Special edition Stanley cups

[Kris]

All this got me thinking of the 10 or so Nalgene bottles I have...   When I was a lifeguard, these were the thing to have.... and people left them at the pool ALL the time.   I am not the only person who grabbed many many many almost new free ones....  (I have lost or broken a few at this point.)

I expect as already stated, there will be many a teacher, lifeguard, random person on the street, who gets some many nearly new Stanley cups that they could start a store with just those...  /sigh  When will people learn.   (Never is what I expect...)

What's funny about premium water bottles is that whenever I'm going to do any real hiking, I buy a couple of bottles of Smartwater and take those instead of my reusables, because 1. everything else is heavy and 2. Smartwater bottles fit a Sawyer filter. 3. They never leak or break, which is more than I can say for the Nalgenes I've had.

I was in a meeting about hydration trends yesterday and we have identified Owala bottles as the Next Big Thing. They're already niche big, but we are predicting a Stanley Moment in the next 1-2 years. Stay tuned!

I mentioned upthread that I re-use glass kombucha or vodka bottles for my "hydration needs".
How about fake upcycled bottles, with crazy labels like "xxx poison", "liberal tears", etc. The kids will love it.

I saw a meme a long time ago about a woman who used a Hershey’s chocolate syrup bottle as her water bottle when she was at the gym. Apparently it caused some reactions.

[Metalcat]

I use fresh, unopened bottles of vodka for my hydration needs.

Unopened? You just swallow them whole?

Glass is technically a liquid.

Evidently it's now considered a solid, just a "weird" solid

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22730370-900-what-is-glass/

Dammit science!  Now how are we supposed to hydrate?

Just face it, we're gonna be so old, ugly, and fat now Steve...

[Morning Glory]

I use fresh, unopened bottles of vodka for my hydration needs.

Unopened? You just swallow them whole?

Glass is technically a liquid.

Evidently it's now considered a solid, just a "weird" solid

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22730370-900-what-is-glass/

Dammit science!  Now how are we supposed to hydrate?

Just face it, we're gonna be so old, ugly, and fat now Steve...

And all the science we learned in school is WRONG!

[Metalcat]

I use fresh, unopened bottles of vodka for my hydration needs.

Unopened? You just swallow them whole?

Glass is technically a liquid.

Evidently it's now considered a solid, just a "weird" solid

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22730370-900-what-is-glass/

Dammit science!  Now how are we supposed to hydrate?

Just face it, we're gonna be so old, ugly, and fat now Steve...

And all the science we learned in school is WRONG!

Well...yeah...

I studied neuroscience for years and just last year read an updated into to neuroscience textbook and found out that virtually every foundational fact I learned about neuroscience is not considered wrong.

[erp]

And all the science we learned in school is WRONG!

Maybe the most useful thing my high school chemistry teacher taught us was that science is always wrong. He'd start each new topic with "I'm going to tell you some lies now, but we think they're closer to the truth than the set of lies I told you last year ..."

This approach was infuriating, but at least helped normalize changing your mind as new information comes in.

[Metalcat]

And all the science we learned in school is WRONG!

Maybe the most useful thing my high school chemistry teacher taught us was that science is always wrong. He'd start each new topic with "I'm going to tell you some lies now, but we think they're closer to the truth than the set of lies I told you last year ..."

This approach was infuriating, but at least helped normalize changing your mind as new information comes in.

That was actually my favourite part of school, seeing at each stage how we had been purposefully been told simplifying lies at the stage before and how the more expert my level of knowledge became the more the answers were "well actually, we have no idea"

[Zamboni]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2tUO2mp99Q

[lhamo]

I don't care what y'all think.

Pluto is a planet.

[GuitarStv]

I don't care what y'all think.

Pluto is a planet.

It's where the brontosaurus came from.  :P

[Just Joe]

One of our teens showed me a YouTube video that detailed many of the accessories that go with this Stanley cup. Apparently there are Stanley cup backpacks.

No, not for the human, - for the cup!

Someone is laughing all the way to the bank.

Again found myself thinking of all the people I've heard or read complaining about being unable to afford this or that, or pay down student loans or whatever.

