realize it's a chinese brand now.

@LutraLovegood

3 ай бұрын

A lot of things aren't made the way they used to, and sometimes that's for good reasons.

I've never seen your channel before. This was a cool video I didn't know about this Stanley Tumbler trend and it's interesting. I had newborns recently too. Enjoy your baby and support your wife as much as your can. You'll get through the hard times.

i bought a reusable vacuum-sealed bottle about a year ago, it was last june to be exact. it's a frank green and it's my favourite bottle i've ever owned. i could choose the colour of the lid and bottle separately (i chose navy for the bottle and white for the lid) , and replacement/alternate lids are less than £10. i can't see why anyone would collect reusable bottles, i'm going to use mine until it's dead. i remember in 2019/20 i really wanted a hydroflask, but didn't get it because of its pricing. i really hope that people will realise the damage that overconsuming is doing and improve their buying habits

I remember thinking my father-ex-law was such a goober for using a Stanley lunch pail like the was Fred Flintstone going off to work at the rock quarry. Maybe utilitarianism will be the next hot aesthetic.

@nathangilbert5298

3 ай бұрын

I hope not. Let it stick to silly things like tumblers. No need to see an increase in demand of utilitarian products which will to their increased cost. Like for instance getting into off roading is way more expensive than it used to be partly because of people wanting to get into "overlanding".

@amandamarklandyoga

3 ай бұрын

😆My husband had a similar vintage Stanley thermos. The giant, indestructible ones that hold an entire pot of coffee. He would bring either coffee or soup in it to work construction jobs. I think he inherited his from his dad or something. 😆 it’s really old (circa 1970s or 1980s) and still in great shape, minus a little rust on the outside. They are literally indestructible, and have been a feature on job sites for decades. I’ve been wondering if I could sell that one now that Stanley is en vogue…but I believe the craze is only for those 40 oz. sippy cups.

@Volundur9567

3 ай бұрын

Gorpcore and some parts of tech wear have already done that.

@MeowNow494

3 ай бұрын

My dad was a carpenter and he used Stanley thermoses his whole life. But he had one or two he didn’t feel the need to buy 50 of them

@BT-su1yf

3 ай бұрын

One word: Carhartt.

That Mazda car is around $35-$40k waaaayyyyy cheaper than a typical national ad

@alexbrown3854

3 ай бұрын

he calls it a subaru

Honestly if I'd meet irl a person that has 20 or more of Stanley tumblers, I'd either challenge them to actually use up all them to point that they can't be used anymore or I'd suggest them to go and get checked out at doctors for possible addiction of constantly buying such cups cuz really... for 1 person more than 1 Stanley tumbler is too many really 💀.

Over here in Europe, espacially Germany, we drink out of re-usable water bootle made out of the same stuff as stanley cups since, well over two decades. The US is just so far behind in everything, with their SUV´s, Stanley Cups, military spending, health care, etc, etc.

I absolutely LOVE the freedom of not giving a schitt about what’s popular this second or the next. Middle age does come with a few compromises, but not many. I just wish I’d developed the attitude as a kid.

@roderickcortez138

3 ай бұрын

I stopped caring about what was popular after I graduated high school. Sadly some people never mature past that age.

@nattyboop4

3 ай бұрын

@@roderickcortez138 I see way too many middle-aged adults treating their workplace like the halls of a highschool so this comment really resonated with me. Way too many under developed basket cases floating around. It's not that "I care" as much as it is "Im observant" and how could I not notice it. I genuinely laugh at the feeble adult daycare I find myself in.

@FiercelyGold

3 ай бұрын

I don't understand the alternative, watching mini infomercials aka tiktoks and buy multiple of one product so that people know you watch the same comercials? Like what?! Why would one make this choice? Why not save time and money and just buy what's actually going to prove useful and enjoyable? Why not find community through shared interests instead of shared consumerism? Consumerism isn't an interest in itself. It's a black hole. Buy what actually makes you happy. I CAN'T believe a cabinet full of different colored mugs is going to truly spark joy for anyone. These trends are so depressingly bland from an outsiders' perspective. I don't dislike being around people who care about trends but they are draining and uninspiring.

