This Cup Is Ruining Lives 

Knowing that kids get bullied over not having freaking thermos cups is simultaneously horrifying and hilarious

I will never understand how fully grown adults can become this obsessive over fads as rudimentary as an f'ing cup.

Children asking for a cup for Christmas is probably the most insane thing I’ve ever heard

Strangers are more willing to put their lives in danger over a dude stealing cups rather than helping a human in need.

Never once in my life would I think that people would consider Thermos cups a status symbol

This whole Stanley Cup nonsense is the biggest example of consumerism and materialism I’ve seen in years. EDIT: yeah I totally forgot about people hoarding Toilet Paper during COVID and those goofy red shoes from a couple months ago…. it’s worse than i thought.

This genuinely makes me feel so much better for the shit when I was a kid. Like getting made fun of for not having the new bayblayde, bakugan, pokemon, etc. Made way more sense than getting bullied over a cup.

my sister in law said my stanley thermos was a “fake” stanley. my dad gave it to me and it’s older than me or her🗿 she thought only the pretty cups are the only thing they made

My wife's grandfather had one of the original Stanley thermoses, which had a lifetime guarantee. When it finally fell apart and needed to be replaced, they no longer made that same cup. They sent him a comparable replacement, but more interestingly they asked for the damaged one to put in their museum. I have no idea where said museum is, but it apparently contains the cup of my wife's grandfather.

"Ask her how off brand her teeth are when they fly out of her skull." That whole part was so unhinged I loved it lol

Broadcasting yourself camping out to sit in line at 4am for a cup is the epitome of NPC behavior.

I'm so thankful my parents taught me to focus on function over fads/trend's/aesthetics. "Back in my day"...... I remember UGGs, Abercrombie and Fitch, north face, crocs, American eagle, and so many other things were the status symbol the popular/well off kids. I never dreamed of a freaking cup being added to that list.

The idea of taking a Stanley cup from your daughter to punish her and she hits you with the Anakin " I HATE YOU" scream through tears is AMAZING.

“When the masses own nothing, they will fight for the scraps of what they have lost” - Markiplier

the pig noises at 6:50 when the moms are ransacking that shelf are hilarious, i couldnt stop laughing for a good 5 mins. What's exactly wrong with drinking from a regular cup that needs upgrading? I never understand trends.

1:36 funnily enough somebody remade this and the cups handle and straw melted away becoming basically unusable

I've had a Stanley Cup for a couple years and now I'm embarrassed to take it out with me. I don't want to be lumped in with "them".

“That’s a chapped ass walk if I’ve ever seen one” but Hunter completely missing the giant leg brace makes it even better 😂

9:28 surrrrre, THATS how that cup would look after a fire. I can 100% bet that cup was placed there AFTER the fire

It is crazy how a cup that miners had once used have become a status symbol of not only class but of fashion, but this only unlocked a memory of mine where kids literally used their Stanley cups to beat the shit out of each other during school fights. It was usually girls, but there was once a fight between two dudes where one of them grabbed a random Stanley cup and bashed it into the other's face. This changed people's trajectory into fights so bad, that if you wanted to fight someone you would have to make sure they didn't have their cup near them, or I would hear people ask, "Do they have a Stanley cup?" Not a lot of people had Stanley cups at my school, but the shit almost got banned at some point, until somehow people stopped using them as weapons and went back to the normal fist fights and hair pulling; I think it somehow became a trend at my school to use them in fights and then it died soon after.

I remember being bullied for not wearing designer jeans in THE FIRST GRADE. This crap has been going on for eons and it's appalling.

I’m a nursing student and I’m not even kidding in a room full of 130+ students, the majority of people have a Stanley cup. It’s astonishing

Bro missed the leg braces on the guy he said “walked like he has a chapped ass” 😂😂

You need to do a follow up about how people are finding led paint in their or their kids Stanley’s. It’s insane.

I’m glad he brought up the fact that crocs were universally hated about 10-15 years ago now everybody suddenly loves them, I thought I was the only one who remembered.