What else might they be spending their money on? Excuse me while DW and I drive our 24 year old Honda to the grocery store so we don't need to go out for dinner this coming week.

[ixtap]

One of our teens showed me a YouTube video that detailed many of the accessories that go with this Stanley cup. Apparently there are Stanley cup backpacks.

No, not for the human, - for the cup!

Someone is laughing all the way to the bank.

Again found myself thinking of all the people I've heard or read complaining about being unable to afford this or that, or pay down student loans or whatever.

What else might they be spending their money on? Excuse me while DW and I drive our 24 year old Honda to the grocery store so we don't need to go out for dinner this coming week.

I didn't zoom in, but I swear a picture just crossed my feed that looked like some had attached a sanitary pad to their cup. Maybe it was this backpack?

[iris lily]

Saturday Night Live pilloried  those who carry around their Stanley cups last night. I wouldn’t have even known what they were talking about were it not for this thread.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L2tUO2mp99Q&pp=ygUMQmlnIGR1bWIgY3Vw

[getsorted]

Saturday Night Live pilloried  those who carry around their Stanley cups last night. I wouldn’t have even known what they were talking about were it not for this thread.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L2tUO2mp99Q&pp=ygUMQmlnIGR1bWIgY3Vw

I swear they targeted my local Facebook mom's group to make this.

[aloevera1]

Wtf I just read....

[JAYSLOL]

I find it pretty funny that modern consumerism can be summed up perfectly by people having nothing to show but an overpriced cup after their world burns to the ground, both figuratively and literally. 

[Metalcat]

I find it pretty funny that modern consumerism can be summed up perfectly by people having nothing to show but an overpriced cup after their world burns to the ground, both figuratively and literally.

All so that the #watertok folks can drink astounding amounts of water "for their health" while pumping it full of artificial sweeteners so that they can tolerate choking back water because they need to overcome their natural bio-signals that they've had more than enough already.

Cuz that makes perfect fucking sense.

[TheGrimSqueaker]

I find it pretty funny that modern consumerism can be summed up perfectly by people having nothing to show but an overpriced cup after their world burns to the ground, both figuratively and literally.

All so that the #watertok folks can drink astounding amounts of water "for their health" while pumping it full of artificial sweeteners so that they can tolerate choking back water because they need to overcome their natural bio-signals that they've had more than enough already.

Cuz that makes perfect fucking sense.

Brawndo. It's what plants crave.

[Metalcat]

I find it pretty funny that modern consumerism can be summed up perfectly by people having nothing to show but an overpriced cup after their world burns to the ground, both figuratively and literally.

All so that the #watertok folks can drink astounding amounts of water "for their health" while pumping it full of artificial sweeteners so that they can tolerate choking back water because they need to overcome their natural bio-signals that they've had more than enough already.

Cuz that makes perfect fucking sense.

Brawndo. It's what plants crave.

It has electrolytes!!

[By the River]

Ok, now I'm seeing big ass cups everywhere.   Rode up the elevator with a lady that had one but couldn't tell what brand.  Then noticed my coworker had one.  She said hers is a knockoff that she received as a Christmas gift. (Close enough to the second one to ask which brand).

[Metalcat]

Ok, now I'm seeing big ass cups everywhere.   Rode up the elevator with a lady that had one but couldn't tell what brand.  Then noticed my coworker had one.  She said hers is a knockoff that she received as a Christmas gift. (Close enough to the second one to ask which brand).

I still haven't seen one in the wild yet, but I work from home and live in a working class francophone neighborhood where a lot of US trends never penetrate.

[GuitarStv]

Ok, now I'm seeing big ass cups everywhere.   Rode up the elevator with a lady that had one but couldn't tell what brand.  Then noticed my coworker had one.  She said hers is a knockoff that she received as a Christmas gift. (Close enough to the second one to ask which brand).

I still haven't seen one in the wild yet, but I work from home and live in a working class francophone neighborhood where a lot of US trends never penetrate.

It's hard to penetrate the great poutine/smoked meat barrier.

[Metalcat]

Ok, now I'm seeing big ass cups everywhere.   Rode up the elevator with a lady that had one but couldn't tell what brand.  Then noticed my coworker had one.  She said hers is a knockoff that she received as a Christmas gift. (Close enough to the second one to ask which brand).

