🐿💎Download Midas Merge 💫💖🌱for free via this link or QR code: bit.ly/3SuvAGr * hi there! I have noticed some comments that have said I am being misleading in this video and not clarifying that the lead is in the vacuum seal! 16:50 Is where I start to vocalize that if the seal is damaged, lead exposure can happen! I totally get some people miss things I say in videos! but I just want to clarify I am reading direct quotes from the reports and documents. There is no misleading here. I wanna make that super obvious that I'm aware and quote it was from the seal! I do STRONGLY believe that it is misleading and false advertising to not disclose this to consumers. And I am entitled to that opinion! Proper disclosures are needed! If you choose to buy a Stanley after knowing this info? That’s ok! If you choose not to? That’s ok also! It’s about choice and the company is being sketchy with not allowing consumers to have that choice in my opinion! Thank you*
My dad used the same green stanley thermos for 20+ years until i finally got him a smaller one (hes retired now, so he didnt need the big thermos anymore) about 6-7 years ago, and its still the only thermos he uses. Stanley thermoses are made to last, they are really good quality, but that should mean you *don't* need 50 of them😂
I feel like having maximum 2 or 3 is fine depending on what size of Stanley you use. You have your one you use and then you have a backup for when you're cleaning your main one (cause it's easier to just let those things drop dry)
Yep my Pappy had the same Stanley vacuum thermos for probably as long as I've been alive my uncle as well. They're both underground coal miners and used and abused them. They only ever had one lol.
Exactly! I also have one (I got it a few months before they went viral) and it’s a great cup. I’m really happy with the quality. However, the good quality is literally the reason you don’t need 50. People are too used to crappy fast fashion items that you can only use one or two times.
OK, so that answers one of my components in the question I posted a moment ago on the same thread. If yeti and other brands are using lead, only to manufacture the seals, if this is considered to be standard practice, and if it poses no danger, unless the seal is damaged, but I don’t understand what people are making a big deal about. It sounds like fear, mongering to me, being influenced to buy something off of TikTok is ignorant, but panicking about some thing without really understanding it is also ignorant. It still comes back to though, the part of my comment where I’m asking how obvious is it if a seal is broken? as long as it’s obvious, and as long as the label warns you about how to know if the seal has been breached, then I don’t see any problem with this practice at all. We use lead, and lots of other nasty chemicals to produce different things, and just because it’s used in the production process doesn’t mean that we’re exposed to it from the finish product. my mother actually works for the EPA, and the stupid things that people do just astonish me. For instance, people throwing away, leaded, crystal glasses, that I’ve been family heirlooms for a long time, glasses, they weren’t even using for wine, which, yes, the acidity of which can apparently expose you to lead in leaded crystal, but people who are literally just displaying them because they’re pretty, and because they weren’t important family, heirloom, suddenly throw them out because they find out their leaded crystal. To me, that is the height of stupidity.
It is the industry standard way these vacuum-sealed insulated stainless steel cups are made. The lead is in a pellet that helps with the sealing process but unless you break the cup open, you aren't exposed to the lead. I don't think the lawsuit will go anywhere. But if it does, then ALL manufacturers of this type of stainless steel cup, not just Stanley, will have to disclose that they are sealed using a pellet that contains some amount of lead. These social media trends are what's toxic and I hope more and more people start waking up and realizing that no one needs as much crap as we see on social media.
Exactly, that bit with the girl testing the cup was bullshit, the swab wasn't even reacting and she kept showing it as if it was, it's already been debunked that the inside part of the cup has lead (from where you drink), it doesn't, it's sealed at the bottom and it's pretty noticeable unless you never wash it or check the bottom, the whole lid that covers it comes off and exposes the part with the lead pellet.
This just isn’t Stanley at this point.. it’s literally everything being shoved down our throats by “influencers” and the shop.. it’s out of hand and in 20 years, this world will look terrifying if we don’t slow down as a whole.
Capitalism has conditioned people in wealthy countries into accepting an extreme level of wastefulness as normal. Members of the global consumer class have been manipulated by 100+ years of advertising telling us we need more, more, more.
The lead is a small disk in the bottom and there is no exposure risk unless you open the covering at the bottom and doesn’t come into contact with skin or the drink. Some other big name cups that have the same led disk
@@IsabellaLanter definitely and none of the cup makers are going to voluntarily do it sadly. Rachloves tested the Stanley against her fav cup, forgot what it was, and the Stanley SUCKED! She put 4 or 5 different brands out in a sunny place on a warm day for several hours. They were the same temp at the start but hers was the only one that was still about the same temp. Pretty sure Stanley was one of the ones that the ice was melting in. I also heard that Stanley was probably going to be replaced by the next new thing very soon. Great coverage of the madness!! ♥️
@@kathleenking47 no, the disc is embedded in the bottom. While it is possible to get it out, it takes a very deliberate act of breaking through the bottom to get it out. The person doing the review and her husband tried to get to it but gave up because it was going to take forever
Yeah there are so many pretty mug shaped thermos or bottles who are really cute but this is really not the case. Obviously it has to be functional at first, but it's a thermos, you can choose between thousands and they work the same.
