Stanley Cups—-what the…?

[joy]

I wouldn’t even be able to identify a stanley cup in the wild. Or a hydroflask. Or a contigo.

[statgirl]

I have a contigo and a hydraflask, but both were rescued from my classroom after one month of abandonment (to connect with a few above posts). Maybe this year I will get a Stanley

[jackie011]

Jan 1, 2024 18:49:05 GMT -5 maudefindlay said:

Jan 1, 2024 11:24:55 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

You got the nutcrackers too? I spent Xmas mildly terrified of my FB feed.

I got the nutcracker posts too. People spending days, yes days, to paint them and that's after they spent hundreds to buy one.

I constantly wonder how I ended up getting these posts?? My sister has a small collection from international travels, and from time to time she’ll send me a pic? Maybe that’s it? Idk, but those big ones are kinda creepy

[bugandbibs]

Jan 1, 2024 18:52:54 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

David and I just talked about the Stanley cup thing a few days ago. He says Hydroflasks are still the cool thing at his school, mostly girls carry them and wear dirty white Air Jordan's and have morning Starbucks, lol. Definitely a "status" thing. I feel like Stanley cups are more of a suburban mom thing around here, I see them in the school pick-up lines and pilates classes.

This is true around here too. A few of the more pick me girls have a Stanley, but they annoying to my girls because when they get knocked over at practice they spill water and no one cleans it up. A couple of girls have slipped on the water in the gym and their coach banned them. Hydroflask still reigns supreme (and of course covered in stickers). I see lots of white, suburban moms with them but they still aren’t the most popular brand even within that group here.

[marcyiam]

This popped up after reading this thread.

I'm assuming the Valentine's Day colors at Target mentioned above.

[gummybear]

My new fave is the stans viciously attacking anyone who posts reels showing the drawbacks - the ice melting, leaking etc. like it’s their favorite college football team or something and not just a cup. It reminds me of the Frye boots trend (looks cooly around ML). People would literally say, yeah I had to get my cobbler to stretch them, he had to add treads to the soles so I don’t slip, I can’t wear them if I’m walking more than 200 yards or standing more than 1.5 hours or the temperature is below 46* but they are MY FAVORITE BOOTS!!

[basilosaurus]

Jan 2, 2024 7:34:22 GMT -5 gummybear said:

My new fave is the stans viciously attacking anyone who posts reels showing the drawbacks - the ice melting, leaking etc. like it’s their favorite college football team or something and not just a cup. It reminds me of the Frye boots trend (looks cooly around ML). People would literally say, yeah I had to get my cobbler to stretch them, he had to add treads to the soles so I don’t slip, I can’t wear them if I’m walking more than 200 yards or standing more than 1.5 hours or the temperature is below 46* but they are MY FAVORITE BOOTS!!

lol.

I'd worry that the handle would make it more prone to tipping over and spilling.

[notreal]

Jan 1, 2024 19:11:32 GMT -5 statgirl said:

I have a contigo and a hydraflask, but both were rescued from my classroom after one month of abandonment (to connect with a few above posts). Maybe this year I will get a Stanley

Apparently Beyoncé was pictured using a Contigo over the weekend, so you're about to be super cool.

And I'm apparently on the huge nutcracker side of the internet too.

[cville]

Never have I been happier that I prefer my water room temperature.

[eddy]

I just don't get having multiple cups. I have a stanley that I love. I have had it a year. You never see me in the house without my stanley nearby. I also have a hydroflask that I have had for 4 years and I use it for workouts/hikes.

Who has the space to store all of these things???

[karinothing]

I really need to design a new water bottle and go viral. I don't know if someone else posted it but Stanley went from 70 million in sales to 750 million because of a water bottle.

[pixy0stix]

Jan 1, 2024 18:49:05 GMT -5 maudefindlay said:

Jan 1, 2024 11:24:55 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

You got the nutcrackers too? I spent Xmas mildly terrified of my FB feed.

I got the nutcracker posts too. People spending days, yes days, to paint them and that's after they spent hundreds to buy one.

And all that paint is just going to flake off in a season or two.

[basilosaurus]

Jan 2, 2024 9:26:56 GMT -5 eddy said:

I just don't get having multiple cups. I have a stanley that I love. I have had it a year. You never see me in the house without my stanley nearby. I also have a hydroflask that I have had for 4 years and I use it for workouts/hikes.

Who has the space to store all of these things???

I have 2 contigos each of 2 different kinds because they come in 2 packs at costco. One kind is for coffee, the other for water. Usually the 2 water ones are filled at the same time.

