The Stanley Cup Obsession is a Dystopian Nightmare
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- Опубликовано: 13 янв 2024
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Gen Z and Gen Alpha are obsessing over Stanley cups - going as far as to camp outside of Target to be the first to get their hands on their latest collection. The Stanley Quencher Tumbler cup has turned into a cult of sorts and it’s the latest chapter in a long saga of TikTok overconsumption and consumerism. In this video, I discuss the obsession with viral products and TikTok’s nonstop consumerism.
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I was completely ignoring this obsession until someone pointed out that buying 15 cups completely goes against the purpose of a reusable cup and now I'm like wtf is actually happening
Exactly! I have been saying this since the beginning of this weird cup obsession.
and there's poisoness LEAD
I have about 10ish reusable drink containers. Most were from work, promo items, gifts, etc. I bought about 4 myself (occult themed, a Plague Doctor and watermelons). I always have some that need washed, so it's fine.
@@Volundur9567 every single drinking vessel in our house is reusable ... they are called glasses and china.
@@AngelStormee Yes, Stanleys website confirmed there is lead at the base of the cup which is safely concealed but only dangerous if damaged 💀. No thanks
whats worse is that kids are being bullied in schools for not having one of these metal cups
edit: woah this is my first comment ever, thank you for replying
That’s crazy.
Thats so stupid 🙄 when a water bottle is no different.
it is so stupid, that kids who don't follow trends get bullied by their peers. Just because someone doesn't want nor like the latest trendy product get subjected to bullying. smh that stanley cups have became a "status symbol", and also buying so many of them really defeats the purpose of a reusable water-bottle.
@@yeetme434 yeah they are called a brokie and such. It's all status symbols and class conflict, basically
I mean, a lot of the kids I work with still use AirUp bottles and I think there parents will throw a fit if they turn coat... However I am in the UK and its less of a thing here.
Waterbottles are normally status symbols as you are allowed them in school (especially because school uniforms here) but luckily we have yet to jump ship to Stanley because they are objectively bad waterbottles
I hope they realize how stupid it is to buy endless amounts of refillable cups. The entire point is to NOT have to buy a bunch of plastic water bottles and here they are buying a bunch of Stanley’s instead. 🤦♀️
Idiocracy
True.
Like even as someone who has maybe 3 or 4, I do that to rotate through them, one a week then fully clean by hand and air dry, and because I go to some sporting events where I need lots of water so I have my big 2 litre. Having ALLLLL these jugs and cups that serve no specific use or aren't even different enough in size to fit in other bags for hands-free travel is wild.
@@milesph6905bro you don't need 4 of them lmao. You're just like the tiktok girls no matter how long your "explanation" is
@@chulo94544 cups is fine that’s a tea set or if you wanna put coffee in one and don’t wan t the other cups to smell like coffee even after extreme washing
Right? I have two water bottles. A small one I've had for like 10 years that fits in my car cupholder that I take to work and use for coffee. And a hydroflask that I got as a gift last year that I've been using for traveling, going to the gym, etc. I don't need another one.
Deleting TikTok and twitter was honestly so good for my mental health and general wellbeing. This shit is ridiculous
I agree
For me, deleting twitter especially was like a panacea for my mental health.
never got twitter or tiktok in the first place, its like looking outside of Matrix at the circus these platforms created
I dont have TikTok, so when i see something stupid that is a trend, I automatically think it has to be a tiktok thing since it is so stupid.
Period!!!!!!❤
these children freaking out because they got stanleys for christmas makes me think about how i would be devastated if i got a cup as a gift when i was their age. idk id be expecting the new monster high playset not a monochromatic metal cup
They're being forced to grow up quickly via social media manipulation.
If it was popular back then, you'd act the same way.
Right i would have been so sad. Because i would have never used it.
@@HillbillyYEEHAA”forced”?
Children are also way too obsessed with skincare, like why does an 8 year old have 20+ skincare products.. I can assure you that you do not need all of that.
I’m convinced that people don’t even drink half of that cup in a day. A lot of people tend to argue that it’s a “good” trend because it makes people drink water, but having water in a trendy tumbler won’t change the drive for most people. It’s just a status symbol.
I fill mine 6 times a day. If not more. I bought mine solely because of memories with my dad and his Stanley thermos with hot chocolate every year we went hunting for 11 years. I think of him and those moments. My brother has that thermos now. So I will support the company regardless of the trend.
I despise the Stanley cup.... but I do have a brümate (seriously check that one out(it's harder to get than a Stanley and spill proof which Stanley's are not)) but I do drink quite a bit of water with it but again I use it not just collect it.
@@cosmiccookie9083 that’s really sweet! It’s sad that sometimes things get ruined/stereotyped because of online trends. I’m glad some people do drink a lot of water from their Stanley’s because in my experience people just don’t drink enough water despite the size.
100% agree. When I wanted to drink more water (a goal I have since reached pretty well) I got a Camelbak 32oz insulated water bottle. No straw, easy to clean, and I only have to fill it twice to get enough water per day. It's great.
@@cosmiccookie9083honestly it's not the product or even the company's fault. This level of extreme consumerism is gonna happen time and time again no matter the product. If the product does its job I see no issue with getting one you're gonna use. No one needs 10+ of them. No one is gonna realistically even use most of these before the next big trend comes. It's sad.
My dad is a trucker and has used a Stanley cup for the last 20 years (the old school ones) as a thermos for his coffee. This is just hilarious to me, tween girls getting long haul trucker’s favorite cup for Christmas😭😂
my fav comment
That’s why these seemed familiar! My dad was a trucker too and some of his buddies had them
The power of advanced social engineering algorithms for you
Just like my father was in the blue collar labour trade. Had a Stanley thermos through the 70s/80s/90s…the SAME thermos. Because it lasted THAT long. This is ridiculous. 😳😂😭
I’m an elementary school teacher, I have a group of fifth graders who are known by other kids as “The Stanleys.” They bully others who don’t have the same skincare and cups as them, and it’s truly concerning.