I have a few stanely cups because as a nurse it can be difficult to find time to refill a smaller cup, HOWEVER, the people rushing stores or stealing the cups is ridiculous. It's literally just a vessel to drink out of. Nobody needs 10 or more of these. I feel bad for having the 4 I have sometimes, but then I remember that I really enjoy the few colors I have, and one is always at my bedside.
its fine as long as u use them ! it is kinda odd to have more than 2 bc i can understand having one while the other is dirty but no more than that especially bc of the price!
honestly i see no problem with 3 or 4. makes it easier to always have a clean one even when u haven't done dishes. its the people that dedicate an entire cupboard to em 💀
4 is not too bad, it's a little much, but reasonable if you take into account dishwashing habits. The problem is when people have 10. Personally, I have 3 bottles (their not Stanley's tho.) I have two sports bottles and one stainless steel insulated flask. The two water bottles works for me because I do judo, and it's easier to have 2 water bottles at a conpetition than it is to have just the one and to try and find somewhere to fill it. In the course of warmup and about 3-4 fights, I'll empty 1 bottle and then I still have the rest of the day to go. The thermos works for when I want something to stay warm or cold. I mean, I once prepared some tea in it to drink whilst I was doing a bird survey and the tea was still really warm 8 hours later. It's a sistema bottle too, so reasonable price, good quality. There's a reason so many kids when I was a kid had sistema bottles and lunch boxes.
We all have our obsessions (you know, the things we collect), but I will never, ever, spend money on overpriced water battles. I still use the same one that I used back in high school, lol
I saw a "Come With Me To Sephora" short and what blew my mind was that she brought her HUGE Stanley cup from the mall parking lot inside just to pick up like 5 items to what...maybe take a few sips? The rationale was not there, especially because it was 3x larger than her crossbody that could have easily fit a smaller sized bottle so she could shop hands free.
I mean as a chronically dehydrated person i understand the need to always have a vessel of liquid nearby. Even for a quick trip 10-15 minutes into a store
Lead is commonly used in vacuum sealed cups such as yetis so as someone who uses a Stanley I wasn't surprised when people started talking about the lead in the cup. It's not in the part of the cup you drink from, so you won't be exposed to the lead through regular use.
watertok/flavored water communities actually started by bariatric surgery patients! because they were so limited in drink options, they formed communities around creating different drinks that they could enjoy. i also think it got especially popular in the south because mixed/flavored drinks are really common down here lol
Thank you for saying this! I was going to comment this as well and was so glad to see you say this. The net positive of people consuming those drinks, no matter the vessel, is greater than these patients going thirsty and causing damage to themselves after surgery.
@@valolafson6035 I agree in part, I think if you’re able to drink plain water you 100% should, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with participating. I personally think it’s similar to mixing other sorts of drinks, like a barista or bartender :)
@@hannahl8299 yes! I always get upset when people make jokes about watertok without knowing its origins. It is weird and kinda funny, but it makes sense once you know what’s going on.
An adult shouldn’t be influence to buy a certain water bottle to make them feel worthy or better. It’s understandable in a child, but an adult who feels like they need it to prove anything needs counseling.
10:52 If those kids are bullying her because she doesn't have a STANLEY? I'm sorry girl, they aren't your friends. I experienced similar in Catholic school with North face and Aeropostale. It sucks. I hope she's being treated better by her peers.
When I was in middle school I had a flip phone with no Internet access. One day I got on the bus and a little 3rd grade girl sat down next to me and pulled out a brand new iPhone. She saw my phone and tried bullying me over it. I was honestly appalled by it. This was like 10+ years ago and it's just gotten worse.
It's hard to believe that when I was 9, & in primary school, or middle school- for the Americans - cool stationery (especially erasers) was our bag & social signifier- not a U$40 cup that could double as a weapon, or weight-training!
There is a YTer called Ginger Billy that did a short called "Every woman with a Stanley tumbler." It is worth a minute of your time if you want a laugh.
@@IsabellaLanter Just finished the video, I really enjoyed your takes on these scam/unethical companies. Found you through the Pink Sauce lady drama. Cheers!
Months ago I heard about the lead issue. I did two different types of lead tests on the Stanleys I bought before they became trendy. They were all negative.
I started following some subreddits about debt/personal finaces, and it is absolutely mind-blowing how much debt people have. Every time I see someone with a massive collection of Stanleys I just have to wonder how much debt they are in. A financially responsible person doesn't behave like this.