I still haven't seen one in the wild yet, but I work from home and live in a working class francophone neighborhood where a lot of US trends never penetrate.

It's hard to penetrate the great poutine/smoked meat barrier.

Oh, no, we're not talking about QC Franco-folks where I live. A francophone here is more likely to serve you BBQ cow tongue than smoked meat.

[GuitarStv]

Ok, now I'm seeing big ass cups everywhere.   Rode up the elevator with a lady that had one but couldn't tell what brand.  Then noticed my coworker had one.  She said hers is a knockoff that she received as a Christmas gift. (Close enough to the second one to ask which brand).

I still haven't seen one in the wild yet, but I work from home and live in a working class francophone neighborhood where a lot of US trends never penetrate.

It's hard to penetrate the great poutine/smoked meat barrier.

Oh, no, we're not talking about QC Franco-folks where I live. A francophone here is more likely to serve you BBQ cow tongue than smoked meat.

So you're saying they just naturally have the problem of US trends licked before they start?  :D

[Metalcat]

Ok, now I'm seeing big ass cups everywhere.   Rode up the elevator with a lady that had one but couldn't tell what brand.  Then noticed my coworker had one.  She said hers is a knockoff that she received as a Christmas gift. (Close enough to the second one to ask which brand).

I still haven't seen one in the wild yet, but I work from home and live in a working class francophone neighborhood where a lot of US trends never penetrate.

It's hard to penetrate the great poutine/smoked meat barrier.

Oh, no, we're not talking about QC Franco-folks where I live. A francophone here is more likely to serve you BBQ cow tongue than smoked meat.

So you're saying they just naturally have the problem of US trends licked before they start?  :D

Duuuuuuude...brutal.

[innkeeper77]

I hate cups with straws/sippy cup type spouts -- they are so hard to keep clean!

One of the youtubers I watch sometimes (Emily D. Baker, former prosecutor who follows high profile legal cases especially stuff having to do with pop culture) is a huge Stanley fan.  That's how I knew they were a thing before this latest explosion.  The company is based in Seattle.  I hope they can survive this wave of popularity and it doesn't swamp them -- they went from doing 70 million something in business a couple years ago to over 750 million in 2023.  I hope they have a plan for when the trend-setters shift to something else. 

Personally I prefer a good old Thermos.  I inherited the huge Helly Hanson branded one I got for my son in 2015 and used that for the last 3-4 years.  Then it fell out of my backpack side pocket and the lid cracked.  My new one is an ice blue color in a smaller size.  I love how I can fill it with ice in the summer and the ice will last all day even as I refill it with water.  It does have a plastic spout under the flip-top lid, but the hole is big enough that it is easy to clean.

Same here, but I heard from some nursing mothers that the (form factor) of the stanley worked very very well for that use- the sipping works much better than needing an extra hand to unscrew. Of course, the very expensive or completely free depending on how you think about it water bottle hospitals give out when you give birth there does basically the same job for cold drinks (water). I think the stanley product design makes sense, and could be very long lasting and work well for a moderate sized demographic. However, the status symbol and consumerism portion of this is absolutely ridiculous.

I like my klean kanteen thermos, with the lid that works as a cup for my tea. Vacuum sealed thermoses are amazing, and worth the money. I also have used this one a good 1500 times minimum as I use it almost every morning, and only purchased it when I lost my last one on a college campus possibly around 2018. I hope that one is still being used by somebody! I never understood when hydroflask took over as the "in" brand, because the lids seemed like a massive weak spot that could be more easily broken. Of course, most people aren't thinking about a steel water bottle as something that can function for years or decades, but they should.

[getsorted]

Of course, the very expensive or completely free depending on how you think about it water bottle hospitals give out when you give birth there does basically the same job for cold drinks (water).

[aloevera1]

(almost) Serious question - are these cups able to hold HOT temperature??

I found that most thermo cups just plain suck. The only happy exception is the Thermos (cheap and durable like a rock).

[ixtap]

(almost) Serious question - are these cups able to hold HOT temperature??

I found that most thermo cups just plain suck. The only happy exception is the Thermos (cheap and durable like a rock).