@superslash7254

3 ай бұрын

It's okay. You can say "Shit". Nobody is going to make you sit in the corner.

@Aabergm

3 ай бұрын

As someone who did, yeah it was awesome. No clucks given.

I can't believe he called that Mazda a Subaru. I am shooketh

@Techforlife280

3 ай бұрын

lol i was about to comment the same thing

@mytwo2cents

3 ай бұрын

Glad someone said it.

@hedgie98

3 ай бұрын

Actually it gets worse, the car that burnt down was a Kia and he calls it a subaru at 5:59, then later calls the Mazda a Subaru as well. Lol

@Techforlife280

3 ай бұрын

@@hedgie98 LOL

@TommyCraft5

3 ай бұрын

Finally someone noticed He also called kia a subaru

thank you for teaching me about the Stanley Quencher

I tried to find a Stanley thermos at Walmart cause they always had them for years and the Walmart brand one I had bought wouldn’t keep its seal. When I asked the people at Walmart where their Stanley thermoses were they looked at me like I was nuts. Little did I know the world at the moment was going crazy for Stanley

Been watching lots of videos on these cups ever since a customer at my job yelled at me over what I thought was a helpful comment lol. She came in wanting a Stanley cup in some particular color and we didn't have any so I told her we had other cups in similar colors and also that I think I'd seen Stanley cups in general at Academy (the outdoor store). She got SUPER irate towards me and accused me of being a smart ass which left me so unbelievably confused because all I did was try to point her in the right direction. Later on I learned that the place I work (Starbucks) had a limited edition color you couldn't find anywhere else and I am still baffled at how I was supposed to know the ins and outs of a random water bottle drop. 😂

@larrywest42

3 ай бұрын

Ah, my sympathies... you were offering rational advice to a customer who knew, deep-down, that she was engaged in an irrational act. Becoming defensive/irate isn't too surprising. (Plus, some customers feel free to be total jerks when dealing with retail employees.)

@mariatelos

3 ай бұрын

The comprehension skills were low with that one.

@stayinganonymous.3172

3 ай бұрын

That person clearly had mental issues...

@marthajean50

3 ай бұрын

Wow, that's just unforgiveable of you. 🤣It's not /just/ a /random/ water bottle. How COULD you??? 🤣🤣🤣

What I always find interestingly under discussed is that these cups seem mostly to appeal to people who drive for their commute and/or daily tasks. I’m a law student in a large city and I’ve never seen a classmate, professor, or indeed anyone using a Stanley cup despite many such people supposedly being in their target market. And part of that may just be coincidence, but I think a part of it is that Quenchers really don’t work if you’re using them on a walking/transit/biking commute since they don’t seal. And if you’re just keeping a water bottle at work or at home, you don’t need one that’s hyperinsulated

@julkap4190

3 ай бұрын

I live in Slovakia so Stanley cups are not part of my culture... but we do have reusable cups, too, including Stanly-like cups, so I'll add my thoughts to this comment section. I have to agree that if you're part of walking/biking/something else community then most of the people will choose bottles or something else. I work for IT company that also promotes sports and eco choices. So a lot of workers use bikes/electric scooters/public transportation/walk. One year we also got reusable cups as a Christmas gift. But different stile. It's a small light cup with a tight lid without a hole for drinking (designed mostly for hot drinks). So you have to remove the lid if you want to drink (I still use mine. I prefer it because it doesn't spill as easily as the others. I always carry it in the side pack of my backpack). And since cups do have a tendency to spill through the edges it's most likely the num. 1 reason why almost nobody uses reusable cups. In my close area I think I'm the only one with reusable cup. Everyone else uses normal ceramic cups from the office kitchen. Same thing in my previous job as a school teacher. Because all people were walking/using public transportation/driving short distances nobody was motivated to use something else but bottles or ceramic cups. I think the only people who would appreciate Stanly cup (or something similar) are long distance drivers (by long I mean at least one hour of driving). And maybe long distance public transportation users (I commonly use trains. Trains and buses are very popular here).