As someone who doesn't use TikTok, I had literally never heard of Stanely cups until saw a few commentary youtubers I follow make videos about them. That just goes to show how absurd these TikTok bubbles can be. Consumerism on social media is wild. It seems like these people's whole lives revolve around who has the newest or the most Stanely cups, while all of that is meaningless to folks like me who don't even know they exist.
hi there! I have noticed some comments that have said I am being misleading in this video and not clarifying that the lead is in the vacuum seal! 16:50 Is where I start to vocalize that if the seal is damaged, lead exposure can happen! I totally get some people miss things I say in videos! but I just want to clarify I am reading direct quotes from the reports and documents. There is no misleading here. I wanna make that super obvious that I'm aware and quote it was from the seal! I do STRONGLY believe that it is misleading and false advertising to not disclose this to consumers. And I am entitled to that opinion! Proper disclosures are needed! Thank you
I am in my 30s and even I catch myself ordering too much stuff. Thankfully I don't have kids, but I understand that parents who buy their kids items so that they won't be bullied at school. As someone who was bullied back in school days, it definetly crushes your kid's self-esteem and self worth.
What i found out is the son of the guy who created the original thermos/company went on to do financial "things." So, if you've heard of the bank/finance company Morgan Stanley, that's the same Stanley family as the cups.
7:34 She threw them in the TRASH?! Because they're not the right style or color anymore? I'm a child of a hoarder, so my "don't throw it out" response might be overly sensitive, but that still strikes me a shockingly wasteful. At least donate them to a thrift store or homeless shelter!
Honestly Im a no waste type of guy myself, if you're not going to use the cups often, put them in the back of the cupboard or something. Its not like people throw out wine glasses because they drink like once a year, why do that for a metal flask that could last at least for such a long time for multiple things?
@@AtlinSwiss bahahaha right. Shows how much I pay attention to trends. I also heard the Stanley Cup trend is out now. 😂 saw someone on my local marketplace trying to sell their Stanley Cups, but they were all dirty. Lmfao
Im not gonna lie, seeing how crazy some peoples over consumption has gotten makes me so sad. I love nature and animals, and do my absolute best to eliminate all the waste i can (so i don't impulse buy, i only buy things im sure ill like enough to use up, i don't return things, i never do seasonal/trend shopping, i wear clothes until they no longer do their purpose, etc) and i regularly pick up trash in my community, and support companies like 4 Ocean who remove 5lbs of trash from the ocean with every purchase, and they make and sell bracelets made from the trash theyve removed from the ocean. So it just makes me so sad to see people buying 50 water cups when the entire point of using a reuseable cup is to not purchase one time use plastics. Buying a ton of cups defeats the whole purpose. Idk i have a water cup and 2 warm liquid thermoses (a small one and a larger one), and other than that i just have normal cups. I dont get why people need to change their cups like they do their underwear.
Yikes, and I thought I splurged when I went to Japan and bought an insulating waterbottle from a brand I loved (mofusand, it’s kinda like how Sanrio is a brand that makes merch, mofusand is just a bunch of cute cats) I totally understand splurging for one waterbottle you’ll be using a lot over a year or two but having like a whole shelf full??? Just choose a colour and be done with it yknow
Apparently a lot of the cups that are like double/triple insulated have lead. It only is exposed when certain parts of the cup breaks. Which makes me want to research aaaalll cups that are insulated.
The lead is in the solder and it is standard practice for every single double wall stainless steel brand. Yes that includes other expensive brands like swell and corkcicle. It's only in the solder sealing the vacuum that's under that circular center button. If any component of the bottom of a stainless steel water bottle comes off, throw it out. However, Hydroflask phased out their lead containing solder in 2012. So honestly I got their 30oz cup that's similar. Now does the fact that it's inaccessible mean they dont have to talk about it? No. But they're only getting the backlash because they're popular; all brands, major and "off", have been doing it this whole time.
I love researching things, but I don’t always have the bandwidth to research everything to death. The way I used to before I had two kids, thank you so much for your informative comment. I found a few others like that in this comment section. It is people like you, and me, when I have time, doing research, That have some hope of making things better. When I first started commenting and reading through these comments, I had a feeling that that other brands probably use lead, and low and behold, I’m being educated by people who have done the research, and my suspicion was correct. Although it is good to know that Hydro flask was able to phase it out, because I’ve been meaning to buy a Stanley style cup, but not that brand, and if there is an option from Hydro flask, especially one that has found a way around using lead, then that would be fantastic. Thank you so much.
@@vibrant_vision I can confirm that hydroflask listened to their customer base and changed their manufacturing! I actually learned about all this stuff from lead safe mama. Their Stanley style cup is great, I have it in the color Lupine and it’s nice. I think I may also want the light pink color. Not to mention you won’t have to stampede at target to get one!
I hate the “just don’t give into peer pressure let her be an individual.” no. as someone who was bullied relentlessly from 6th-10th grade especially when I was being “an individual”, sometimes just giving into the popular girls demands is a survival tactic. If a name brand stanley cup is what it takes? Fine. Whatever can satiate their horrible selves. Plenty of time for the daughter to be an individual when she isn’t at their mercy.
I have one stanley coffee cup and one of the big ones, for water. I spend a lot of time outside and in my greenhouse, and my daughter gave me the cup so I could have ice cold water even when it’s 90 plus degrees. Both cups are in great shape and I’ve gotten so used to having cold water it’s all I want now. I still can’t imagine having more than a couple, like one is washed and drying so a person could use one more. But walls of them? 10,20,50 cups? That’s insane.