I work in retail and can confirm this is becoming more than a craze and just plain insanity. My store has had to start removing the lids of the cups and start leaving them behind customer service. You can only get the lid by purchasing the cup. This shit is Bananas

7:02 pov: running for your life trying to deliver the soda to the gun store owner in dead center

I had one Stanley thermos I bought maybe nine years ago. One of those that had the lid being a cup. It is my favorite trip thermos. I can leave it in the car during 100°F weather and it keeps my water cold for days. It's a good product, I don't think I'll need to buy another one for a decade or two. But hey, if I need another one there will be plenty of cheap used Stanley's on the market.

I'm a janitor at target. When I was running the floor scrubber the doors opened and at least 50 people came rushing in for one of these. I had no idea what was going on till someone told me. I couldn't finish cleaning the floor because of this nonsense.

a stanley cup surviving in a fire instead of a person’s family, just laying perfectly pristine in a pile of ash would be an awesome villain backstory

During my time in middle school, a fire occurred, and instead of evacuating the building to ensure their safety, a group of 6th-grade girls prioritized retrieving their Stanley's and then leaving the building. I am unable to comprehend the depth of affection towards these cups.

man, as someone who deleted all forms of social media 6 years ago, it's absolutely insane to me what is becoming viral on these vile sites lmao

This is literally just VSCO girls with the Hydro Flask again 😂

It's surprising to see how society can transform a simple object like a Stanley thermos into a status symbol. It gives us a peek into the power of marketing and trends. Important to remember, what matters is the utility not the brand name.

This is a universal experience that stands the test of time. Everyone can remember what was their "Stanley cup" in school. For me it was Winnie the Pooh gacha charms. Then again, the gacha were 2$ a pop... having your popularity depend on a 50$ cup is a bit wild...

I work at a farm/ranch retailer that only sells Yeti... a lady came in and asked if we sell Stanley cups... best I could do is; with a straight face and in a vaguely monotone response: "I'm sorry ma'am, that's not until hockey season"...

As someone who works part time in an elementary school, let me tell you, the whole kids are being bullied for not having these thing is not a joke. Stanleys have been at the forefront of most of the drama amongst the girls especially this semester (I'm not kidding, little girls are creating class systems over thermoses) and these stupid ass cups are the bain of my existence currently. No child can sit still with them and they end being such a noisy distraction clattering on desks and getting dropped all the time. It's worse than when Hydroflasks were a big thing because unlike those, Stanley's aren't spill proof, anyone who tells you they are is lying, and the kids that have one refuse to go anywhere without them like they're some sort of family heirloom and are so pretentious they won't clean up spills. Other schools in the area are talking about banning metal water bottles. Edit:This was just me sharing my personal experience as someone in childcare and did not need to turn into how little kids nowadays are weak and sensitive and that little girls are entilted. While I have my issues and personal grievances with some of them, those kids are some of the most amazing kids I know, yes they have their flaws but who doesn't? And also, they're kids, guys, come on now. Most of their negative behavior I chalk up to their parents. *Every* generation of teachers have stories, things to vent about. (I'm sure at least one teacher you had complained about you in their private life at some point) At the end of the day I would not trade my job getting to work with them and be a part of their lives for the world.

I'm a ready for the reboot of a classic. "2 Girls 1 Stanley Cup"

I’ve had my Stanley thermos for like 3 years and I’ve put it through the wringer. Scratches, dents and the handle falling off but the thing keeps my coffee hot all day long. I never knew it was a Stanley thermos until I saw all this hype for them. I just wanted a thermos to keep warm coffee all day while I’m working outside all day

Mannnnn I LOVE your videos, no bs your editing is really awesome great job brotha

Just a heads up because my company used to push better help. It was just sued by the FTC for selling their patients information.

