the cult of the Stanley Cup

It's been a minute (okay a year ish) since I have talked about a what's not a cult but feels like a cult product. But then people were SPRINTING through Targets for Stanley Cups. Reusable water cups and people are going feral over them.

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[andrewjames]

What I find ridiculous is that some people have entire collections. That defeats the purpose of having a reusable mug.

[klc]

Apparently, I'm living under a rock because I had no idea these cups existed until yesterday. What's worse is that, in December, I did one of those angel tree things where you buy gifts for a child who probably won't get a lot of gifts. This girl was 13 and her "interest" was Stanley Cup. I assumed it meant the hockey one, so I got her a small, tabletop air hockey game. I'm now imagining the confusion that poor girl felt when she opened that gift.

[NecronCtan]

As a hockey fan it took way too long to understand what the hell my co-worker was talking about.

[colleenorourke]

Those Stanley cup cleaning tips are really useful for about halfway through this year when I’ll find stacks of them at the thrift store for $2

[lori]

I own a 1940s super vac cork top stanley. It has been in my family for 3 generations. Been through 2 house fires, car wrecks, and everything inbetween. Keeps coffee hot and water cold. Absolutely no complaints. Its genuinely the best piece of equipment i own and am extremely greatful for it. My grandma sewed a cross body satchels specially for it. Its my most prize possession other than my wedding ring and truck.

[xotennisxgirlox]

The REAL problem is that the second these cups are no longer “trendy”, these girls won’t be caught dead using them anymore. They’ll sit in their cabinet and buy the newest model of whatever despite their claims that “Stanley is the only cup that makes my water good”.

[quarttknee]

As a Target worker, I was there for both the Valentines and Starbucks stanley release. For the Valentines day stanleys, many people ordered the cups online before the store even opened, some people ordering 10+ of them. The stanley girlies were STARING me down from outside as I was grabbing them off the shelves. As for the starbucks stanley release, we also had people waiting in line outside the store AT 4:00 AM IN WISCONSIN WINTER to get a chance at a cup. It was insane.

[_S.D._]

This Stanley cup thing is nuts. They've been around forever. My Pawpaw, who was a farmer, always kept his coffee in a Stanley thermos because it would stay hot all day. Same for my Grandaddy, who was a master carpenter. Those cups have always been a 'working mans' cup. It's nuts seeing people go so crazy for them.

[anmarfrank]

As someone from Poland I just cannot imagine a trend of teenagers bringing huge drinking bottles to schools and NOT having a scandal when it turnes out at least a portion of these things were filled with alcohol. Like when I was in high school there were regularly people having vodka in their orange juice cartons

[ravonne]

It's quite common for children to believe that having random items make them the "cool kid" at school. How adult people can have the same obsession is still so weird for me.

[Sapphvannah]

I think the best take I've heard about hoarding trending items like the Stanleys is that we've created a society that's lacking in a sense of community. We are lacking in 3rd places where you're allowed to just go and *be* without buying anything, and so instead we try and forge community via the commodities we buy. You're signaling to other Stanley girlies that you have something in common, maybe your rare Stanley is a conversation starter. (All of this said as someone who is rocking an off-brand 32oz metal water bottle from Amazon)

[extrasalt]

Valentine's Day being materialistic and making people feel bad is tradition at this point.

[chelseahill]

The weird thing to me is that people were going ferel over a red/pink cup. Like THATS the Valentine’s collection? Not even some cute patterns? No hearts or roses? Really? I'd understand the hype more if that was the case

[TylaStark]

If I ever feel compelled to run through a store for literally anything, someone better slap me lmfao

[gongalicious]

I'm just surprised so many people don't know you need to regularly wash your reusable water bottles. I've gotten lazy before and not done it for like a week, but I never let it get too nasty. YOU GOTTA CLEAN ALL THE PARTS OF YOUR BOTTLES YALL. ESPECIALLY IF IT HAS A STRAW OR OTHER DRINKING MECHANISM.

[LennyPepper]

The cultification of water bottles is kind of interesting to me. I’m 30 now, so I remember the Nalgene craze when I was in high school, then it was Yetis, then Hydroflasks and now Stanley’s. I’m sure there’s some I’m missing

Edit (1.31.2024) wow thank you for all the likes! 🫶🏻

[pandasevr]

I have a Stanley and its great! That being said, it works so well that I genuinely don't understand why anyone would need more than one. It's a good quality cup, you genuinely only need one unless you wanna have one at work and one at home or something. I get that they have all of these cute colors that make people want to collect them, but there is NO NEED to overconsume a REUSABLE water bottle.

[dsnodgrass]

Most of the time, you'll find that people doing the "lining up/running through store" thing aren't enthusiasts; they're opportunistic profiteers, trying to corner as much stock for quick resale as they can. This explains a lot of the worst behavior as well; as those people are largely nasty pieces of work.

[amandaveibell]

So...I have a Stanley that lives at my day-job desk. The ONLY reason why I got it was because a small business decorated it with the Jurassic Park logo stating "motherhood is a walk in the park" with a fun scale pattern. I didn't know it was a Stanley until AFTER I paid for it. Will I get any other Stanleys? No. Not worth it.

[qqalaxyy]

The thing I find most ironic with the hype about Stanleys is that they’re impractically big. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve seen college students have to carry their Stanley cups with their bare hands walking across campus in the middle of winter simply because the damn thing doesn’t fit in their bag. Risking frostbite for a cup is INSANE