@sivalon1

3 ай бұрын

They don't seal? What's the point?

@AngeEinstein

3 ай бұрын

Exactly what I'm always thinking. Those cups are unusable when you want them anywhere besides your car's cupholder. A bottle that is still watertight in my backpack is way better. The same goes for all those coffee-to-go cups. Why does it need to be a cup?

@notjebkerman6207

3 ай бұрын

​@@sivalon1 The only justification for spending over $41 USD on a cup/bottle is that it's sealed well enough to be tubed up with a gas mask. These trend-chasers don't know what real value is.

@Prismashatter

3 ай бұрын

The tapered bottom also seems specifically designed for a car cupholder

Finally somebody with right mind. Thank you for that video. :)

Fortunately, we do not have this disease in Central Europe.

Pain, that was a Mazda at 6:13 not Subaru

@HistoryBuff_0

4 ай бұрын

For us dumb simple folk, subaru means any big suv car.

@someguy2135

4 ай бұрын

You beat me to the punch on that one.

@andrasbiro6604

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I checked the comment section for this exact comment.

@edwardlo3599

3 ай бұрын

He also stated that the cup survived the fire that the Subaru didn't, but it was a KIA.

say what you will but at least at my work place the Stanley craze has virtually eliminated single use plastic cups laying around in the break room, which to me is a massive dub.

@iris4547

3 ай бұрын

so thats a win. but why did your work have single use plastic cups in the first place? that problem could and should have been solved without the need for over priced trend cups

@PhrozenFox

3 ай бұрын

@@iris4547 somebody help me raise this obvious ratio post

Wow, I just realized I own a Stanley insulated bottle for 1,5 years now. I bought it at a quality kitchen applience store (in germany) and only by seeing the picture off the bottle the writers dad owns, it clicked.

Marshall’s had a huge stock of hydro flask the other day. We were so happy to see them there for the first time, but we were a little surprised! Guess the Stanley craze.

I have literally not heard of this cup till this week when I saw a news headline that someone was caught with like 3k worth of stolen stanley cups in their car. Before I saw the picture I was kinda impressed that they managed to steal multiple full sized sports trophies, but it was like 20 cups. Who buys cups that expensive?

@khadyadjisall5708

3 ай бұрын

Influencers and tiktokers

@iamjustkiwi

3 ай бұрын

Any cup that costs over 100 dollars better damn well be smashing together hydrogen and oxygen to generate it's own water for me. On a serious note though, do folks really care about the friggin beverage container that someone is carrying around? I literally reuse the "disposable" plastic water bottles 4 or 5 times just fine and they are basically free. People are weird.

@loveless131

3 ай бұрын

@@iamjustkiwi I've never fully understood the, ascribe value to people who carry specific valuable items, culture or those who talk down to others that don't have the latest shoes or whatever. Like, it's just a cup. I got a metal cup awhile back and it cost me like 10 bucks. Keeps cold stuff cold and hot hot. It's lid is a bit iffy, but I'll probably keep using it till I lose it somewhere in 10 years.

@nickwallette6201

3 ай бұрын

My partner got one of these from work. She was saying that it was a nice gesture, because it's an expensive mug. I looked at it like, "this comically large sippy cup is expensive? ... Uh, why?" She informed me that they're blowing up on social media, and otherwise just a decent thermal mug, but she prefers the more reasonably sized ones she normally uses. And that is why I am here. Because, despite having 0% interest in "what's trendy," I have seen this obnoxious water bottle twice in as many days, and thought, sure, tell me a story about people that will make me like my cat more.

@loveless131

3 ай бұрын

@@nickwallette6201 Sounds about right. If I were gifted one I might use it, but those large ones would make me feel like a joke trying to overcompensate for something.