SKINCARE?! In elementary school?
@@BeyondDivestedmillenials have raised some of the worst little monsters
So sad😭😭
@@BeyondDivestedThey haven’t even gone through puberty lmaooo
@@BeyondDivestedYou should see the amount of dads taking their toddler boys to gym to lift because they can't stand having a son with undefined muscles.
After this trend ends, these cups are either going to be shoved into the back of cabinets or filling up the shelves of thrift stores.
And ultimately landfills
Exactly, which is why it's stupid that people are making collections of these cups like why? People will do anything that's trending it's insanity.
I could do with one (my old travel cup is old) so I’ll wait for the trend to end and pick one up on eBay when people want to get rid of them.
The SAME exact thing happened with fidget spinners and pop it's. People will just keep buying popular items in bulk
Its annoying because cups like stanley cup/yeti cups, they are so useful and ecological if you own one and then dont buy bottles of water etc. The shape is ergonomic and it keeps water cold and can hold a lot. I would get one to keep next to my bed if I got thirsty during the night. But whats the point in owning 5 of them?? It defeats the purpose. You need max one, maybe 2 if you had one at work.
I'm sure Stanley cups are actually a useful product but why would anyone need more than two?? I can understand having a cup to have at work and one to have at home but that's about it
They aren't even leak proof
Yea like they’re cute and fun but why would you need so many??
It like goes against the whole point of them being reusable too 😭😭
Status
I ordered two. One for me and one for my brother. I think the whole thing is just a sad reminder of how bad things are getting.
As a former Target employee who survived the release of the Twilight Barbie dolls… I’m SO RELIEVED I didn’t experience the same crazy over a CUP. 😃
I was just at TJ Maxx a few days ago near where the “dupes” for these cups are and I saw multiple young girls begging their moms for one. It made me sad to think that social media is impacting them so much. They don’t even know why they want one.
Imagine tying your identity and self-worth to a Stanley cup
If you had the Lord Stanley Cup 🏆 that would be worth it!!! 🏒
@@DavidLLambertmobile#TimeToHunt
Gen Z and Alpha love tying their identity to everything they see online, wbk
@@taki7546And Gen X and above tie their worth to what they see in magazines or their neighbour's house. We were so close with Millenial essentialism minimalism, but then Gen Z decided we were 'boring' for... making conscious purchases and looking after the environment?
@@DavidLLambertmobileso true!
i won't lie, i love the design of the cup and got one with a pretty tie-dye pattern. but it's absolutely not okay that kids are being bullied for not having them, and mistreating workers in stores or attacking people over the thing
I have a lavender stanley and I loooove her. Having a second one would just feel like cheating
@@solarprncssYour bucket has a gender?
@@lilypetal ships are gendered bc it comes from men referring to objects (like boats) as "she." is that a cute gender norm you want to continue with in 2023? lol
@@anna-xz9yj I was under the impression that it came from ships being named after goddesses to protect them, but I'll remove my comment.
@@anna-xz9yj Not sure what occurred here... I just like calling objects she because it makes me feel like a pirate, or a rich guy with a yacht. Sorry mateys.
A lot of these chicks are going to feel stupid af in about 8-12 months when this trend is over and they have an entire shelf full of them things. The craziest part for me is they're not even new. It's like a decades-old product. My family bought a few ages ago on our first camping trip and they were mainly sold in outdoor/sports marts.
Yes, I saw a Dollar Store bin full of "Duck Commander" Duck Dynasty stuff. They were trendy, hip for 2-3yr 2010s then boom. 😏
The one that they’re obsessing over isn’t a “decades-old product”, it came out in 2016.
There is really no relation between the original Stanley thermos and the modern "Stanley cup". Some global conglomorate bought out Stanley in 1999, closed American manufacturing of the their products and send all those great jobs to China where they are made by slave labor. (And Americans, apparently, support that kind of thing.)
When I saw people on social media pour BOTTLED water in single use bottles in the stanley I was like this is it, humanity has lost its mind
Yeah, I do that at work since my waterbottle is larger, but I much prefer filling at home from my 5gal since it does essentially defeat the purpose
The older I get the more I realize marketing can make people buy and do almost anything. We need more of this kind of content on here! Great video!
Yep. A lot of marketing is really just psychology and figuring out how to shortcut the human brain.
Pet rocks were a thing, people in the 1600's went nuts over tulip bulbs. This is nothing new.
All because of the internet and giving one to an "influencer" and if you dont have one you arent cool. Sheesh. Pathetic. Times have changed so much! well, not really. Reminds me of the Abercrombie and Hollister days. Kind of weird its all about a cup or pair of legging or seatbelt bag lol from lululemon haha
@@proper.role.model.819 Inluencer is just another word for salesman
Influencer culture may have made overconsumption worse.
I used to work in Marketing and THIS is the reason I left. I refused to be part of a machine that exploited the already gullible (i.e., children and immature adults). Buy for necessity, not habit.
Respect for realizing how harmful it is and leaving tho
@@intrusive-th0t Thanks. But me leaving didn't make a spec of a difference. These decisions are made at the top and enabled by lack of industry regulation. I was just a low level worker with 0 influence who left for the sake of her mental wellbeing. 🙃
@@tasfiaf.9249 idk, I think it makes a difference if enough people refuse to participate and enable the people at the top. There’s no top without a bottom after all
I have no empathy for gullible idiots. I wished I was smart and charismatic enough to be a scammer or televangelist.
Collecting or having fun is 1 thing, spending $200-300 on a travel mug is 🍌. Spending $900 on a Yeti cooler is dumb too!
We would have never gotten excited about getting a freaking WATER BOTTLE for Christmas when I was a kid LOL
Never.