It's a good thing I don't like ice water becauseI have no way of making ice . I'm just happy when I'm not served hot water when it's sweltering. This is surprisingly common.

[bugandbibs]

I am admittedly a lover of water bottles and have dozens in my house. Just no Stanley. I used to have an old school Stanley thermos, but it finally needed to be replaced after like 30 years and I just started using a hydroflask with a pour spout in its place.

But I only have like 4 coffe cups, so it evens out I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️

[litskispeciality]

Jan 2, 2024 9:26:56 GMT -5 eddy said:

I just don't get having multiple cups. I have a stanley that I love. I have had it a year. You never see me in the house without my stanley nearby. I also have a hydroflask that I have had for 4 years and I use it for workouts/hikes.

Who has the space to store all of these things???

I think some of the sheer volume of this comes from water bottles being a cheap give away. I've gotten them at events like job fairs or back to school kick offs. Then you add in gift exchanges, supervisor/boss gifts, companies or schools having left over budget and they buy you something to say "thanks" (aka it was use or lose money). Finally you have "I saw it on Tik Tock or my friends have one so I need one". You just keep getting new bottles even if you don't want one. A guy I used to work with complained every time his wife completed a challenge at the gym because it awarded another water bottle. He's all for fitness, but just give her $5 off the next month's membership or something more useful.

It's also good marketing. For a while Yeti (?) made a gallon jug that was popular with DH's young co-workers who *work out*. Don't forget the waster bottles that gave you a time frame of how much to drink every hour to hit a daily water/liquid goal. I was tempted to buy one, but figured I could do the math and write the times on an existing bottle. I honestly think people will buy a new bottle just for whatever goal it promises to help you meet, then forget about it 2 weeks later. All this is making me sick thinking of old(er), warm water rather than getting up and refreshing my cup every couple of hours.

We have soooo many water bottles that DH goes through about every 2 months and recycles a couple because we can't keep up. I think the closest I've had to on trend was a knock off Yeti, which someone had pointed me to a helpful video showing me 4 brands that did the same thing for $30 cheaper. I still use that even if the paint is chipped off. I refuse to buy a new one and hope to never get another one as a gift.

Overall I don't understand how water bottles are still so popular, and still so expensive...why are people paying money over and over again? Are you really voted out of your social circle if you drink out of an outdated (but clean) water bottle?

[Eagles]

Jan 2, 2024 9:14:24 GMT -5 cville said:

Never have I been happier that I prefer my water room temperature.

Amen.

I do have two Corkcicle canteens for summer and those suckers stay cold. But they're heavy.

[Eagles]

Jan 2, 2024 11:41:52 GMT -5 litskispeciality said:

Jan 2, 2024 9:26:56 GMT -5 eddy said:

I just don't get having multiple cups. I have a stanley that I love. I have had it a year. You never see me in the house without my stanley nearby. I also have a hydroflask that I have had for 4 years and I use it for workouts/hikes.

Who has the space to store all of these things???

I think some of the sheer volume of this comes from water bottles being a cheap give away. I've gotten them at events like job fairs or back to school kick offs. Then you add in gift exchanges, supervisor/boss gifts, companies or schools having left over budget and they buy you something to say "thanks" (aka it was use or lose money). Finally you have "I saw it on Tik Tock or my friends have one so I need one". You just keep getting new bottles even if you don't want one. A guy I used to work with complained every time his wife completed a challenge at the gym because it awarded another water bottle. He's all for fitness, but just give her $5 off the next month's membership or something more useful.

It's also good marketing. For a while Yeti (?) made a gallon jug that was popular with DH's young co-workers who *work out*. Don't forget the waster bottles that gave you a time frame of how much to drink every hour to hit a daily water/liquid goal. I was tempted to buy one, but figured I could do the math and write the times on an existing bottle. I honestly think people will buy a new bottle just for whatever goal it promises to help you meet, then forget about it 2 weeks later. All this is making me sick thinking of old(er), warm water rather than getting up and refreshing my cup every couple of hours.

We have soooo many water bottles that DH goes through about every 2 months and recycles a couple because we can't keep up. I think the closest I've had to on trend was a knock off Yeti, which someone had pointed me to a helpful video showing me 4 brands that did the same thing for $30 cheaper. I still use that even if the paint is chipped off. I refuse to buy a new one and hope to never get another one as a gift.

Overall I don't understand how water bottles are still so popular, and still so expensive...why are people paying money over and over again? Are you really voted out of your social circle if you drink out of an outdated (but clean) water bottle?

If you don't have a Stanley and a Lululemon belt bag, you get voted off the island.