These cups do not have an insulated lid, so they aren't going to hold an temp extremes.

[Morning Glory]

(almost) Serious question - are these cups able to hold HOT temperature??

I found that most thermo cups just plain suck. The only happy exception is the Thermos (cheap and durable like a rock).

These cups do not have an insulated lid, so they aren't going to hold an temp extremes.

I have 2 contigo cups that keep coffee hot for 6-8 hours and can ride in a backpack without spilling. They cost about $10 each. I actually received one as a gift and bought a second because I used to work a really long shift and that way I could have one with breakfast and one with lunch.

[Metalcat]

(almost) Serious question - are these cups able to hold HOT temperature??

I found that most thermo cups just plain suck. The only happy exception is the Thermos (cheap and durable like a rock).

These cups do not have an insulated lid, so they aren't going to hold an temp extremes.

I think they mostly hold temps because of the ginormous volume of liquid in them.

[aloevera1]

Oh the Stanley cups might also contain lead. https://www.bonappetit.com/story/is-there-lead-in-stanley-cup

But don't worry, your drink is probably not touching it.

Neat.

[aloevera1]

(almost) Serious question - are these cups able to hold HOT temperature??

I found that most thermo cups just plain suck. The only happy exception is the Thermos (cheap and durable like a rock).

These cups do not have an insulated lid, so they aren't going to hold an temp extremes.

I think they mostly hold temps because of the ginormous volume of liquid in them.

It's like a bucket but slightly more portable...

[Metalcat]

(almost) Serious question - are these cups able to hold HOT temperature??

I found that most thermo cups just plain suck. The only happy exception is the Thermos (cheap and durable like a rock).

These cups do not have an insulated lid, so they aren't going to hold an temp extremes.

I think they mostly hold temps because of the ginormous volume of liquid in them.

It's like a bucket but slightly more portable...

But can you buy a backpack for your bucket??

Yeah, didn't think so.

[GuitarStv]

(almost) Serious question - are these cups able to hold HOT temperature??

I found that most thermo cups just plain suck. The only happy exception is the Thermos (cheap and durable like a rock).

These cups do not have an insulated lid, so they aren't going to hold an temp extremes.

I think they mostly hold temps because of the ginormous volume of liquid in them.

It's like a bucket but slightly more portable...

But can you buy a backpack for your bucket??

Yeah, didn't think so.

Almost?

[Just Joe]

If you want a good laugh go to Amazon or any other online retailer and search for "stanley cup accessories".

There is jewelry for your Stanley cup too... <oh my...>

[Metalcat]

If you want a good laugh go to Amazon or any other online retailer and search for "stanley cup accessories".

There is jewelry for your Stanley cup too... <oh my...>

There's a whole article about them posted earlier in the thread, including snack trays and monogram charms.

[dividendman]

I'm smart enough to recognize ripoffs... but too dumb to create one that people will buy. Sigh, such is life.

[Metalcat]

I'm smart enough to recognize ripoffs... but too dumb to create one that people will buy. Sigh, such is life.

If you read some of the articles about why these blew up, it's very clear that the product existed for a long time, it's the way it was marketed that made this happen.

The product is virtually irrelevant, the guy behind this marketing is the same guy who made Crocs enormously trendy.

It's all using the collectible runnings shoes playbook, flooding the market with the product and creating an illusion of scarcity by limiting the release of specific editions of the product that you're flooding the market with. Often the limited edition designs are collaborations with celebrities/influencers/famous brands.

Hence why the limited edition StarbucksXStanley is the release that made the most noise, because the exact same branding that makes Starbucks "red cups" such a big deal is the exact same market that is into shit like #watertok.

The beverages as a daily luxury experience market lost their fucking shit for the limited edition crossover.

[Stimpy]

...
There is jewelry for your Stanley cup too... <oh my...>

And I quote "WTF did I just read!"

Going to go hide in a corner till the world get sane again.   (I am going to be there a extremely long time....)

[Metalcat]

...
There is jewelry for your Stanley cup too... <oh my...>

And I quote "WTF did I just read!"

Going to go hide in a corner till the world get sane again.   (I am going to be there a extremely long time....)