Exactly lol they feel stupid later
I got excited if I got a new monster high doll or a lalaloopsy, I would cry if I got a water bottle as a younger kid😭
realized that i often feel disappointed when packages get delivered quickly bc it doesn't give me enough time to fantasize about how my purchases will improve my life--and the actual impact of the stuff almost never lives up to my daydreams. i started savings things to a pinterest board titled "consumerism" which satisfies my immediate monkey brain desire to possess & lets me keep gazing upon the product without having an "add to cart" button right there. then after a while i go back and try to consider the product rationally rather than as an object of fantasy. 90% of the time i find that i'm totally uninterested in actually buying it.
That was a really smart idea. I'm glad you've found something that work to help you stop. For me, I grew tired of feeling like an idiot for wasting/investing time, energy, money, etc. on things that didn't make my life better for long periods of time. I essentially felt worse than before the purchases and I did not like that at all.
The fact that something meant to cut down on waste like a reusable cup is being overproduced and over purchased says a lot about how wasteful our society is. The lack of care for anyone or anything is really sad. You do not need 10 or 20 cups. 2 max.... one for while the other is in the dishwasher, maybe.... even that's a reach. One is enough, really.
I have 2 water bottles (not Stanley). One at home and one stays at my desk at work. That's plenty.
I think two is definitely reasonable. I had one water bottle that I left at work so I wouldn't have to carry it back and forth every single day. I also have ADHD, so remembering to bring it everyday (and bring it home everyday) is a pipe dream. I then had one at home. I also have a specific gym/travel water bottle that is very light weight and one that I won't be too upset over it getting scratched up when it's on the pool deck. That one lives in the gym bag so I don't forget it. I also have two travel coffee mugs - one for work and one for home for the same reason.
But yeah, point is, I don't think there's a set number for everyone. However, you should only have what you need. No one needs 5, 10, 20+ cups, especially of the same exact thing thing. I have different cups that serve different needs, and I think that's okay.
@@susanb.8285 The point though is that you have what you need. You're not overconsuming water bottles when you have a designated purpose for each one. Some folks may need two; others may need more than that. But the folks shown in this video are amassing massive Stanley collections solely for the purpose of signaling wealth and status to others. There's no way they can regularly use all of the Stanleys they bought, so it's just wasteful. What you're describing about your water bottles seems like the opposite of wasteful.
American society is the epitome of consumerism
I’ve used Stanley thermoses for years. A few years ago I felt bad I couldn’t afford a hydroflask and only had my Stanley to bring my drink to work. I’ve now learned marketing can go to hell and we all should just use what we have/works for us.
I saw Ugly Mugz ☕️ online in 2020 & bought a red plastic mug for my WY 🏕 trip. Ugly Mugz pushed the outdoor, camp good times feel. The actual mug is 😐.
I still have the hydroflask I bought when I was in college circa 2015.
This is a great example of the irony of trends.
we got picked on for having stanley over hydroflask. shit like this will never end unfortunately. it’s a damn cup!!??
I was in the correct generation to be influenced to buy a Hydroflask, and that is what saved me from buying a Stanley. Same overpriced, over hyped nonsense. I could see the same hype cycle happening again, and now I have the wisdom to spot the marketing and rampant capitalism for what it is. My hydroflask is fine. It gets the job done. Stanley's are probably also fine and get the job done.
Nobody is acknowledging that it's not even just the cup. It's the cup bracelets. The cup boots/bumpers. The cup having a snack holder. Name tags for the cups. The cups come with microtransactions worse than an EA game. Stuff that'll all be in the trash/landfills in 6 months.
Yup
What’s a cup bumper? Sounds like part of a bra!
Unfortunately you were wrong: it was way shorter than 6 months
consumism is something we can't even blame social media for. My mom was born in 1970, and always told me about how people would make lines that crossed streets to get the trending pants and shoes. Unfortunately this aint even tik tok's fault, that's just capitalism.
MTV started & promoted many "trends" brands in the 1980s 1990s. Mainly. Reebok shoes, Ray Ban 🕶, Levi 👖, Swatch watch, Doc Martin's 🥾
Yeah. I'm an older Millennial and I'm not joining in on blaming this on social media because I remember Beanie Babies when I was in elementary school long before TikTok and Instagram existed. That was a fad that I fell into, because, you know, I was a literal child. I had a small collection of them that are still somewhere at my parents house. Also won a rare ghost one at a Halloween raffle.
I mean they were toys so I got to play with them which technically means I got use out of them. Just like I'm sure Gen Alpha will drink out of those cups a few times so will have technically gotten use out of them.
The water trend is hilarious. Salted caramel water... sugar caramel water... yeah that's just coke isn't it
It's literally just soda, adding flavor syrup to carbonated water
Can’t believe people don’t realize they just recreated soda 💀
@@Sharletwitch Crazy they still call it water. Kool-Aid has them beat for decades for adding flavoring to water.
@@Sharletwitchlike LITERALLY just say you dont like water and move on, no need to add all those words in front of it bc at that point it just isn't water!
Pretty much! Soda is just water with sugar, carbonation, colorings, and flavorings.
i think the bad things about all these viral “must-haves” is the sheer amount of them. every day there’s a new “it girl” product. the pressure lots of tweens now must be insane because that’s one of the main demographics. also, my dad has an old stanley cup that he’s been using for everyday work for literally as long as i can remember, there is literally no reason to buy more that one or even two
And how many of these are going to end up at Goodwill once the craze is over. Or in the landfill.
The worst part is parents passing this madness down to the kids
Unfortunately, thrift stores are going to be FULL of these when this trend ends. I know we have always had trends but I feel like it’s getting worse. People are freaking out over a cup! It’s so basic. Tik Tok has truly shown that they can sell is almost anything.
This is why I completely got off social media. I cannot allow myself to get caught up in all this nonsense. I want to look back on my life and feel fulfilled due to a life lived not look back and see things cluttering my home with a heart filled of loneliness.
I love this (:
congratulations!!!!
You hit the nail on the head girl. I’ve seen so many videos about the cup craze and mostly they’re just like ‘what is it about this cup?’ It’s not the cup it’s capitalism
Ash fakes her vids at least I put actual effort into mine LOL
Correct it's not the 🥩 it's the sizzle!
@@ville__ what vids?
