$45 for a cup?! : memes

[-] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 135 points 7 months ago

That is quite expensive, maybe two girls can share one...

[-] DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world 56 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You know what's cheaper than that? Being one guy with a jar.

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 20 points 7 months ago

And a my little pony figure.

Any other use is dangerous

[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.de 5 points 7 months ago

Do you mean the cum jar?

[-] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 21 points 7 months ago

Everyone's being all wink wink understated and you come in here all Leroy fucking Jenkins.

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[-] Blackmist@lemmy.world 60 points 7 months ago

Oh, have Gen Z rediscovered the thermos flask?

[-] jagungal@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago

Yes, but they're calling it a "Stanley cup"

[-] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

In Canada it's legal to cross check anyone who calls a thermos a stanley cup.

[-] jagungal@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

You didn't have to preface "cross check" with "In Canada".

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Is that because it's made by Stanley instead of Thermos?

[-] THE_ANON@lemmy.ml 51 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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[-] lemzinger75@lemmy.world 165 points 7 months ago

There is a water jug & mug manufacturer named Stanley. Apparently these "Stanley" brand cups went viral on TikTok, and TikTok users proceeded to buy them all up in a craze. The meme shows homer sitting next to the championship trophy of the National Hockey League, which is called the Stanley cup (no relation whatsoever to the Stanley name brand).

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 41 points 7 months ago

so it's the next hydroflask?

[-] TheEEEdiot@sh.itjust.works 27 points 7 months ago

It's the next Nalgene Canteen. Get off my lawn.

[-] mwproductions@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

It next cupped hands. Unga bunga.

[-] A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Pfft, cupped hands? I just hold the water in my mouth until I get thirsty

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[-] Aabbcc@lemm.ee 18 points 7 months ago

Love the thoroughness of this. The only detail I could add is that the pink version pictured is a Starbucks exclusive version. And if an expensive cup wasn't enough, there is a market for add-ons to the cup like phone holders and shoulder straps.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

TikTok is probably the most effective marketing platform in decades. Probably this generation's equivalent of G.I. Joe and Transformer ~~commercials~~ cartoons.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

Stanley cup craze. No, not the hockey Stanley Cup.

[-] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I will never understand why many consumers are so fucking stupid... 🤦

[-] Jknaraa@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

While everyone was busy buying up all the toilet paper I realized I don't actually need it nearly as much as I had been using it, if I just shower afterwards, and ended up saving a ton of money.

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[-] Kethal@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago

Whenever there's a stupidity expensive version of a functional thing, Coleman makes a version that's as good or better for half the price: https://www.coleman.com/coolers-drinkware/drinkware/.

[-] OrgunDonor@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3S51X9h6K6g

I really like the project farm video on this, fairly good information on the quality of these.

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[-] shani66@ani.social 23 points 7 months ago

Is this a trend or something? My grandma got a two pack for $5 and i thought it was just some generic grandma cup. The thing sucks, it isn't anywhere near worth that much money. It's shitty for traveling (too big and unwieldy) and it doesn't even seal as well as an actual thermos or bottle.

I prefer the crappy plastic bottle i got from work years ago, i could strap that thing to my belt if i went anywhere. Or wore belts.

[-] Fades@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Fuck plastic bottles especially older ones. Yeah, w all have a fuck ton of microplastics in our blood but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care about it

[-] shani66@ani.social 9 points 7 months ago

I'd prefer a metal one, but this thing was free and it's better than the grandma cup

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

Does using a plastic bottle for your water carry any sort of effect? I'm sure all the things stack up but I find it hard to believe that using a plastic water bottle instead of metal one really matters.

[-] JustMy2c@lemm.ee 13 points 7 months ago

Published this week: 100x more microplastics from water bottles as thought before source https://www.sciencealert.com/bottled-water-is-packed-full-of-up-to-100x-more-microplastic-than-expected

[-] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 12 points 7 months ago

That is for bottled sold water, not from water bottles that you refill.

I'm sure using plastic anywhere in any form contributes to microplastics absorbed into ones body, but there is probably a difference? It's just important to be specific what a study says and not accidentally make assumptions.

Also though, I'm gunna keep using my refillable plastic bottle. Trying to manage intake of microplastics based on how much plastic I interact with seems tedious to the point of being impossible. Plastics are the kind of thing that need regulated. And while I might spare myself some microplastics hypothetically, it's not like the water bottle won't break down into microplastics in the dump if I replaced it with a metal bottle.

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[-] Steak@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 months ago

It does if you do it for years. I use glass and metal whenever I can.

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[-] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

There's no way your grandma bought two Stanley brand cups for $5. I've been using a Stanley pint glass for years, and if I put ice water in at at night, there will still be ice in it in the morning. It's vacuum insulated.

$45 for a 30 or 40 oz cup with a straw is too much because there are cheaper brands that do the same thing for half the price.

You will have to pull my 40 oz insulated cup out of my cold dead hands. Waking up in the middle of the night in the summer thirsty and being able to sip on water that's still ice cold from 8 hours ago is so nice!

[-] Gigasser@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

I recommend Zojirushi thermoses.

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[-] page@discuss.online 18 points 7 months ago

I don't get it. Men go around for years carrying Yeti tumblers and no one bats an eye. Women start carrying a similar cup with a handle and everyone acts weird.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

worthy of ridicule

Because limited edition cups of the brand I used to buy at the Flying J truck stop for $12.99 now costs $150, and the resale value is $200. People are buying a half dozen or more to go with whatever they’re wearing. They’re Stanley mugs for heaven’s sake.

It’s absolutely stupid, and Yeti was just overpriced trendy stuff, not the equivalent of a Beanie Baby fad as a fashion accessory.

Can’t wait until these fools are stuck with piles of worthless mugs they wasted money on. You’ll find these mugs at yard sales or Goodwill in a few years. Good for Stanley makers, though. Hope they laugh all the way to the bank over this vapid trend.

Edit: TBC I think the overpriced Yeti gear is dumb, but I never thought of it as being “gendered”. Plenty of women had Yeti gear. The levels to which this Stanley thing is being taken is ridiculous, and it seems to be predominantly a female thing as a fashion accessory. It’s not dumb because women are the ones buying it up, it’s just dumb because it’s dumb. IDC who the suckers are.

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[-] rsuri@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I'm just amazed that anyone thinks a metal coffee tumbler is superior in any way.

Here's the ultimate way to drink coffee, after years of experience trying different things:

large double-walled borosilicate glass mug. You can find several versions of this on amazon, get one that fits your cupholder.
plastic lid from any other travel cup for when you need it, usually it fits pretty well

The only downside is you will occasionally drop it and it will shatter into a million tiny pieces.

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago

I'm just amazed that anyone thinks a metal coffee tumbler is superior in any way.

The only downside is you will occasionally drop it and it will shatter into a million tiny pieces

Hey look, you were able to think of a way that metal coffee tumblers are better!

[-] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 14 points 7 months ago

lol yeah I'm not bringing that monstrosity in my car. Stainless steel is perfectly fine.

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[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 15 points 7 months ago

Marge is in the back with her hair down.

[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 7 months ago

That doesn't look like Marge at all.

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[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago

I've seen people make jokes about those. I thought the thing was the joke at first, it's so uncomfortable and strange looking. I guess it was a popular Christmas gift for some reason.

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[+] piskertariot@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

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[-] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

Made by a mediocre hand tool manufacturer no less

[-] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

Nope. Completely different companies. They’ve been making insulated bottles since 1913.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_bottle

[-] Kethal@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

The bottles are a different company, but I'd say that calling Stanley tools "mediocre" is generous of you.

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