Have you somehow managed to miss the insanity of almost every MLM out there?? Collecting limited edition nonsense and accessories has been marketed to women as the height of middle class luxury for aaages.

[aloevera1]

...
There is jewelry for your Stanley cup too... <oh my...>

And I quote "WTF did I just read!"

Going to go hide in a corner till the world get sane again.   (I am going to be there a extremely long time....)

Have you somehow managed to miss the insanity of almost every MLM out there?? Collecting limited edition nonsense and accessories has been marketed to women as the height of middle class luxury for aaages.

It's almost like women swear profusely while decluttering collectibles from their parents... only to move on to collecting Stanley cups accessories??? tupperware? What else is out there (I live under a rock)?

[Stimpy]

...
There is jewelry for your Stanley cup too... <oh my...>

And I quote "WTF did I just read!"

Going to go hide in a corner till the world get sane again.   (I am going to be there a extremely long time....)

Have you somehow managed to miss the insanity of almost every MLM out there?? Collecting limited edition nonsense and accessories has been marketed to women as the height of middle class luxury for aaages.

Miss no.. Ignore enough that I can only really tell you the main product... yes.  Jewelry for a cup, and honestly an ugly cup at that....  that = pushing me over the edge!

[Metalcat]

...
There is jewelry for your Stanley cup too... <oh my...>

And I quote "WTF did I just read!"

Going to go hide in a corner till the world get sane again.   (I am going to be there a extremely long time....)

Have you somehow managed to miss the insanity of almost every MLM out there?? Collecting limited edition nonsense and accessories has been marketed to women as the height of middle class luxury for aaages.

It's almost like women swear profusely while decluttering collectibles from their parents... only to move on to collecting Stanley cups accessories??? tupperware? What else is out there (I live under a rock)?

It's almost like collecting useless shit has been aggressively marketed to women as an addictive means to display status, especially women with only moderate control over discretionary spending who don't have the buying power to display wealth and status with things like cars.

But another charm for her Pandora bracelet?? That's accessible luxury.

[crocheted_stache]

Now I've seen them on my Buy Nothing group. Someone posted a cup that they got as a gift, saying they preferred a bottle they already had, probably because it has a lid with a proper seal. Someone else posted a straw charm/cap.

Of course, there are always loads of no-names of all descriptions that are given away as swag/promotions with various company logos silkscreened on. I have a few of these. They seem to hold drinks just fine.

[driftwood]

All this got me thinking of the 10 or so Nalgene bottles I have...   When I was a lifeguard, these were the thing to have.... and people left them at the pool ALL the time.   I am not the only person who grabbed many many many almost new free ones....  (I have lost or broken a few at this point.)

I expect as already stated, there will be many a teacher, lifeguard, random person on the street, who gets some many nearly new Stanley cups that they could start a store with just those...  /sigh  When will people learn.   (Never is what I expect...)

What's funny about premium water bottles is that whenever I'm going to do any real hiking, I buy a couple of bottles of Smartwater and take those instead of my reusables, because 1. everything else is heavy and 2. Smartwater bottles fit a Sawyer filter. 3. They never leak or break, which is more than I can say for the Nalgenes I've had.

I was in a meeting about hydration trends yesterday and we have identified Owala bottles as the Next Big Thing. They're already niche big, but we are predicting a Stanley Moment in the next 1-2 years. Stay tuned!

What do you do that "hydration trends" is something you meet about?

Also, I googled Owala bottles, and will admit they are attractive--both literally as I love all the fun, vibrant color options--and functionally.  The sip/straw option is nice.  I'm not going to buy one, but I see the appeal.

I'm so excited that I've accidently jumped on the Owala trend before knowing that it was a trend! I just bought two, but only because I got tired of trying to clean out the threads/o-rings in my camelbak water bottles. I was looking for a bottle that wasn't plastic and also was real easy to clean.

Rant warning - Whomever designed the camelback bottles sucks. Water gets into the threads in the lid, and around two o-ring seals. Perfect place for gross stuff to build up and really hard to wash. Basically have to use a knife to get the o-rings out so you can clean around them. That designer must be related to the designer of the Ninja blenders - the threads for the cups are IN the cup so when you whip up a smoothie you then have threads covered in smoothie stuff, making a mess when you go to screw the lid on. Drives me crazy. I feel like we should have our product designers use the product they've designed 10,000 times before releasing it into the market. Ok rant over.