So, I was asking myself exactly how many could reasonable person need, and this is what I came up with. Maybe six? One Stanley style cup, something with a straw and a lid, it isn’t 100% leak proof, but is good for carrying around the house, and especially for sitting next to your bed at night, so you don’t have to unscrew a cap to drink, and therefore it’s better sleep, hygiene, and let you stay more asleep, one blender bottle that is insulated so you can make protein shakes another healthy things on the go, keep shaking them up to stay emulsified, and keep them at a food, safe temperature, and maybe one water bottle, even if it’s only a single walled water bottle for carrying, just that, water, that is really truly leak proof, that you can throw into a bag even upside down, and it won’t leak. And maybe a back up of each of those in case one is being washed or gets damaged, so six. or, maybe eight at most if instead, you use the same bottle for everything, but you want to change out your color or pattern four times a year, seasonally, one for the winter, spring, summer, and autumn. That would seem reasonable, not excessive, and still allow you to change things up seasonally to match. Let’s say your bag, that’s assuming you’re reasonable enough to only change that up seasonally as well. So the most I could come up with was six or eight, I can’t understand having 10 or more, let alone, 50 or more. Sorry, reread my comment, and it was not clear, I meant eight because one for each season, and a back up for each, for when it’s being washed, or if it becomes damaged. But still, six, or eight, reasonable, 10, 30, 50 or more, not reasonable.
The fact that cups actually contain led in 2024 is baffling! People at Stanley themselves say that the part that contains led can lead to exposure if damaged! Things get used and eventually damaged so it is quite unsettling to think they literally know it will happen and still don’t do anything about it 😢
@@natasa3412 That’s exactly the reason, lead soldering is the cheapest way to create a vacuum insulated cup, and it’s bad for the end costumer, the workers that are soldering the cups, and the environment
@@misslucky22 Those are obviously bad as well, but people expect a name brand, more expensive product, to be safer. A cheap bottle using cheap materials is more understandable than an expensive one using cheap matierals.
The lead is a puck in the bottom of the cup and it can’t be exposed unless the bottom breaks. As long as the button on the bottom of the cup is intact you’re safe.
Actually yes they *do* have lead but it can’t come in contact with your water or whatever u put in the cup I watched it on the news and actually it also said that it’s normal for the human body to take in tiny bits of lead everyday from the moisture in soil!
I have 1 Stanley cup (it’s a sage green Target exclusive, it’s my favorite color so I was thrilled) that I use daily and I’m so happy with it. It’s the only one I need and even when the trend dies out I’ll still love it. 🥰
I bought an ecovessel after my hydroflask got stolen at a chemistry lab. Even mine has lead but they state that it is often times used for isulation to hold the heat/cold but if the disk on the bottom pops off I can send it for a replacement :). I think the main problem is that the bottom doesnt really protect from the puck at all but idk if there is lead on the other parts as well. Stay safe everyone 🥰
There isn't, several tiktokers have done the at-home testing with the kits and the only place that had a positive result was the broken seal on the bottom where Stanley confirmed the lead was.
It’s the over consumerism and destroying the planet for me! Same issue I have with fast fashion. It’s GROSSSSS how much TRASH is clogging the planet I just want to puke. I thrift store shop for most of my stuff now and that’s only if I need something
All of the reports and testing that I’ve seen consistently show that the lead is in the solder used to seal the vacuum insulation layer. To get good insulation, many thermos manufacturers use a vacuum layer instead of a gas or foam insulation layer. They form the bottle so that there are two thin sheets of metal with a gap between them and a small hole on the bottom, the bottle is then placed in a vacuum chamber and air removed. Once the desired pressure is reached, the hole at the bottom of the bottle needs to be filled with a material that is resistant to heat and impact while also being able to adhere to the metal the bottle is made of. Some manufacturers use glass, but most ones that market towards heavy use or possibly impact use a solder that often includes a small amount of lead. Unless you’re licking the bottom of the outside of your Stanley cup, you’re not getting exposed to lead.
I saw an Instagram post about a mom who had a disabled kid in middle school whose Stanley got stolen. I think it’s so sad that the trend is so important to some kids that they will steal from their classmates that can’t stand up to them. Also the fact that a reusable water bottle is supposed to be good for the environment but people are collecting them like Pokémon cards..
Its funny to me that people are only freaking out about the lead in stanleys but didnt pay any mind to any of the other cups that also contain lead. People will literally do anything for a cash grab.
it's false advertising on their end if they aren't properly disclosing detials. I have a problem with this with any company. There are issues with many other companies. Just because I cover one company doesn't mean I'm ignoring the others. Let's use common sense please
To be fair most of the other companies like YETI and Camelback use lead the same way for their cups and tumblers. Right now there's only 3 companies that don't use the lead and that's Hydroflask, Owala, and Klean Kanteen... I find it very odd that right after Stanley got popular 2 months later gets exposed for lead... It sounds like one of the other companies didn't like the competition bought a few of the Stanlet cups, tested them out found the lead and exposed Stanley. Just my theory because I find it very odd that this is happening now. Even more strange that Hydroflask comes out with a statement about their own cups as soon as this happened to Stanley....