You know you are German when you hear the words "This company is over 100 years old" and immediatly think "What were they doing in the 30s and 40s?"

@PineappleDealer37

4 ай бұрын

Well supporting Ervin Von Vitzleberg, of course. Duh.

@rebeccabo620

3 ай бұрын

I just laughed out loud 😂

@rabia-2079

3 ай бұрын

Care to explain? 😊

@Hannah-xm6fn

3 ай бұрын

@@rabia-2079 A lot of german companies voluntarly or non-voluntarly supported the Nazis during these times

@thewonderingbuddhist6123

3 ай бұрын

Well if it's American it was selling to the Nazis that's for sure

I love how when Yeti was the thing to have owning the knock off Stanley was considered only for the poor people who couldn't afford the Yeti cups.

I'm actually in business for this kind of item. I'm a lazy game who doesn't want to constantly go to the kitchen to hydrate, so I bought 2.5L bottle of water shaped like it has a handle in it, which I refill every every evening and leave in the fridge overnight. But because the bottle isn't designed for reuse, it suffers from weird translucent gunk accumulation on the inside, so I occasionally replace it. Having a permanent solution would be great, but Stanley's aren't sold in my country.

Never forget that Stanleys also got a major boost from Watertok, the side of Tiktok where very interesting users chronicle their adventures in using barista syrups to flavorize their water. It's absolutely wild. Also, as with all reusable bottles, make sure you properly clean them on a daily basis. One person gave herself an ongoing fungal infection because she didn't scrub the mold out of the silicone bit in the cap.

@ForelliBoy

3 ай бұрын

Don't they also have lead on them or was that "viral" too

@lobotheprotector99

3 ай бұрын

@@ForelliBoy Most vacuum style cups like Stanley's cups and similar use a solder that contains up to 25% lead in the outside bottom of the mugs or jugs, usually covered by a disk or something. Decent construction of the cups means the only contact the lead will have is in an area where it literally can't get to the drink. Should the disk piece fall off though, you should replace it asap.

the fact that little girls are obcessed with getting a waterbottle for christmas is sooo dystopian and sad. Whatever happened to wanting dolls or video games or stuffed animals or a new bike or trains or toy cars or y'know age appropriate toys?

@sailoroftheinternet3290

4 ай бұрын

just shows you how brainwashed kids are become, honestly it's incredibly depressing

@user-bg9tz5lt5w

4 ай бұрын

I worked on costumes for a middle school play last fall and the amount of drama that took place over one girl and her stupid stanley water bottle was ridiculous! At the time, I had no clue what the heck this kid was talking about when she kept telling me things about other kids doing stuff to her stanley. I never even saw the bottle she was talking about…just heard about the dumb thing constantly. Then a week or two ago, I saw a few memes and it all made sense…well, sort of. I still have no clue why middle school kids need a $50 water bottle.

@randybowman

4 ай бұрын

Remember trapper keepers? Kids wanted dumb things when we were kids too.

@13realmusic

4 ай бұрын

I think you’re reaching here. It’s better for kids to be excited about getting a trendy water bottle than tearing up Sephora for skincare and makeup they don’t need. At worse, in 5 years those kids will realize they just wanted the Stanley to feel like they fit in and maybe stop carrying them because they’re too heavy. And at best, they’re gonna still use the cups because they’re practically apocalypse proof, and they’ll be the most hydrated generation.

@UnlimitedEmeralds

4 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t say that’s dystopian at all. Kids have always followed trends since the invention of the television. When we were kids there were many “viral” toys that people hoarded or fought over at Black Friday. Silly Bandz is the one that’s most prevalent for my age but there was also American girl dolls, legos, certain video games (ie Halo & COD), poly pocket, and dozens others I can’t remember. The only difference in advertising was tv ads on cartoon channels like Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Disney Channel. They could have advertised literally anything to you on TV. Nowadays children see ads on social media, and for the record many children still consume viral toys like slime, fidget spinners, poppits. What would be dystopian if 8 year olds started asking for anti aging crème or plastic surgery for Christmas. Unfortunately this is already starting to happen but there is still time to stop it if parents actually parent their children.