You spelled corporatism wrong
The worst thing is there's a whole national conversation going on about wages not keeping up with inflation and how expensive it is to live, while these people are proving to corporations exactly why they DON'T need to raise wages. Apparently a lot of people have more disposable income than theyre willing to admit, and it just hurts the actual struggling populace more.
As a hockey fan every time I hear about the Stanley Cup I think they're talking about the championship
HAHAHAHAHA
That's the Lord Stanley Cup! What's funny is I sent out a few safety orange travel LL Bean mugs out as Xmas 🎄 gifts! I guess LL Beans not hip.
Same 😂
yup!
LMAO SAME, that’s what it SHOULD be
When I was in elementary school my grandmother bought me a Stanley thermos and the kids made fun of me they tell me that we were too poor to afford one of their lunch boxes with that plastic thermos in it. We were poor. That Stanley thermos work fine.
Back when I was a little kid it was The Cabbage Patch Dolls. Adults were literally in toy stores fighting each other just so they could give their children one of those ugly ass dolls. Then in middle school it was air Jordans. And then it was The Jansport backpacks.
It goes on and on and on...
It is absurd and the absurdity is heightened in this generation.
I recall in the late 1990s pre Star Wars sequel trilogy era, how the Wall St Journal ran a article on people standing in lines by toy stores for limited ed Kenner Luke Skywalker toys! Adults waiting at 600am by a store! 🤔
The kids getting Stanley cups reminds me of how my peers bullied me for not having Jordans when I was in middle school. Man, it’s amazing (in a bad way) how capitalism and consumerism controls people.
Yep, its a continuous cycle.. Nothing new here
Its interesting how I never went through that as a kid (I was born in 93) but I got bullied for wearing the same jeans all the time. Ofc for girls, I don't think they got bullied for not owning a specific shoes but it was more about if you wore a bra or didnt wear makeup etc etc.
It was Converse for me. I remember buying off-brand (we could not afford actual Converse while I was still growing) and I actually really liked them, They were black and plaid-pink and then I got mocked because they were fale
Sad 🙏🏽
As a kid of immigrants whose parents didn't have much in elementary and middle school, this hit hard. I couldn't stand kids who oppressed kids who couldn't afford the latest stuff.
Can’t wait to see them all over the thrift stores in 5 years.
Just like those clear organizers.
Coming soon to a landfill near you
Exactly, it's only a manner of time, but whoever owns Stanley is smiling to the bank, lol.
@@vogue_paris3106 only if they can resell before the speculation bubble bursts
lol those clear organizers 😂
It won’t take 5 years. Everyone will move on in a few months probably.
"Thinking independently, thinking critically, it's hard work for a lot of Americans."
No wonder I feel like an outsider. I feel like the only one who doesn't mindlessly follow trends.
Back in my day the girlies were obsessed with hydro flask. I mean shelves of water bottles that were eventually marked up and sold on eBay. There has always been an obsession with wanting what someone else has.
You’re so right that people have always wanted what others have, but why so much of it? Like why collect them? It’s just a “more is more” kinda thing?
its also so sad that pol boycott Starbucks, but when Stanley came out with a new cup with Starbucks, everyone forgot :(
I told my husband the exact same thing!! You’re 100% right!!
Doesn’t this also show how little people know and care about the causes they are “so passionate” about?? Also a direct result of social media IMO
The people who are boycotting Starbucks are not buying Stanley cups. I don’t think those white women give a damn about Palestine
You are right. This is called the mob phenomenon. The new mindless human robots.
Same for crap Amazon. People forget how they treat their workers and there is a lawsuit from their unsafe practices at the warehouse that was hit by a tornado.
I work at a school and was helping at pickup in the afternoon and two 1/2 grade girls came up to me asking to help find one of their straws. I said “oh, I’m sorry, have you looked around the sidewalk?” And they said “yes. It’s a STANLEY cup though so we really need the straw”
I realized that they genuinely thought that by saying it was a Stanley, I would jump to action.
Maybe if you can’t keep track of the straw, you’re not old enough.
boy was i pissed when i bought a $70 hydro flask for my (9 year old!!) nieces xmas gift and she told me she can't use it in public.
she's getting $4 plushies now.
Why can’t she use it in public?
I bought a hydro flask ($50) for a hiking trip in Spain a few years ago and it’s the only cup I own (besides a free water bottle I got at a hotel). It was pricey and I wouldn’t buy anymore but it has been useful.
I’m sure Stanley cups are good but no one needs to hoard 10’s of em. I will always say social media is the devil.
Dang! I was able to get a brand new "limited edition" hydro flask for $33
@@grachisol8236 She wanted one because i had one, so i bought her the same, didn't realise within that time she was getting into stanley cups 😭 she won't use the hydro flask because the other kids will tease her apparently
@@daniellemonroe1242i think op was implying that it’s no longer “cool” to have a hydroflask…the problem with stanley’s is they literally aren’t able to be taken on a hike bc they’re tumblers, it spill proof water-bottle with straps to hold them
You spent $70 on a cup for a 9 year old?
I think you both kind of got what you deserved in the outcome of that one.
Yes, we are desensitized to the labor that goes behind making things.
I'm convinced TikTok was solely created to depreciate the quality of our country and im sorry if that sounds out of pocket but like...the things that become so popular are not things that benefit anyone necessarily
Not out of pocket at all. It literally is designed to Terraform culture and society as a whole. It's wickedly effective too.
Fax Never thought I’d see the day we’re girls are destroying target over a cup 😂
Because Beanie Babies were so much better? Tiktok didn’t create consumerism or capitalism, it’s just another platform like RUclips or TV that marketers jumped on to aggressively hock their shit
I miss Vine 😭 no influencers trying to sell me cups, just funny skits that I still watch to this day
@@egghead_felix SO TRUE everybody was trying to do their own thing to make a funny video smh
I find it interesting how crocs became really unpopular and embarrassing to own. I remember in 2014 there was a pic of me wearing them as a 13 year old that was used as a joke like ‘so embarrassing’, but now look at them. They’re everywhere and cool to have but the product has not changed. That’s why I don’t believe trends. People like things because they’re told they’re cool and will believe that the product is cool, even if two years before the exact product was embarrassing to own and they believed that too.