The lead is in the sealing dot at the bottom of the cups, it does not touch the beverages, or leach into them! Also, it's the same for relatively any stainless steel cup, not just stanley
Am I wrong for not being that concerned about the lead in the bottle? It's on the outside of the cup, it's not on or near the surface that touches the beverage, the lips, and they have always disclosed that the bottle should no longer be used if the seal on the bottom breaks. It's an industry norm for insulated cups and water bottles, and Stanley is far from the only insulated container that uses lead in the sealing process. I think that this is a situation where, the consumer is not wrong for wanting to know, but also people heard a rumor and took it too far. There are ways that toxic materials are and can be used safely.
But here’s the thing, the idea that everyone deserves to know, is negated by people being idiots when you tell them something, and they don’t understand it. These people do have a right to know, but if they actually did any kind of research, they would already know that there’s lead in that process. What they need to know is that the bottle is dangerous if it gets damaged, that’s enough. I don’t actually blame companies for not putting the word lead right out there, because then stupid crap like this happens, and people panic. I think the average person, falls into one of these categories, not smart enough, smart, but not well educated enough, Smart, but with not enough band with to do research, and so we wind up with people, panicking and throwing away perfectly good items, because they fall into one of those previously described categories. There’s a reason that we tell people things in certain ways, or that we don’t tell them, everything, or not all at once. The information should be there if someone wants to look at it, but, You can’t count on people to use their brains. For instance, man-made, trans fats are a bad thing, the ones where you hydrogenate or partially hydrogenate a vegetable oil to make it more shelf stable. However, there are naturally occurring trans fats in meat products, they don’t work in the same way, and they don’t have the same negative properties, but they are still technically trans fats. And so, if we required, the producers of that meat to put that on the label, people wouldn’t buy it, because they’d be too stupid to understand the difference, or they’d be smart, but not have access to the information, explaining how naturally occurring trans, well, naturally occur, or they would be smart and well educated, but too busy to research to find out the difference, Because life is so complicated these days. When you go to get an x-ray, they don’t put the lead apron over you and say here, here’s an apron with lead in it, but it will protect you from x-rays going where you don’t need them to go for the scan. They’re not lying to you because they don’t tell you, and if you ask them, they would probably be happy to explain to you what it is, why it’s necessary, but if you tell the average person that, then you waste the valuable time of doctors and technicians, Arguing with them, and trying to explain to them that the lead apron isn’t going to hurt them. I’m going to subscribe to your channel because I love this video and I wanna see what other content you have, but I’m wondering, if you don’t already, could you produce a video talking about this exact problem, how people jump on bandwagons fear mongering about information that they misunderstand or incomplete understand? Because I think that would be a fabulous and worthy video. If you don’t already have one like that.
I have a Stanley cup. I got it because it holds a lot of water (I drink a lot of water) and still fits in a cup holder. It's a nice cup, but I don't need more than one.
This is why I teach my kids about customization. That cheaper cup that you buy can be customized and still cost less than buying brand then paying for that to be customized. I was never with the crowd growing up and it's ok. There are plenty of other things people bond over that's not toxic for the body and mind.
Stanley, as a company, has been around for years as a supplier for people who work outdoors or people who go camping or hiking and enjoy outdoorsy stuff. Ever heard of a Stanley knife? My Dad has a level that is Stanley brand. It was just a good down to earth supplier of outdoors/hardware supplies. No fancy colours. They were a pretty successful company. What I would like to know if who started the hype around Stanley products or Yeti products for that matter? Was it the company or an influencer? My daughter has a Hydroflask but she has had it for four years, took it overseas with her when she moved from New Zealand to Scotland. I have a water bottle from an Australian company (I think) called Ela and Earth and a bag from them as well. I'm almost 55 but I take my dog out for a long walk every day. My water bottle doesn't need to be seen. It's not a status symbol. That bag has room for the 1l bottle, and pockets for my phone, cards/cash, sunglasses, sunscreen, passport if I was travelling, poop bags and it's still a relatively small bag that I wear cross body. And I bought it on sale. I have another smaller bottle from Sistema but I found out that I run out of water when I'm walking and then have to find somewhere to refill my bottle which is not always possible when you're out in the bush. I take it when I'm going into town and it's easy to refill. It still gets used.
I remember Uggs being big, I distinctly remember being in the middle school locker room and one girl snarking another for having bear paws and trying to snark me for having the cheap target knock offs. She didn’t have much to say when other girls side eyed her and told her nobody cares, they’re fuzzy boots. I just wanted my feet to be warm.
Exactly! My mom couldn’t afford stuff like that (Hollister, Abercrombie, etc) so I just got used to not having it 🤷🏼♀️ I didn’t let it bother me so no one ever got a kick out of bullying me. I now take pride in being my own person.
I bought a glass water bottle. Because opaque bottles are not so safe... I dont like mold, so it's just a bottle, in glass, with a neoprene protector, that I can pull out. I am not sensitive to trend, but I am so curious about these waves.