I got one of these in a goodie-bag (from a hedge fund). When I saw it I was pretty shocked at the size and the really impractical shape. My thought was - this is a classic American item: huge cup to put in your huge American car. I had no clue it was this popular lol If there are collectors interested - let me know (never used!) 😂😂

I live in Uruguay, here we usually drink mate and we bring the mate (kind of a weird small cup for it, youll have to look it up) always alongside a thermos, and pretty kuch everyone i know that drinks mate, has had a stanley one for YEARS and they're still good as new

"Wow. I first heard of the Stanley Cup today. When I first saw it, my initial thought was: 'This is a cool cup to fill up with cocktails at an all-inclusive beach resort.' I never thought of hydration... more of alcoholism."

@MysticTech

3 ай бұрын

who are you quoting?

@logical_volcel

3 ай бұрын

based and alcohol pill

@valorieya

3 ай бұрын

i literally use one for whisky and rum lol

@Zeus-rq5wn

2 ай бұрын

What TF is an all inclusive beach resort? You definitely made that up. I'm cringing for you.

I only just heard about these last week; and now that I'm aware of its existence, I realize practically all the women at my university are obsessed with these water bottles!

@chantolove

4 ай бұрын

Oof, this is why I’m cautious about Stanley critiques. So easy to, as you’ve done, devolve into casual misogyny…

@rodolfomolesini7990

4 ай бұрын

You just earned the price for the stupidest comment of the day. "Casual misogyny" my god, get a life.

@Brambrew

4 ай бұрын

@@chantolove how is it misogyny to criticize capitalism preying on women 💀

@MilwaukeeWoman

4 ай бұрын

​@@chantolove I don't know how the misogyny isn't more obvious.

@chunkyhorsemilk3932

4 ай бұрын

@@chantoloveHe wasn’t misogynistic, he simply stated what he actively observed without stating his opinion about it.

In Mexico this trend is barely starting; Starbucks had to issue an apology because last week they did their first “limited edition” Stanley Starbucks pink tumbler and people fought and hoarded it (scalpers) and they were like oh hey we’re sorry this will be limited to one per person with a coupon on the app.

I own one multi-use water bottle. I got it from the army in 1998. I should get a new one though since it has a leak...

To address your point about the loneliness epidemic; It's 50% poor city design, 40% toxic work culture, and 10% toxic social media. Especially in the USA, cities are mere road networks from homes to jobs and fast food joints. There isn't pedestrian friendly infrastructure, green spaces, or crucial third places in our cities. People hardly walk or socialize, and only go outside to hop in their car and drive to work or to buy unhealthy fast food. Their jobs don't give them enough time or money for free time or even to cook healthy meals, so people just go home after a long workday and hop on social media. Or they work from home and go outside even less. The internet is the collective knowledge of the human race; a very powerful tool. But spending most of your time online will poison your mind. There's many other issues that need addressing, but to boil things down, that's why I'm trainpilled and I only use my car for long distance travel when possible; opting to walk or take public transportation when feasible. We need to feel the sun, and we need to talk to real people face-to-face, not through a screen.

@Ryan-yw8iz

4 ай бұрын

This is a video all in itself. We live in the suburbs and while my son walks to his friends house every blue moon it’s not walk friendly

@Rossy167

4 ай бұрын

I think 50% is really pushing it. Americans are so obsessed with this being a city design problem. And sure better environments would help, but this stuff exists in Europe and Asia too.

@Brambrew

4 ай бұрын

@@Rossy167 true, but poor city design still applies in a different way, especially in east Asian nations. There's not early enough housing being constructed so people in Hong Kong, South Korea, etc are living in what are basically metal boxes East Asian cities have land and resources to build more housing and reduce urban sprawl, but choose not to.