Just thought I should let you know! Apparently in some other countries, Crocs are surprisingly quite popular, and people ll wear them. I think it was either in S Korea or Bali Indonesia, as I have recently been there. I was quite surprised, because I have not seen a pair of crocs in almost a decade. The ones I used to own as a kid have been long given away.
Everyone's out here buying a $45 cup while I'm here sipping out of a tumbler somebody won for free in a raffle 6 years ago with the stickers worn off
Until this recent craze, the only “Stanley Cup” I knew about was the trophy they award at the end of hockey season.
Prayers for the satirists in TV, cinema, comedy etc. This world is beyond satire now.
At this point, satire would just be humans acting sane lol
tbh I find myself feeling less and less attached to reality because its just a goddamn joke to me. this shit isn’t real, I’m so close to making fun of everyone
When I first heard news about people lining up in the morning for the cups, I thought it came from the Onion or a South Park episode
Yeti execs are all like... 🤷🏽♂️
@@y0zora07its like an early simpsons episode too
before making a purchase, i find it helps to first ask the question “do i *need* this or do i *want* it?” and then if you claim to need, “do i need this *now* ?” if not, “will i still need it in a few months? is it possible to wait for then to get it?” and it allows me to *reevaluate the relationship i have to the product and consumerism*
I always go the clearance part of stores especially after a holiday. I also go to thrift stores but even those places keep raising their prices and cherry pick the best donations to resell online.
Like… I mean, it can be useful if you work in an active job that you need to stay hydrated for. To my knowledge, Stanley cups were originally very popular with construction workers due to their practicality, keeps them hydrated during works, and keeps their water cool.
If you don’t work an active job or always out camping, ect… than you’re prolly just following a trend
Ash fakes her vids at least I put actual effort into mine LOL
I leave the item in the shop, if I keep thinking about it for days after leaving it, I might go back and get it. If I forget about it, I probably didn’t need it or want it enough. If it’s sold out when I go back, it wasn’t meant to be.
It's so funny that I (a millenial) found a really cool rock on a hike then I realized how heavy it was and how hot the day was and I was like, "Do I need this? Do I need it now?" Anyway, I hid it in a bush. Going back when it's cooler.
When I was in school it started with silly bands and tamagotchi then polo shirts then sperrys then vineyard vine then lulu lemon then swell water bottles and then hydro flask to end it. That definitely shows my age but it’s been this way since forever.
remember YETI, Camelbak, Nalgene, Hydro Flask, Starbucks branded tumblers. Today it's Stanley Cup; tomorrow it's Owala.
A year or two from now, you’ll see this at your local thrift store. In different colours too…for $5 😂
Exactly like just because something is trending doesn't mean you have to jump on board like everyone else.
No what you'll see are 2000000 🇨🇳 knock off 🥤 that no one buys. Some other nitwit trend will sweep up the USA. 😫
Somebody gave me a knockoff one and i donated it immediately. I work retail and dont need a reminded of the Stanley madness un my home. The cup was also huge and bulky to walk around with
@@livelovedaydreamand so heavy!!!
@@andreialamaia yeah it was way too clunky!
These are tall, narrow and easy to tip over. They spill like crazy. I would never have one on my desk, don't want my electronics ruined. I prefer an actual bottle, not a cup.
I gave my Stanley and Starbucks cups to my little sisters after I saw this. I don’t want to be associated with people who would push others just for a cup.
Never thought I'd see people being obsessed with cups that come with lids
For the record, I bought a red Ugly Mugz plastic camp mug because it had the "2.0" design lid! No spills or drips.
My Bestie is addicted to TikTok and Temu. It's gross. We're in our 50's, so it's not just the younger generation. And yes, she's part of the Stanley Cult.
And what is it about the cup that has captivated her? Does she say or even know? Is it just to feel like a part of something and have something to get excited about with other people?
@@BeyondDivested I should ask her.
@beyonddivested7367 for me its the practicality (plus fit in car cup holder) and look but no way im paying full price for it. I will buy it when my older cups wear out or i get a real cheap in a random color. I like insulated cups for their practicality. But im not gonna get a colored collection of the same tumbler.
@@asadb1990tbh I frequently shop for teas at Marshall’s, tj maxx, Nordstrom rack and Burlington and I believe one of those stores would have it there. I’ve seen those hydro cups there.
@@asadb1990Well, you're gonna be very grateful when they hit thrift stores then.
The Stanley craze makes me wonder how long it will last due to Hydraflask craze. I’ve had ONE yeti for over 7 years, and it still works and I use it everyday. I don’t see why people need over two Stanley cups they are never going to use more than once.
Two cups is reasonable if they use one for coffee, and one for water. Though Stanley looks impractical, they leak like crazy and are huge
I have a Hydroflask and hate it
as someone who knows consumerism firsthand (i've gone from collecting kpop albums to collecting plushies), i'm honestly burned out from repeatedly giving my money to companies just because something looks pretty and i hope these girls learn the same thing
“i hate to stand on my soapbox, i really do, but this is ridiculous” is SO REAL OMFG TY 😭💖
Ah yes, the dystopia that is late stage capitalism 🙃💀
I’ve always wondered why the fuck people wanted these so much
Edit: It’s because stupid people will buy thousands of whatever is trendy on TikTok to “have a sense of community” because they have nothing else in their life.
I feel like everything has its craze/time. As a Starbucks collector, even though I’ve slowed down quite a bit in the last year and a half, going on two years, people used to go crazy for the studded cups, and when it came to anything Halloween, the lines would be just as long as they are with the Stanley. I noticed a big dip in Starbucks cup collectors, and everyone starting to sell their collections, while getting into the Stanley craze. There’s always some trend whether it’s a Stanley, Starbucks, loungefly, studded cups, pop Funko, beanie babies, Jordan’s etc.. I literally just went to my collection and started clearing out cups that I’ve never used and I just donated 3 to 4 grocery bags to the Goodwill, donated another two grocery bags to my friend who donates to a teacher that hosts an auction that goes directly to her students etc. I normally don’t sell, but just give stuff away and I just want to enjoy the cups that I have and get rid of the ones I don’t.