I was going to get a glass water bottle but then I realize a lot of places won't allow glass like beach and stuff so I got a cheap Stanley dupe that cost 10 bucks
I own one Stanley cup that everyone is hyped over. I will say that when I make an ice water the ice stays frozen I’m not joking for well into the next day so my drink is always cold. I remember when I first got it how surprised I was that the ice lasted so long in them. That’s why I use mine at least
Owala is the OG healthcare brand. Best water bottles on the market for years. They have limited color drops. They have a true leakproof tumbler in 30 and 40 oz sizes. Best hot and cold cups I own. Stanley could *never*.
it is really sick actually how easy it is for people to buy stuff, and a lot of it. ”You have to have this, and you’ll ned more the one, like 5.” Its horrendous
I like using different water bottles and tumblers. But I am not limited to one brand and do not go with the trends. I have a few Yetis. All of them I gotten either as a gift or at TJ Maxx. Only one I payed full price for. I also use this great one I found at TJ Maxx It has Peter Rabbit on it, which I love, and it keeps my water cold all day and then some. Plus it was only cost $13.
Honestly, I'm pretty sure the likelihood of there being a settlement or an actual lawsuit regarding the lead in Stanley cups is very low. I am a licensed attorney, and I took an entire class on product liability suits like this one. Using lead for vacuum sealed, temperature controlled drinking containers like Stanley cups appears to be an industry standard, and hasn't caused major issues in the past. The lead is only exposed if the cup is damaged or used incorrectly, so I think that if anything comes from this outrage, it will just be a small notice that there is lead on the outside of the cup that could be exposed if damaged. I really think there's no need for a class action suit in this case.
The lead thing is ridiculous. Every stainless vacuum cup has that same bead. I shoot long range rifle competitively - I am around significant amounts of lead and yet never had lead poisoning.
I have TWO cups, one small and one larger, both are tumbler mugs (one I got for work !) What I cannot understand is having 4+ Stanlies because you only really need ONE maybe two if you really want. It just feels so odd that people have all these cups with the only difference being color/finish design.
As an epoxy tumbler maker and cup collector, I have had a love of tumblers and mugs way before tik tok. That being said I dont chase cups, if there is one I like and I can afford it i buy it. I have certain cups and tumblers for certain drinks. I can also say that lead bullets to seal the vacuum is industry standard and isn't exposed.
Yes, precisely. I like variety, I love color, but I have rules for myself, for instance, if I want multiple colors of something, my maximum is four, one for each season of the year, and that is all. If someone can really can find themselves to their own self-imposed Framework of decision-making, having a seasonal change out for things like your purse, your bag, your water bottle, and actually make them last longer, if each item is only used for three months every year, if you take care of it, it should last in theory four times longer than if you used it all day every day until it broke or wore out. I can’t do the complete minimal aesthetic where you only have one of each thing, like one place setting for each person, a single water bottle, a single purse, but I think that my system is a fair compromise.
the lid on this pink studded starbucks cup i got for my bday (it was $30 US) cracked off in pieces and i was like 😭never again, ill just get them from five below lol
Child wanting stanley freaking cup on Christmas is sad af. Like i can't imagine wanting a _cup_ on Christmas. Even the most expensive cup is just a cup.
I have had the same large coffee flask and the same cold water cup for 10 years- they’re beat up, paint-chipped, and worn and if Stanley sent me 100 of their cups I would still use mine. I wont buy another until they die. And that’s the purpose of buying ONE REUSABLE cup. Such a stupid status symbol.
from where I live the middle class symbol of reusable water bottles trend started with Coleman water jugs and/or bottles, then Tupperware water bottles, then Starbucks cups, then the sleek insulated water bottles like Hydroflasks which then turned into like 300 more international and local companies making insulated water bottles, then there's also the offbrand ones and knockoffs. now those companies that were originally inspired by Hydroflask's sudden boom are also making Stanley Cup inspired products. the first two i listed weren't even as lucrative as the ones that followed it. the closest experience I have to the SB cup, Hydroflask & Stanley Cup craze was because my mother bought a lot of Tupperware, from the time I was in 4th grade up until 12th grade maybe? but never really officially joined the MLM part. now we have at least 3 XL storage boxes full of Tupperware stuff. mind you my brother already got his share so we used to have maybe 4 of them so my mother actually downsized lmao. edit: i definitely didn't list all of the reusable water containers that reached this status but i cannot believe i forgot LocknLock and Thermos !!!
My dad had one of those dark green Stanley thermos that he would take with him to go hunting and work when it was cold (he climbed telephone poles) and that was 20 years ago. I work for a private school andI can't tell you how shocked I was when I would hear all these moms talking about their Stanley cups because I associated it purely with hunting and blue collar men! Pretty wild!
