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[–] [email protected] 40 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I don't really get what this Stanley trend is, can someone explain it to me? I don't think I interact with the portions of the net where a bottle trend would spread.

[–] jubilationtcornpone 34 points 6 months ago (3 children)

People paying way too much money for absurdly large cups because "influencers" told them to.

Don't get me wrong. If someone wants one of those things, they can go right ahead. Not my business. But, every day I watch my 15 year old get out of the car and carry one of those things into school with her and all I can think is that it seems like a glass of water that markets inconvenience as a feature.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago

I've got one, but I've had it for years and years. It was a gift from my kids. I think for Father's Day.

It's awesome. I just use it for water. Load ice and water, carry it through the house. Keep drinking water. If I wake in the night feeling thirsty, there's ice water right there. In the morning when I need to take meds, I've got ice water. Nice secure lid, so if my clumsy self knocks it over, it isn't a disaster.

I've got gout, so one of the easiest things I can do to avoid pain is to drink a metric shit-ton of water every day. I think it ended up being a much better gift than my kids thought it would be.

Of course, like I said, I've had mine long before any influencer was talking about them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Wife has one of the giant Frank Green waterbottles. Goes through 3 or 4 of them a day at work and bedside.

Beats the hell out if the three giant energy drinks she used to have.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If it's the ones pictures above, they're actually really decent at keeping things cold/hot, not overpriced at all at their performance. This guy I follow does a lot of weird shot for shot tests and tumblers were one of them.

https://youtu.be/3S51X9h6K6g?si=AWzUx2zIV8Rzx5WX

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Totally not weird. Just comparison reviews.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I thought this was a good explanation https://youtu.be/vrUWQ56GeyU

But the gist is that it was some very clever marketing.

[–] brbposting 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Speaking of clever marketing… here’s that video with the tracking (back to your Google account) removed. (Piped mirror)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Much appreciated.

[–] brbposting 2 points 6 months ago

😎

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They actually do perform the best in tests

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

In tests of what exactly? Drinkability? Containing liquids?