12:09 I really do think the reason why people are hoarding so much and overconsuming is due to the fact that you cant actually show your personality, how you act in day to day life, small quirks people know about you from day to day interaction. You cant show that online in full.
The only thing you can really show is your items online, even if you record yourself in vlogs or whatever people will never truly know the nuances of you.
So they overcompensate by posting all of their interests and items and use buzzwords like "_______ aesthetic" or "_______ core" or "are you a _______ girl or a _____ girl?" Things like this, and they feel the more you have to categorize yourself, the more you can show.
The more you yearn for the feeling of someone actually knowing "you" to deal with your chronic loneliness.
Wow....... this is not new (think Cabbage Patch Dolls and Furbies), but it just keeps getting more and more amped up with each new viral product. That quote about the US lack of real community and these viral participatory trends standing in for "community" really hits the nail on the head. This is exactly the problem. Instead of Community, we have "normative group behavior".
I can get like a doll or stuffed animal you can love or a game console to put you in a world, but for a water cup? I feel sad for these little kids.
The Cabbage Patch Doll craze of the early 80’s was insane. 😒
Those are age-appropriate toys. This is a dang cup we're talking about. Same cup all these mindless sheep walked by a thousand times and ignored at the store before it became a TikTok trend.
At least those were toys, though the ones like shopkins were out of control in terms of excessive collecting
The same cup blue collar workers use to take to their job doing construction. This was never a luxury item. Kids are getting played.@@xxwoman
A Stanly cup is super bulky and ugly to look at- nothing really special about this metal cup. I still don't understand this obsession- A few of my co-workers as at least 2 of these things and I always cringe when I see them.
Such an eyesore! I'm not a beautician or a fashionista and that's saying something.
It's the lack of water-tightness for me. OG Stanley were good. They were the go-to for grizzled factory workers.
@@Volundur9567You have an OG Stanley?
Wasn't it originally a brand for campers too? It's hilarious how people will spend money on anything for the fomo
Right. The moment I found out they leaked and you had to buy a straw cap separately to prevent that, I was out. Not that I was considering spending $45 on a tumbler anyway, but the fact that they leak was just another reason why I will never buy one. And you're right. They aren't attractive at all. I have a $5 tumbler from Walmart. It's not attractive either, but it doesn't leak, and it does the job of keeping me hydrated.
I’m usually a sucker for pastel and vividly coloured things. So in the furthest back of my mind, I was considering a tiny bit that I may look into buying one.
Then, when I went to my local K-Mart, I saw very similar, if not, the exact same styled cups in a Brand that was not Starbucks. I then remember thinking “Damn…this cup is kind of bulky. I mean it’s great for holding a lot of liquids. But still so inconvenient.”
Thank you for making this video. It's crazy that we can sometimes feel like the odd ones out for recognizing and calling out the absurdity that is overconsumption and social media addiction. So glad to read the comments and see other people also see how disturbing this is. Now the biggest challenge is how we can reverse the narrative and "deinfluence"
I was a teen between 2008-2013 I remember people were all about Vans, Hollister, Abercrombie, Toms shoes… the list goes on 😅 I unfortunately fell into a lot of these trends and begged my parents to buy it. I feel bad for coercing my parents to get that especially since they were struggling financially. Glad I grew out of the trend chasing crap as an adult.
ALL FOR A DAMM CUP TOO 💀
Honestly as a 20 year old Gen Z.... i feel like the media trends obsession is solely based on people being insecure with themselves and not having a sense of community.
Im one of the few in my age group that wasnt raised with a phone. So i had my phase at 15 where i had social media but by the time i was 17 i had deleted everything. I never had tiktok for more than a month because i found it mind numbing.
I was raised in a very non traditional way. No social media, no gender norms, no education or job expectations, it was "here are the tools you need for life, and what you do with this information is up to you" and with that i moved out at 17 and have been doing great sense. I feel like many people try to put their children into a box instead of letting them become their own person.
I think all of this is just a result of people not having real life socialization and being raised online. All these trends give people a false sense of community hence why they feel the need to keep up even with how ridiculous a lot of the things are and how they really dont matter.
All of my friends are 30+ because everyday im outside engaging in hobbies. Im the youngest person in any given setting because people my age literally are NOT going outside. And the times you do see them outside theyre literally on their phones not talking to eachother.
Random question, but what made you want to move out at 17? Was it a result of your non traditional upbringing in any way? Did your family want you to leave at 17? Just trying to gather some insight about parenting.
This is what I’m trying to do! I’ve noticed social media is a time suck with my ADHD and makes me a poor parent. RUclips might have to go too.
I also used to smoke weed, but don’t anymore due to having been pregnant and found it saved me a ton of $ and I was no longer complacent.
Right now I’m going to school to be an EMT, but once I have more free time I’ll be joining clubs for our hobbies, and getting rid of our wifi + subscriptions.
I also have passes for places gifted to my kids so we can go and do things, rather than have a bunch of stuff. Somehow we still have too many toys and books though lol
I plan to only give my kids those starter phones with a few phone numbers allowed after they start going places by themselves, but I have a long while until then.
What life skills have helped you the most in life so far?
30 year old millennial right there with you! Don't get me wrong, I had my fair share of obsessions and experienced FOMO, but as I'm getting older I'm trying to separate from social media and its influence. Definitely easier said than done, but I feel like there are many young people who think like this. I haven't lost faith in humanity yet 😅
Ive always had older friends also and i think its really good to get their advice and their no bs attitude haha
As a french person, it's really fascinating to see from afar. We don't have any viral consumerist tendencies here (fashion trends at most), so i really don't get how people get soooo into specific items like that !