[GuitarStv]

All this got me thinking of the 10 or so Nalgene bottles I have...   When I was a lifeguard, these were the thing to have.... and people left them at the pool ALL the time.   I am not the only person who grabbed many many many almost new free ones....  (I have lost or broken a few at this point.)

I expect as already stated, there will be many a teacher, lifeguard, random person on the street, who gets some many nearly new Stanley cups that they could start a store with just those...  /sigh  When will people learn.   (Never is what I expect...)

What's funny about premium water bottles is that whenever I'm going to do any real hiking, I buy a couple of bottles of Smartwater and take those instead of my reusables, because 1. everything else is heavy and 2. Smartwater bottles fit a Sawyer filter. 3. They never leak or break, which is more than I can say for the Nalgenes I've had.

I was in a meeting about hydration trends yesterday and we have identified Owala bottles as the Next Big Thing. They're already niche big, but we are predicting a Stanley Moment in the next 1-2 years. Stay tuned!

What do you do that "hydration trends" is something you meet about?

Also, I googled Owala bottles, and will admit they are attractive--both literally as I love all the fun, vibrant color options--and functionally.  The sip/straw option is nice.  I'm not going to buy one, but I see the appeal.

I'm so excited that I've accidently jumped on the Owala trend before knowing that it was a trend! I just bought two, but only because I got tired of trying to clean out the threads/o-rings in my camelbak water bottles. I was looking for a bottle that wasn't plastic and also was real easy to clean.

Rant warning - Whomever designed the camelback bottles sucks. Water gets into the threads in the lid, and around two o-ring seals. Perfect place for gross stuff to build up and really hard to wash. Basically have to use a knife to get the o-rings out so you can clean around them. That designer must be related to the designer of the Ninja blenders - the threads for the cups are IN the cup so when you whip up a smoothie you then have threads covered in smoothie stuff, making a mess when you go to screw the lid on. Drives me crazy. I feel like we should have our product designers use the product they've designed 10,000 times before releasing it into the market. Ok rant over.

I love insulated camelback cycling bottles in every aspect except this one.  They're a gigantic pain in the ass to clean, and you have to clean them semi-regularly because mold will grow in the tips.  But they keep water colder than most other bidons, they are easy to squeeze, and the nozzle is otherwise awesome to use.

[SpinWave0704]

(almost) Serious question - are these cups able to hold HOT temperature??

I found that most thermo cups just plain suck. The only happy exception is the Thermos (cheap and durable like a rock).

A plug for the Zojirushi Stainless Steel Mug: This mug offers the best heat retention, plus one-handed usability and a locking, leakproof lid, which makes it especially useful if you carry your mug in a bag or backpack. If you drop it (several times), the paint chips and the bottle may get dented, but it still works fine, no leaks (ask me how I know.)

For the SM-SF48 16oz model, the heat retention is 189°F @ 1 hr. / 160°F @ 6 hrs. It's awesome for people who like to sip coffee/tea over a long period of time. The cold retention is 46°F @ 6 hrs - cold enough for me, although there are probably better options if you're mostly interested in cold drinks. 

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-travel-mug/

[Villanelle]

I thought of this thread when I saw a recent Facebook post.  The person was adding rhinestones to cover her entire Stanley cup.  This is apparently a Thing, because the poster was asking for advice on how other people who've done this managed the transition to the angled part of the cup.  At the end of her post, she added a "By the way" that said she estimated she's spent something like 60 hours (I forget the actual number) so far on the project.  And I'd estimate she was only about 2/3 finished.   

For rhinestones.  On a cup. 

[mausmaus]

There are even Stanley cup accessories (not by the brand)
https://youtube.com/shorts/bolGYF_ovS4?si=E_IHBxlu8QytBtvv

[Metalcat]

There are even Stanley cup accessories (not by the brand)
https://youtube.com/shorts/bolGYF_ovS4?si=E_IHBxlu8QytBtvv

Yeah, we posted a bunch of links earlier, one person even posted that they make backpacks for these cups.