@C_U_R_I_E_L

4 ай бұрын

We don't even have sidewalks and I live in a coastal California city; I have to drive my kids to school because there is no bus and the walk is two miles down one of the most dangerous county roads in the whole state. The irony

@MilwaukeeWoman

4 ай бұрын

I have a park a block away and I just never go there. It's another place to be alone. I use my car to drive past it to places where I don't have to be alone.

I was going to buy a Cybertruck, but now, I will buy a Stanley Quencher.

@whazzat8015

3 ай бұрын

At least you'll have an argument that holds water.

I just bought a Stanley cup because I didn't have a solid travel mug for anything non-caffeinated I drink at work. I was also wanting to have a better sense of the amount of water I was drinking per day, so splurging on a single 32 oz. model made perfect sense for me. Little did I know that it would result in certain female coworkers spotting me like a SCUD missile spots a target and going "OHMIGOD, WHERE DID YOU GET THAT COLOR?!" It's like those weird, designer housewares things that took the world by storm a few years back. They're... nothing-burgers in and of themselves, but whole market segments deluded themselves into thinking they /needed/ this color, and that color, and this accessory, and that one... I'm just left thinking of these Stanley moms' kids that are going to be stuck figuring out what to do with all those travel cups, once they inherit them.

I use my old water bottle I bought in 2019, I have washed it once and it is my favorite possession I have. Thank you neon green costco bottle.

As someone with cerebral palsy, adult sippy cups being in on trend is truly my moment to shine. I’m waiting for it to be fashionable for your meals to come pre cut up for you 😂

@FutureProofTV

3 ай бұрын

Hahaha fuck yeah at least someone is winning out of this whole thing

@india1422

3 ай бұрын

We have a genetic disease Friedrich's Ataxia, inour family. Two of my grandmother’s siblings had the diseases. She became increasingly unable to control her body. She dyes in 1992. Having straws which bent enabled her to drink. I think she would have loved one of these Stanley cups. It took her a long time to drink becase of swallowing issues. Having something which kept her drink cool would have been wonderful

These things are going to come quicker and end quicker. Trends use to last years and sometimes decades. Now it seems that someone gets famous for a few hours or days. The new trendy item to have is forgotten within the week. I think our attention spans getting shorter due to low effort short term content is contributing to how quickly these trends rise and die.

@brentwilliamomagap

4 ай бұрын

this is usually a result from the rise of short video formats and their corresponding platform paved by social media. Things comes in and got attention (due to either or both influencer marketing and just being featured by a lot of videos) so quicker that almost any new thing that could have a longer trend cycle becomes a fad.

@FutureProofTV

4 ай бұрын

Honestly you're probably right. There's not a lot of life beyond the first couple weks in these viral moments...

@supportlocalbusines

4 ай бұрын

I’m not a Stanley stan, but they’ve been having a cult following since about 2017, more than a trend IMO. Only now is it getting so mainstream. Will be interesting to see if this recent media attention will positively or negatively impact their trajectory.

@Frankoman64

4 ай бұрын

@@FutureProofTV Remember when everyone was lining up for supreme merch, I dont think I've heard supreme mentioned in a year or more

@HistoryBuff_0

4 ай бұрын

@@supportlocalbusines It might strengthen their cult but will definitely repel new customers, who tf wants to be associated with Stanley anymore

I bought one of these a few months ago, a plain stainless model, not realizing how crazy collecting has become! Should I dare leave it in a car for people to peek inside to see. Might my windows be busted in a robbery?

heyy, my dad is in construction and uses one of these green ones aswell, i always wondered what brand it is, since his has seen some blade to say it lightly and looked very beat up,now i know

I have a classical Stanley water bottle for years. I have indeed bought 2 others, but as gifts to others, because I really like them. Honestly this trend actually diminishes my brand loyalty, because it looks like they are pivoting to the quick fashion trendy, instead of the life time quality brand.

@xdashlydia

3 ай бұрын

I've learned not to care when my favourite goods suddenly get trendy.