America is a boring country to live in. Most people don't even go outside, they just drive from work to home to the store and back. Shopping is a hobby for them because they have nothing else. In France you can go outside and walk around a beautiful place.
I have seen videos online of the French going crazy in grocery stores over sales of Nutella.
Culture is such a odd thing. Never seen this cup in Europe and thank god this has not yet swapped over here. Here I am using my 10+ year old Camelbak every single day and being perfectly happy with it. That is the whole point of a refillable bottle. Also can we talk about how bizarre that scene was with kids holding up a water bottle half their sizes.
That’s insane. I couldn’t imagine buying a whole collection of things that cost 20 dollars. Especially when you won’t use half of them.
It's the epitome of conspicuous consumption
They cost more than $20 lol. They go for $35-$50
Try $50 bucks because that’s how much they cost
@@HoldingOn-kd8ibtoo pricey😮😮😮
It’s like $50!
I have a Stanley, I really like it but I don’t want 50 more 💀💀
Amazingly well explained! As a non-american myself (I'm spanish), I can't wrap my head around the fact that people are going insane over a damn UGLY cup. We don't have Stanleys in Spain, thank god. Overconsumption is crazy. There's a huge lack of self-awareness worldwide.
it blows my mind how fast this gotten! It was last year I watched ppl on TikTok drink from their Stanley like normal to now being so viral loll
TikTok brainrot is real.
All this over damn cups because people feel like they’re uninteresting unless they consoom consoom consoom.
Edit: Finished the vid. Very wonderful and insightful video. Learned a lot, actually. Thank you for making this.
Yeah about the consumerism but you act like fads never happened beofore TikTok.
I've lived throuh HydroFlasks, and Lululemon, and the first few models of iPhone, and Sketchers shoes, and Tomgotchi, and even Beanie Babies when I was a kid myself.
This is nothing new. Just same sht, different decade.
@@sandpiperr Fads definitely happened way before, but the problem is this stuff spreads faster because of the invention of the internet and how everyone has access to it. The monopolization of social media exacerbated this phenomena.
I have a Simple Modern version of the Stanley cup. It’s mint colored, has a handle, a straw, and can hold 40 fl oz of water. I got it because I actually like the handle, straw, how much water it can hold, and how it fits in my cup holders in my car. I’m a teacher and an athlete, so drinking a gallon of water a day is a goal of mine. I love my cup and it was $30. I’ve dropped it, it has scratches on the bottom and sides, but it still functions and I don’t care about aesthetics. I just want a functionable cup for my water. My students are OBSESSED with these cups and I just…don’t get it. I remember how students had to have Hydroflasks, and how it’s these…and if you don’t have one, you’re lame. One of my students has the exact same cup I do, but it’s pink, and we got all excited over having the same lol. She told me she is clumsy and does not trust herself to not ruin or drop a ridiculously expensive cup. REAL. $30 for essentially the same thing, just not the brand, is great. The chokehold that trends have on my students and even adults is ridiculous to me and only perpetuates mindless consumerism, brands getting richer off our sheep mentality, and WASTE. I know for a fact these will go out of style like the Hydroflask, and pretty much…you know…every other trend.
To be fair in some capacity to those kids, there's a reason marketing like this works. It's job is to exploit the human brain and bypass the "logical centers", and this is just an example of it doing that really, really well. Not to mention growing up in a culture where participating in trends like this are just entirely normalized if not outright encouraged. It's just sad that it is that way.
I buy a lot of water bottles because I work outside in Australia, those cups look like cheap sh*t and I would never choose that, they lid and straw looks tacky, my water bottle is more expensive but I could throw it off a cliff and it will survive.
I am seeing hydroflaxs in tjmaxx now.
@@user-hu6lr3vr7gstanley is a camping brand so the one saving grace is they actually might be pretty durable. which is why it's so much dumber that people are buying more than one.
People are obsessed with Simple Modern too lol, they’re often sold out.
And this is why I deleted all of my social medias. I have zero desire to fit in with the crowd but the constant push by other people to buy crap we don’t need made me sick. I refuse to raise my kids to think they have to have what is “trending”.
Camping outside stores at any time of year to buy anything literally sounds so wild to me.
stand on your soap box! I am with you 😭😭😭 Your videos are a reminder that I am sane and stuff just isn't normal 😭
I kept looking at more and more coworkers coming in with these stanley cups and I just clung to my big ass tumbler that also keeps things 24hours. It's dented but I love it cause its huge and STILL keeps liquids icy cold! Was I tempted, yes but then I just thought...why? So I can be like the "other kids?" If what I had stopped doing what its supposed to then I'll buy something else. Not cause its a fad and I want to be like everyone else.
Stanley's may keep liquid cold but it's not spillproof definitely not spillproof
Right, like I think the pink one is pretty nice, but I already have several (albeit smaller) metal cups that work quite nicely. Plus one was free from work lol.
I have my beat up, 40 oz Tal brand cup that I bought about 4 years ago at Walmart for $15, it works great,l! I don't need to have people looking at me because of a cup! 😂
Honestly for the office I'd rather get the old school Stanley thermos if I needed to bring THAT much coffee with me.
I never knew the human sized dog bed existed and now I really want it
I like that your video calls out consumerism- buying a cup wont buy you belonging, kindness does that for free
As someone who can’t follow trends and genuinely just does my own thing, it’s really scary how America has become the display of late stage capitalism. I don’t want to be in with the general crowd, I want to find unique people like me which is why I gravitate to the kind side of fandoms. I hate the trends nower days and I don’t even want a Stanley cup. I don’t have a fear of missing out. The way the US is becoming is actually super scary and my kids will NOT be doing harmful trends like this. They will be taught that they don’t need to have stupid material items to feel included and happy.
wow how unique
@@vee3357 World would unironically be a better place if people could see their own desires and shape them into what they want instead of being told what it is that they should want. Fast fashion is killing the world, people in 3rd world countries get dumped with unsold clothes that they burn for warmth. Meanwhile I haven't bought anything new in about 1,5 years since all my clothes are still in good condition. Less consumption would be great for everybody and everything.
crazy cuz this is just seen as you being “super quirky and different” nowadays 😭😭
"late stage capitalism" is that a phrase you learned from the new textbooks that are in schools these days?