[joy]

Stanley cups leak?

So the bottle designed to hold water …doesn’t even hold water? And people are clamoring for this product?

Wtf.

[noodleoo]

Jan 2, 2024 11:41:52 GMT -5 litskispeciality said:

Jan 2, 2024 9:26:56 GMT -5 eddy said:

I just don't get having multiple cups. I have a stanley that I love. I have had it a year. You never see me in the house without my stanley nearby. I also have a hydroflask that I have had for 4 years and I use it for workouts/hikes.

Who has the space to store all of these things???

I think some of the sheer volume of this comes from water bottles being a cheap give away. I've gotten them at events like job fairs or back to school kick offs. Then you add in gift exchanges, supervisor/boss gifts, companies or schools having left over budget and they buy you something to say "thanks" (aka it was use or lose money). Finally you have "I saw it on Tik Tock or my friends have one so I need one". You just keep getting new bottles even if you don't want one. A guy I used to work with complained every time his wife completed a challenge at the gym because it awarded another water bottle. He's all for fitness, but just give her $5 off the next month's membership or something more useful.

I just SMH at the bolded. How do we move past the blatant consumerism? I think all the posts on CEP have gotten to me because I have no interest in buying stuff just to have new stuff anymore.

Agreed on the giveaway issue tho. I've started just saying no to free stuff. I don't want your crappy water bottle, t-shirt or other crap that I will never use.

[thebreakfastclub]

I'm not surprised people are drowning in water bottles. I feel like we've had 100 different gift exchange / work gifts / what to buy my uncle threads here and so many people would say that everyone needs a Yeti. Which is at least better than the company logo embroidered Columbia fleece zip up that I'd never wear lol.

At any rate, people were going bonkers collecting beanie babies 30 years ago, so now the circle of life has moved onto cups. People are shocked that kids are gravitating to status brands?

[fivechickens]

Jan 1, 2024 14:46:14 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Every time I see Stanley Cups mentioned, I think it’s about hockey 😬

Me too! I saw the title and thought hockey just began or was mid season.

[quesyrah]

Jan 2, 2024 11:52:27 GMT -5 joy said:

Stanley cups leak?

So the bottle designed to hold water …doesn’t even hold water? And people are clamoring for this product?

Wtf.

Mine doesn’t. I’ve knocked it over several times and no leak 🤷🏻‍♀️

[quesyrah]

Jan 2, 2024 11:57:12 GMT -5 thebreakfastclub said:

I'm not surprised people are drowning in water bottles. I feel like we've had 100 different gift exchange / work gifts / what to buy my uncle threads here and so many people would say that everyone needs a Yeti. Which is at least better than the company logo embroidered Columbia fleece zip up that I'd never wear lol.

At any rate, people were going bonkers collecting beanie babies 30 years ago, so now the circle of life has moved onto cups. People are shocked that kids are gravitating to status brands?

The amount of embroidered polos and Jackets, water bottles, travel cutlery sets, messenger bags, etc that my husband’s company gives out is crazy. They can’t give decent raises but they have money to constantly give people company branded crap. Everyone could get a small raise if they quit giving gifts no one wants.

[litskispeciality]

Jan 2, 2024 11:56:08 GMT -5 noodleoo said:

Jan 2, 2024 11:41:52 GMT -5 litskispeciality said:

I think some of the sheer volume of this comes from water bottles being a cheap give away. I've gotten them at events like job fairs or back to school kick offs. Then you add in gift exchanges, supervisor/boss gifts, companies or schools having left over budget and they buy you something to say "thanks" (aka it was use or lose money). Finally you have "I saw it on Tik Tock or my friends have one so I need one". You just keep getting new bottles even if you don't want one. A guy I used to work with complained every time his wife completed a challenge at the gym because it awarded another water bottle. He's all for fitness, but just give her $5 off the next month's membership or something more useful.

I just SMH at the bolded. How do we move past the blatant consumerism? I think all the posts on CEP have gotten to me because I have no interest in buying stuff just to have new stuff anymore.

Agreed on the giveaway issue tho. I've started just saying no to free stuff. I don't want your crappy water bottle, t-shirt or other crap that I will never use.

Yeah, same here. I don't use Tik Tock and I'm hardly on Insta so I still don't even understand influencers. I try to get the peer pressure thing, we've all been there...but maybe my lens is different because my family or I had to save up for cool item rather than just replace every 6 months? Signed I still have a Nalgene bottle I bought 20 years ago with a giftcard for helping at an event.