@imnotdaredevil3714

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, actually the stanley cup has everything I want in a water jug (office worker who likes to bring icy drinks to work & honestly needs the straw to remember to drink) but I absolutely do not fucking want to be known as the kind of person who's into Stanley Cups

What I was looking for in this trend is a REUSABLE water bottle that is capable of maintaining my water cold for hours and hours on end. After weeks of research, I ended up getting a Yeti because I got it on sale for $15 lol. I get cold water for almost 15 hours and ice for over 2 days. Can't even think of getting another one in a few years.

@silvermediastudio

3 ай бұрын

Made in China. Enjoy that!

@superslash7254

3 ай бұрын

reminds me of "overly honest methods" about research papers. "We did weeks of research and then got the one that was good enough but only cost 15 bucks since it was on sale that day".

@vixeni3365

3 ай бұрын

got my yeti as a free gift from the last recruiting company i worked for. best water bottles imo. i have no use for something with a straw that i can't throw in my bag or knock over . my yeti is indestructible and will be my only water bottle for as long as i manage to not lose it

@mariaj4883

3 ай бұрын

I never understood drinking ice water. It's winter time. It's gonna make you colder and it hurts your teeth lol

@vixeni3365

3 ай бұрын

@@mariaj4883 it’s not always winter??

''Reusable water bottle'' So literally any water bottle? Also if anyone ever shows me their sippy cup or water bottle collection, I'ma laughing them out of the country.

Make no mistake, a resuable container for water is an excellent purchase. *A* reusable container. I've owned two in my entire life: one that broke after five years, and one I bought to replace it.

It still amazes me how many people didn't know Stanley is a very old company and has been making cups thermoses and other gear for decades.

@cannibalmanimal2336

3 ай бұрын

When I first heard of the trend I was wondering if it was the same company.

@toedrag-release

3 ай бұрын

Not just old but they're also a very very mid level cup. There's numerous videos of cups vs cups filling a cup up with ice seeing which one melts last and Stanley always melts first.

@mightbekuasontt

3 ай бұрын

Not just decades, but like over a century

@emilyfeagin2673

3 ай бұрын

Is that why the last thermos I bought for coffee was so expensive?

@HattoriZero

3 ай бұрын

I've never seen a Stanley cup before. Until last week on KZread.

As someone who remembers all the hype behind Nalgene bottles,I absolutely LOVE how you described them as giant sippy cups. I feel the problem is rampant materialism + increasing infantalization. Having worked in Advertising, I think I can safely predict that within the next 2 yrs (if not sooner) you will be able to buy these stupid sippy cups at your local flea market for $5. The stupidity and blind ,unthinking herd mentality of people never ceases to both amaze and amuse me.

@3nertia

3 ай бұрын

It's almost as if the system has cultivated an army of obedient drones - thanks capitalism!

@sharonoddlyenough

3 ай бұрын

I think of my dad when I use my Nalgene. He worked at a smelter that used lab-grade Nalgene bottles for samples, and he brought some unused ones home. We used those while caming for decades.

@venom5809

3 ай бұрын

Ross is the place to get all this stuff. LOL

@michaellasfetto5810

3 ай бұрын

I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one thinking about Nalgene bottles. I had two over the years...

@susanandrews2294

3 ай бұрын

@@michaellasfetto5810 I didn't even have one, though my roomie at the time had one as did most of his crowd. But only one! Nobody had 20 of them!

I'm mid-30s and not once in my life have I bought something "trendy". I actively avoid anything trendy.

when you have no culture, no tradition, no religion, no moral values, no identity, no optimism for the future you tend to obsessively cling on to anything that can give any remnant of value, status or acknowledgement from your peers or society at large.

@RuSosan

3 ай бұрын

Drop the garbage of "religion" from that list and you'd be correct, if hyperbolic AF.

@TaciturnusIneffabilis

3 ай бұрын

@@RuSosan if you think that religion is not a crucial element of any society you are either very uninformed, brainwashed or a 15yr fedora enjoyer.