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It's just a tiktok fad, the Guardian had a good article recently. Normal conspicuous consumption nonsense. They're good quality, have been around for a long time, but now they come in colors. The cynical take would be that it is just the most recent way to visually confirm that someone has no individual personality without actually having to talk to them.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/12/stanley-cups-tumblers-water-bottle-trend
To be fair, I have no individual personality even without a Stanley cup.
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The more cynical take is from a teacher perspective: yay we've regressed back to non sealing straws. And they're easier to knock over.
It's also the biggest excuse to leave class now. Gotta be constantly refilling.
From the article,
“My mom saw me fall down, and she said it took a while for me to get back up,” Howard, who is a first-grade teacher, said. “But it’s worth it, I think. I got the cup.”
Haha. Yeah, she was running through the store to go buy one for herself...
Little first graders aren't the ones carrying these to class, it's rich teens and preteens. And they already owned functioning bottles, so it's wasteful, too.
Again from the article
"Just as every girl had a Hydro Flask to match their backpack, her mom would have her own color of the Quencher.”
They partnered with 'influencers' i.e. idiots, to promote this, it worked.
This moron, who is a Teacher, was proud of her injuries. “But it’s worth it, I think. I got the cup.”
I would not let her go to the toilet on her own without a rope.
I could drink a slab of beer and still have better judgement that she does.
I think you're confused to my point.
I'm saying older kids are bringing Stanley's to school now, but they're way less functional for students than those hydroflasks (22oz versions, which is what your quote was talking about... the trend from a few years ago -- see VSCO girls) As a teacher watching the trend happen, because the trends always hit extra hard in American middle school, these are a particular annoyance.
Her first graders have the 22oz or less hydroflasks that close the straw so they don't spill, fit in the backpacks, and don't take much space on desks. The new trend is specifically 44oz Stanley's with exposed straw and skinny base to fit in cupholders. These are not conducive features for a classroom-transitioning school setting is ALL I'm saying.
I get that you're angry at this other teacher for wanting one for herself and you think she's a moron. Trends and influencers are not new things. There's always a trend. The teacher and her mom from the article are both adults, though, so nothing to do with anything I'm talking about.
Well you said this 'it's rich teens and preteens' which is not at all the target market, nor what is talked about in the article. They may be buying them, but the driver is the person with bruised knees in the linked article.
Apologies if I am getting this wrong, I frequently do.
Imagine being so insecure that you dismiss people out of hand based on what cup they use 😂
Imagine making a comment without reading the citation. Do I need to use an emoji in this reply?
You do actually need to use an emoji in the reply 😬 so that's probably pretty embarrassing for you
They used to be better. Or at least, the thermos were. I got a modern stanley thermos, from 2020. Holds temp fairly well, but not great. Hot coffee brewed fresh in the morning turns lukewarm by night. Ice cold water turns room temp in a day (no idea why that is).
A girl I used to date still had her father's stanley thermos from the 70s-80s. That fucker could hold temp for ages. Apparently the company got bought out, and replaced the graphite lining with air. Or something like that.
Still, miles better than anything I can get locally.
I recently bought a Bubba brand thermos and even in dinner the ice I added stayed ice for almost 2 days. That was when I left it in the car. Love the thing, it just works very well and isn't too pricey.
This sounds suspiciously like a brand found only in the American South.
You would think but I'm from the north east and it only cost $15 for the 40oz one at Walmart.
I don't know about their current quality, they were a buy it for life thing, I have my grandfathers kicking around somewhere, bought in the '50's. I still use it.