 Also agree with quesyrah, about saving money and putting it in raises or bonuses rather than giveaways. I've always found places giving out lots of free stuff and prizes for doing your job are either start ups, or think they've figured out the younger generations and will retain them with said items. My new company is amazing, and loves expensive give away's. About 7 months in I've already received a Yeti with the company logo, and a nice Nike hoodie, with embroidered (costs more) logo. While they're nice, all of that money could have been put toward my paycheck and I'd be even happier. Plus what if you boycott things like Nike? It's harder to re-gift branded stuff than a plain old Nike hoodie or Yeti etc.

Now I hope they don't get the idea to send these Stanley water bottles for the next give away. 

[eddy]

Jan 2, 2024 12:20:45 GMT -5 quesyrah said:

Jan 2, 2024 11:52:27 GMT -5 joy said:

Stanley cups leak?

So the bottle designed to hold water …doesn’t even hold water? And people are clamoring for this product?

Wtf.

Mine doesn’t. I’ve knocked it over several times and no leak 🤷🏻‍♀️

Mine also doesn't leak and I carry it around everywhere. I mean if I tip it totally upside down it will leak. It isn't meant for that. Otherwise no leaking.

[gretchenindisguise]

I definitely see girls with the Stanley cup around, but it does seem to be the younger girls, freshman and below.

I think the valentines clamoring nonsense is what will ultimately be the end of them being sought after by that crowd. Now that it’s widely shown that moms are buying them they will quickly lose their luster.

[VillainV]

Jan 2, 2024 11:41:52 GMT -5 litskispeciality said:

Jan 2, 2024 9:26:56 GMT -5 eddy said:

I just don't get having multiple cups. I have a stanley that I love. I have had it a year. You never see me in the house without my stanley nearby. I also have a hydroflask that I have had for 4 years and I use it for workouts/hikes.

Who has the space to store all of these things???

I think some of the sheer volume of this comes from water bottles being a cheap give away. I've gotten them at events like job fairs or back to school kick offs. Then you add in gift exchanges, supervisor/boss gifts, companies or schools having left over budget and they buy you something to say "thanks" (aka it was use or lose money). Finally you have "I saw it on Tik Tock or my friends have one so I need one". You just keep getting new bottles even if you don't want one. A guy I used to work with complained every time his wife completed a challenge at the gym because it awarded another water bottle. He's all for fitness, but just give her $5 off the next month's membership or something more useful.

It's also good marketing. For a while Yeti (?) made a gallon jug that was popular with DH's young co-workers who *work out*. Don't forget the waster bottles that gave you a time frame of how much to drink every hour to hit a daily water/liquid goal. I was tempted to buy one, but figured I could do the math and write the times on an existing bottle. I honestly think people will buy a new bottle just for whatever goal it promises to help you meet, then forget about it 2 weeks later. All this is making me sick thinking of old(er), warm water rather than getting up and refreshing my cup every couple of hours.

We have soooo many water bottles that DH goes through about every 2 months and recycles a couple because we can't keep up. I think the closest I've had to on trend was a knock off Yeti, which someone had pointed me to a helpful video showing me 4 brands that did the same thing for $30 cheaper. I still use that even if the paint is chipped off. I refuse to buy a new one and hope to never get another one as a gift.

Overall I don't understand how water bottles are still so popular, and still so expensive...why are people paying money over and over again? Are you really voted out of your social circle if you drink out of an outdated (but clean) water bottle?

OMG, the number of cheap knock-off yeti tumblers my husband has been given by students, PTA, administrators….in a few years it’ll be a cheap Stanley cup knock off. We give most of them away.

[VillainV]

Jan 2, 2024 12:49:37 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

I definitely see girls with the Stanley cup around, but it does seem to be the younger girls, freshman and below.

I think the valentines clamoring nonsense is what will ultimately be the end of them being sought after by that crowd. Now that it’s widely shown that moms are buying them they will quickly lose their luster.

Except it’s pretty much always been moms who are buying them.

[twilightmv]

Can someone explain the nutcrackers? This is a fad? Is it a specific brand of nutcrackers? I'd google it, but I dont know what I would google other than "nutcrackers".

[pixy0stix]

Jan 2, 2024 12:20:45 GMT -5 quesyrah said:

Jan 2, 2024 11:52:27 GMT -5 joy said:

Stanley cups leak?

So the bottle designed to hold water …doesn’t even hold water? And people are clamoring for this product?

Wtf.

Mine doesn’t. I’ve knocked it over several times and no leak 🤷🏻‍♀️

The older ones leak, but they weren't being advertised as leak proof either. I don't know how people saw a lid that the straw fit into loosely and thought, "That looks leak proof!"