What is “late stage” capitalism?
I didn't know about the Stanley cup nor its craze until a few weeks ago when a woman on tiktok was complaining that her husband bought her a yeti cup instead of the Stanley cup she wanted😂
I’m so glad my daughter isn’t jumping on this trend. This means her brain is intact and functioning normally. I would literally be embarrassed to carry this cup now because others would think I’m TRYING to look all trendy 🤢
then youve just gone full circle lmao
This whole thing has me so confused especially people who have like 10+ because they’re reusable and when a now “it” cup comes out then they’re going to throw them away and these now non biodegradable cups will be filling landfills. Also the amount of people who were participating in the Starbucks boycott who then threw that out the window for the cup. I feel like it’s also why there’s never any real change is that all these corporations have to do is release a new famous product that they know people will buy. And I’m so confused because no product no amount of money or popularity it may bring me is worth my morals or peace of mind.
And when this trend is over and done...you'll be able to go to any Goodwill and buy one for 4.99!
"Comparison is the thief of joy"
BAM! Not even 90 seconds in and you’re reading people up and down! Love it. New sub.
Today I've been looking up videos on Stanley cups so I can learn more about it, after hearing about the rising obsession on NPR, and then today I realized people at work have them. I've never been one to follow trends (just for the sake of following a trend, at least), so it's definitely been crazy the stuff I've found while looking this up. Your video was one of the best that I found on this topic, and you brought up a lot of "bigger picture" issues that I feel like no one is addressing, plus you spoke with such sincerity, so I will definitely be checking out other videos of yours now! Great work! 😁
If i had gotten a cup as a kid, i would have cried.
This was a very well structured video. I’m a dude who hasn’t heard/cared much about these trends but you described it in a way that was very approachable to anybody and described the situation perfectly. Subbed and you deserve more 👍🏾🥳
Fantastic video!!! Probably one of the best on this subject and overconsumption fueled by advertising and how we are all being brainwashed into thinking we need things we don't really need. It's been going on for years, I did a whole study on subliminal advertising ages ago for a psychology course and it's amazing how much companies play on our emotional responses to get us to buy stuff. It needs to stop and the only way to get it to stop is to quit falling prey to it. We also need to learn the differences between wants and needs.
my boyfriend bought me a Stanley for $15 and that is one of my biggest flexes so far. The only Stanley i’ll ever need and the only one I’ll ever own. I can’t wait to see how long it lasts me, even after it is no longer trending
I laugh in 2024 because in Seattle WA, summer 2012 I saw a huge Stanley mug, travel camp set olive green. I said; why the f&*= is Stanley tools making camp mugs?
And here I am, sitting in darkness with my 6$ insulated tumbler sublimated with the picture of a BL Thai actor…and it’s the goddamn best tumbler I ever had. $40?! As a kpop Stan I question myself to spend 30$ for an album I know I will listen thousands of times let alone 40 for a tumbler I am sure you I’ll use 5 times and never glance at again.
FR !!! I love seeing people post albums and unboxings but I don’t buy them myself cause after buying one I felt it became useless in a while 😭🤣
But.. where did you get your tumbler from and where can i get one
Kpop stans have little room to talk. They only venerate singers as their gods, not metal cups, but they'll still be just as bloodthirsty over them.
sweet little summer child, seems someone took it personally.
@@Reyshy I'm surprised with your account's age that you'd still allow yourself to be this way
Good afternoon: Some ppl are sooooo stupid & childish. These ppl are willing to risk their life for a simple cup. When I 1st heard this I was like " Do these cups have gold or something in them..??" Ppl always get so brainwashed by marketing. It's like they met the true love of their life ❤❤. This is literally sad😔😔, I'd be so embarrassed & ashamed of myself. Especially if I were an adult. Reminds me of brand new I phones or popping new sneakers. When will it end 🤔🤔..?? This is why alot of trends are stupid. Great video gurl. Keep it up 🙂🙂..!!
This was such a genuinely good video. Such an important conversation to have. Keep up the amazing work!
There is only ONE Stanley Cup.
And its not a mug.
Its a HUGE towering trophy.
I worked at McDonald's during their Beanie Baby promotions which was the height of Beanie Baby mania. I have not seen anything come to close to the insane fad popularity of Beanie Babies since then. At least no one killed anyone over a Stanley Cup.
So far..
@@anaerobicso far as in a new fad or a Stanley Cup murder?
@@rootfish2671 Both
I was going to get a Stanley one because it reminded me of an old green Stanley that my grandpa used, so I might still get it but just one.
I'm 53 and to my memory: olive green & regular stainless steel were the only 2 Stanley versions I saw for years.
Girl, this video was fire!! You presented truth in a thought-provoking, non-judgmental way. I find myself being drawn to over-consumption and into trends, so this really helped me to take a step back and think about why I’m doing that and why it’s happening! Thank you so much!
I absolutely love your channel 🥰. I have to admit I am gen x and I have a cup collection. My collection doesn’t just include Stanley’s , although I have 5 of them , it consist of Starbucks tumblers ect . I have cut back on my collection and have gotten rid of cups I don’t like . I remember my friends going crazy over the cabbage patch kid dolls . Everyone had to have them . My sister was bullied because she got a knock off doll because our parents couldn’t afford the real one at the time . I love collecting and making friends that I would never have met before . I have met some amazing people that I would not have met otherwise. I collected back when it wasn’t cool and even camping out for a cup is a sense of community. The upsetting thing is when the cups are resold online . The greed and lust for money has just made me sick, running over people , fighting ect just to resale and make a profit . Like with anything else i.e Rae Dunn , tumblers . Squishmellows , it will pass and the items will end up in thrift shops but the people that love the item and have the item because they love collecting and will keep collecting . I hope you have an amazing week