Are Yeti/RTIC cups cool to you?

[Michelle]

I know a lot of people who think the yeti drink holders are super cool. I like them myself because they keep cold drinks cold all day and hot drinks hot for the whole day too.

But they are ridiculously priced.

If you were given one as an employee gift, would you like it? All the people I know that like them are white people and I don't know if this is a Texas thing like camo bluebell ice cream, or something that a lot of people would find useful and different.

We have given out all kinds of bags, umbrellas, and other things but one of the most popular items was a cooler at one point. And many of our employees cannot afford a yeti branded item, although honestly I would probably go with RTIC because they are just as good and half the price.

[One Girl In All The World]

I don't know what these things are.

[CallingAllAngels]

My H got one from his work and he uses it every day. I would never buy one because we have a lot of other drink holders, but it has been a useful giveaway.

[penguingrrl]

I've never heard of them. Would you mind sharing a link?

[Michelle]

yeti.com/drinkware

I had ice in my water for over two days in one of these. I cannot pour my coffee straight into them because two hours later it is still too hot for me to drink. They are super insulated.

[wambam]

I am a huge fan of vacuum insulated stuff - I have a hydroflask water bottle and coffee mug. I'm obsessed with them.

[RoxMonster]

I put an RTIC tumbler on my Christmas list, so I would love one!

(I can never come up with Christmas ideas in Nov., so I have had a Google Doc going since May with ideas as I think of them).

[penguingrrl]

Those look awesome! I would love to get one as a gift!

[Deleted]

Walmart sells a knockoff made by Ozark Trail for $10.

I didn't know they were supposed to be cool. I just thought they were supposed to keep drinks cold/hot.

[zelda25]

It would never have occurred to me to consider this a "redneck" thing.

[redheadbaker]

I chose SS because I have no idea what they are.

[waffletime]

They are literally cool, yes.

I associate them more with the hipster hippie outdoorsy type than rednecks though.

[lessel]

Sept 15, 2016 18:07:03 GMT -5 papiercherri said:

Walmart sells a knockoff made by Ozark Trail for $10.

I didn't know they were supposed to be cool. I just thought they were supposed to keep drinks cold/hot.

I don't regularly shop at Walmart but I've gone a few times in search of this and it remains elusive. I think the secret is out.

[secretlyevil]

They are pretty awesome. Yeti makes a koozie I am seriously considering getting H for Xmas.

[redheadk]

DH got one from a vendor last year at the holidays and used it so much that we bought the larger sized Yetis for ourselves. I think it's a good company gift.

[bears]

Yeti cups seem to be a big trend this year. I'm kind of shocked at how many people have dropped $35 or so to have a Yeti koozie for the pool.

[picksthemusic]

We're all about S'well bottles up here in the PNW.

[shortcake2675]

I have the Walmart Ozark Trail one. So far, I've decided I like how cold it keeps my tea, but the metal straw is too cold. I couldn't hold on to the one I have with one hand, so I bought a handle on Amazon for $12, $2 more than I paid for the cup. There was a giant end cap of them in sporting goods in my Walmart.

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Sept 15, 2016 18:11:20 GMT -5 lessel said:

Sept 15, 2016 18:07:03 GMT -5 papiercherri said:

Walmart sells a knockoff made by Ozark Trail for $10.

I didn't know they were supposed to be cool. I just thought they were supposed to keep drinks cold/hot.

I don't regularly shop at Walmart but I've gone a few times in search of this and it remains elusive. I think the secret is out.

Probably. I bought 50 for an event from the Walmart website. I looked at the Yeti's, but the idea of spending $2k on cups seemed a bit extreme. lol

[karinothing]

This inspired me to buy this GUS 30oz Ultra-Tough Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Travel Tumbler Bundle with 2 lids and SS straw www.amazon.com/dp/B01B5BX0D6/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_L2Y2xbWN6FZ72

Only 14.99

[Michelle]

Sept 15, 2016 18:22:12 GMT -5 papiercherri said:

Sept 15, 2016 18:11:20 GMT -5 lessel said:

I don't regularly shop at Walmart but I've gone a few times in search of this and it remains elusive. I think the secret is out.

Probably. I bought 50 for an event from the Walmart website. I looked at the Yeti's, but the idea of spending $2k on cups seemed a bit extreme. lol

RTIC has a bulk order option. With lids they are 12/ea.

[noradog]

I picked ss bc I bought mine as a gift to me for kicking Coke Zero and drinking lots of water before I knew it was cool. I adore it! But I would buy a cheaper one that's just as effective if I as buying now

[tessalb]

I picked the "I'm not offended..." option. I'm the weirdo who doesn't like water ice cold. I'll use my tumbler and straw all day long.

[Michelle]

Sept 15, 2016 18:28:20 GMT -5 karinothing said:

This inspired me to buy this GUS 30oz Ultra-Tough Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Travel Tumbler Bundle with 2 lids and SS straw www.amazon.com/dp/B01B5BX0D6/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_L2Y2xbWN6FZ72

Only 14.99

I have to test them. RTIC stands up. Some brands haven't.

[karinothing]

Sept 15, 2016 18:34:12 GMT -5 Michelle said:

Sept 15, 2016 18:28:20 GMT -5 karinothing said:

This inspired me to buy this GUS 30oz Ultra-Tough Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Travel Tumbler Bundle with 2 lids and SS straw www.amazon.com/dp/B01B5BX0D6/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_L2Y2xbWN6FZ72

Only 14.99

I have to test them. RTIC stands up. Some brands haven't.

I can let you know after I get it. It won't be available till the 20th. The reviews seem good

[pumpkin]

Sept 15, 2016 18:05:16 GMT -5 wambam said:

I am a huge fan of vacuum insulated stuff - I have a hydroflask water bottle and coffee mug. I'm obsessed with them.

This is me too. I love my hydroflask bottle and coffee mug.

[wawa]

I just bought a rtic bottle to use to carry ice from our lunch stop to evening campsite on our bike trip...and had to REALLY restrain myself from getting a tumbler too, so yes, awesome.

[mryrcn]

I use my RTIC one every single day. I got it at Buc-ees . I have bought the Ozark ones & they work just as well. I wouldn't spend the $ on a YETI. I also make & sell monograms & decals for these cups.

[cmeon]

I have seriously never seen these "in the wild", I have to assume they're not popular here. Our contigos and other stainless cups keep ice ice well into the next day, too, though- I don't think that's a super special quality.

[Michelle]

I think yetis were invented by a guy that lives in Northwest Houston so they may not have a national presence quite yet.

I commented about the redneck thing in my poll because you will see big ass gas guzzling trucks with yeti window decals. (My husband and his friends may or may not be included in this category and I have already shared that my husband has a camo Houston Texans flag…so...) I also associate bucees with redneck stereotypes because they sell a lot of overly blinged leather goods, beef jerkys , and a lot of camo stuff. And these kind of tumblers are very popular there, although it is the RTIC brand. (But bucees has a lot for non rednecks and has the cleanest bathrooms so I am not throwing shade at them... Just acknowledging their popularity with the rednecks.)