The overconsumption girlies are killlllling me:// still using the yeti my fiance found me at a skate park after dark (nobody was there and no office to turn it into) but I've had it for over 7 years now and the memories I've made with it are so nostalgic it has my heart and soul in it, you can only use one waterbottle at a time (typically? Idk I'm sure there are special cases?) But seriously it makes me angry and especially knowing they'll be flooding thriftstores and inevitably landfills in 2-3 years.. ://///// get one and stick to it
The Beanie Baby craze- my mother in law went ape shit collecting them. I have the Princess Diana. The rest were useless- I gave 200 of the beanie babies as rewards before I retired. So much money being wasted with these cups- just like the Beanie Babies.
This isn’t about Stanley in particular, but just a point about bullying and the child who thought her non Stanley cup was cute until she took it to school and was made fun of. My daughter is in kindergarten and we found these salami sticks at the store that she loves. They are like slim Jim’s but made with salami. They look a little odd, kind of like raw meat. She took one to school for snack and was made fun of and now she won’t eat them. She’s in KINDERGARTEN!! Over a fking slim Jim!!! The bullying is heartbreaking and it leaves the parents at a loss for what to do. I can’t imagine having this happen over a cup. I mean, I guess a can, considering it happened to my own child over a fking salami stick. It’s out of control.
That sounds like a peperami stick. Was your kindergartener getting bullied over a peperami? That's wild to me, I remember being about 5 years old and trading for those things like pokemon cards. I loved it whenever I went round to a friends place and they pulled out peperami sticks for snacks. And then when my mum cottoned onto the fact that I really liked them and started getting me some. (Still do love them.) But those things made you the cool kid if you had extras to share on the primary school playground. Being bullied over having them is so wild to me. If this is what I think she was getting bullied for, anyway.
@@bethanybrookes8479 yes!!! They look like a really big slim jim made of salami! Our local food depot has them and we’ve never ever seen or had them before. And yes, they were making fun of her because of the way it looked and now she won’t eat them. Breaks my heart. It just reminded me of that when the child in the video loved her non Stanley cup until she took it to school and now she hates it. Sad.
OK, so here is my question. So there is not lead in the actual cup in terms of the internal surface, that contacts your beverage on a daily basis. They say that is used in the manufacturing process for the vacuum seal with the double wall construction. OK, so I would like to know how much lead, And they say that it’s not dangerous unless that seal is broken, so my next question within a question would be how much lead would you be exposed to if the seal were to be damaged? And, would it be obvious that the seal was damaged? So for instance, Any double wall bottle should be discarded if the seal becomes damaged and you can tell that there’s liquid getting in between the two walls, because it can breed bacteria, at bare minimum, so if the cups are safe, unless the seal is damaged, and if it is obvious when the seal becomes damaged, then I don’t actually see a huge problem. Yes, there should be warnings about why you should discard the cup if the seal becomes damaged and the double wall insulation is no longer airtight, vacuum, tight, whatever you call it. Now on the other hand, if it is not apparent, if the seal is damaged, that is, if you can’t shake the empty bottle and hear that liquid has gotten trapped between the two walls of the cup, due to a breach of the seal, the that could be much more dangerous as you could be exposed to lead on a daily basis, without realizing that that is happening. I’ll give an example, glass, water bottles are generally very safe, and they’re pretty resistant to breaking, however, if the rim were to become chipped, it could cut your lips or tongue, but if it’s very unlikely to get chipped, and if it is very obvious when it gets chipped, so you can simply discard that bottle at that time, then the danger is very minimal. However, if there was the possibility that the glass could get, I don’t know I’m just making this up for the sake of an example, micro, cracks, or chips, that you couldn’t easily feel or see, but that could allow tiny bits of glass to be adjusted, or very small, sharp surfaces to cut your lips and tongue, that would be a big problem. To my knowledge nothing like that exist, it was just an example. I also want to know if other brands like Hydro flask use lead in the process of creating their double wall construction? if this is something that is generally considered safe and less damaged, if this is something that most companies utilize, even good reputable companies, then this sounds like a whole bunch of BS. However, if there are better manufacturing processes that can achieve the same result without using lead, if there are lots of other brands on the market that don’t use lead in this process of constructing the bottles to be double wall insulated, then there’s no excuse for the Stanley brand to be using it. But I would need answers to these questions to make a thoughtful decision on just how unethical or not this practice is.
My 11-year-old wanted a Stanley Cup for Christmas, funny side story my husband thought she meant like the hockey trophy cup. I was like no babe. But I didn’t know everything about these cups. I almost didn’t even get her one because I didn’t want to use $50 of her Christmas budget on a stupid cup. And I couldn’t even find one. But at the end I had $60 left to spend on her and I found one at Dick’s Sporting Goods so I ordered it. Then I saw how big this cup was, it’s like half the size of her. And since then I figured out what the hell is going on with these cups. I still think it’s ridiculous. But I did find out that if I wouldn’t have gotten her that cup, she would’ve been disappointed with Christmas. Because that was her number one thing on her list. Now I will say she uses it every day so I did get my money worth
I only have ONE black Stanley cup that I bought at a store that sold the labeledless version for a ALOT cheaper. I like keeping my water cold in it and it makes me drink water throughout the day but I can’t fathom having SHELVES of these cause that is just way too excessive.
Felt this way about ugg boots back when I was in high school about 10 years ago. Sadly, it felt like social suicide to wear knock-off uggs, and it was better to not have them at all.
I have 3 teenage daughters…we have a kitchen cupboard filled with Stanley’s, Yeti’s and Hydroflasks. They do get used very regularly, but also we don’t need nearly as many as we have. I’ve had to put a ban on adding any more to the cupboard…but that hasn’t stopped them from spending their own money on them. Unfortunately. lol
I didn't see anyone mention this in the first few comments so I thought I'd share this. Hydroflask is lead free if you are looking for an alternative! The overconsumption of reusable cups is very concerning. Thanks for speaking on this
I find peoples fascination with this water bottle really interesting. Like someone who started collecting like mugs and stuff in high school and now I’m a adult in my late 20s and I have lots of them. I kind of understand wanting to collect things that you can use to like drink out of and stuff but at the same time it’s like do you really need that many reusable Water bottles? Like I have quite a lot of mugs and tea cups but I also use them all I’m a very social person. These aren’t things that I buy and I’m only using. I have a fairly big family. I consistently have younger cousins and nieces and nephews friends colleagues coming to my house. I host like legit tea party at least twice a month so even though I like collecting these things, I also have a practical use for them. I understand collecting things that you don’t necessarily have practical uses for like stuffed animals. That’s a another thing that I collect. I started collecting them because of my stepdad and I continue to collect them even now after he’s passed away mainly because it’s something that reminds me of him and also, I like cuddly things But again those are cute things you can put on display and I don’t think I’ve ever spent like a crap ton of money for any of them but like people are just throwing thousands of dollars into reusable water cups and it doesn’t make sense because that’s why you buy them so you can reuse it. Some of them aren’t even getting used they’re just being put on shelves on display and then that’s where I feel like issues start happening because like even with the mugs and cups that I have they have a shelf life depending on what types you’re talking about if you have them just being out and elements or sitting there eventually certain things like the, the coloring on the stuff painted on the Excedrin will start to chip and peel away. So then it’s like the design that you bought it is no longer there but will you still use it? Or is it just like a status quo thing and if it is then why do you have to have so many. It kinda just makes me think of like hell a lot of people back home in the countries that I grew up in are with luxury brands and luxury goods, like there are people who will legit take loans out from the bank so that they can buy luxury brand bags, and coats, and things, because Your social status is more important than your actual finances so if you can be seen as someone who can afford such outlandish prices for a bag or a coat, then you are seen as being and doing well socially. It’s the same with being seen at certain lounges in certain cities, or going to the very specific restaurants, like if you’re seeing there, that’s good enough for people even if technically speaking, you can’t afford it if you sitting there and going to that restaurant and being seen for like two days in a row means that you’re going to be starving for the next three months. that’s what it feels like with this cup thing like no one actually likes these cops they just like the idea of having the cops and I feel like it’s further proven when you see the way that children are acting about it. When I move to America as a teenager, I think it was like the height of Amber, Comby and Finch and Arreopastel or however, you spell those brands it’s been that long but like everyone was obsessed with owning the shirts that had the name spelt directly down the side. Look everyone had one. Everyone was wearing some kind of striped shirt with a little faux button collar thing, and the giant stitching of the name down the side and it was like a social status thing. If you weren’t wearing one or you didn’t own a shirt to wear, then like who even were you. Other kids would sit there and try to like mock you and bully you about it and it was always so funny and interesting to me because it’s like, is it really that big? Clearly my family is somewhat well off since I was able to grow up broad for school but it’s like even kids like myself and others where it’s like it’s not as if we wouldn’t be able to afford it we just don’t like the way these things look so we’re not wearing them and we’re wearing brand-name clothing. We’re wearing things that like would be considered somewhat pricey for middle-class or lower upper class and yet it was still seen as oh it doesn’t matter that you’ve showed up in your wearing those clothing. You’re still you’re not good enough because you’re not wearing this particular brand. I remember having a kid in my school being made fun of because she wasn’t wearing one of those shirts and people being like you can’t afford something like this that’s so embarrassing and it’s like honey. She literally rides to school in a BMW and she’s wearing Burberry she carries around a freaking Chanel purse and she literally walks around wearing Chanel number five. I don’t think the issue she can’t afford it it’s More she doesn’t like it. Which was funny because I feel like that was basically the biggest contender kids who could afford that but thought it was ugly didn’t want to buy it but then you had the kids who could afford it and then the kids who couldn’t or their parents were just like I’m not spending $40 to buy you a goddamn shirt and it was it. It was just really weird because it felt like it had nothing to actually do where you stood like economic, wise or what you could actually afford more than it was just like one of those weird social symbols social status things that kinda didn’t make sense cause it’s like OK with someone else and show him if they have a higher economic, social technically, you’re still getting them because they’re just not following the masses not following the crowd. It’s like that zombie behavior that I just never understood when it came to certain trends like you don’t even like that style. Why are you buying stuff for it just because everybody else’s also why are you teaching your children to be mindless sheep and always go buy things because everybody else’s it doesn’t make sense.