I’m basically a hermit so I miss a lot of crazes, but this is one that reached my hill people life 😂 My wife and I had just heard of the trend and the very next evening her sister and niece came to dinner. Her sister is a tiktoker and has to be a trendy mom (to a cringey degree) and she is preaching about how much she wants a pink Stanley cup!? I go to my cabinet with about 1000 tumblers and insulated cups, Stanley’s, yetis, Coleman’s, all kinds of store brand and gift ones, and I told her to grab a box and take a dozen! She said NO!! She wants to BID on a Stanley or buy a ticket. I am beyond blown away. This is like a full blown social experiment in so many aspects. Consumerism and pack mentality at its finest. I’m just happy to be oblivious to so much of this 😅 Stay strong, Hunter! You’re the man! 👊 👍

The joke you made about the stanly cup destroying the earhs core literally had me gasping for air while laughing lmaoo. You might actually be the funniest man on RU-vid 😅

Coming in here to add that two girls got in a fight yesterday at my school, one beat the other with a Stanley cup IN THE HEAD and she went to the hospital for nerve/skull damage. There’s a video of the fight and the SOUND of a metal cup repeatedly hitting skull is CRAZY. Everyone was talking about it yesterday and the general consensus is that Stanley’s will go out of style like every water bottle craze, but maybe they shouldn’t be allowed at school (the girl will prob be charged with assault WITH A DEADLY WEAPON) but my school doesn’t gaf so we’ll see what happens lmao

Few things bring me more joy than buying Gatorade bottles and reusing them for water bottles while I’m at work. I rip the label off extra sloppy too. The cries of “That’s actually not healthy!” from people who just polished off their whip cream sugar milk is just 👌

Lmao the woman who got her kid the Stanley cup was so funny. It sounded exactly like satire. “Can I afford it, yes. Do I have one, yes.”

i love your sound selection and editing 😂❤ the part where you played the yodel kid for that country singer lmaoo

I bought my stanley tumbler for 170 USD on amazon to fit in with my co workers. Before I got it, i was definately ostracized for having my yeti insulated coffee mug, but ever since I bought my stanley in late december, I have been getting invited to my co workers parties and events. I still don't know what to do with myself when I'm around them, because all they do is talk about themselves, such as what they made for dinner the night before, or how they passed a blue car on the road on the way to work, all while being incredibly animated about it, but I'm just so happy to not be seen as a workplace shooter for not having a stanley cup. thank god for stanley cups even if I am non verbal and autistic.

This video was posted at the perfect time as me, an adult was screamed at by a teenager for accidentally knocking over their Stanley cup at work trying to get a Doordash er a cup carrier. The cup was sat right in front of the sign that says “no drinks in the lobby”. I really didn’t try to knock it over but it happened and she got angry, stating “do you have any idea how much this costs?!” Like no. I don’t buy expensive tiktok cups. If you like your expensive items, you probably shouldn’t keep them in an area where it could be knocked over. All I could do was apologize for the incident but she looked ready to fist fight at work over a cup. Which is mostly sad.

My mom got herself, me and my 2 sisters matching Stanley cups for the holidays. She had to let me know she fought target customer service over the phone to get them. I feel horrible she did that for a trend none of us even mentioned to her.

I just found your channel, great videos but I especially love the old school Crash Bandicoot sound effects

There should be a stanley cup that holds two or more funko pops. That would save a lot of space in landfills.

Dear god it's the hydroflask craze all over again The funniest and smartest play by Stanley was partnering with Starbucks. It's a swifty and soccer mom's fever dream come true

As someone who works at target, working during the Stanley cup drop was a nightmare

People need to start talking about materialism and how dystopian it is. Theres people getting decapitated in South America and we're fighting over name brand cups

I'm a thrifter myself and every morning I come to the usual shop I visit and there is this huge flock of people, and always the same people, standing inches away from the front door waiting for the store to open so they can run in to buy used shoes or electronics for a few dollars and flip them for hundreds. It's a little insane the lengths people will go for certain things. I even started seeing Stanley Cups at this thrift shop in the collectable section for $25.

About cups and fires. No, that's not how things look after a fire. My house burned down, and every millimeter was in the soot, these cups look cleaner than new ones.

As a hockey fan, I'm always just disappointed people aren't talking about THE Stanley Cup 😅

As a Canadian I was so fucking confused when the Stanley cup was making headlines. I was like wtf there's only one...

Hey Papa Meat, Thank you for making me laugh. I've been having a couple of rough months and today in a long time i finally laughed. I appreciate what you do. ❤

mass marketing is such a gross thing. companies just tell people what to like, and the people are so willing to outsource their identity to whatever's trending

My dad has had a Stanley thermos he took to work at the paper factory everyday for like 40+ years. Carhartt is popular too for some reason. I've always seen Carhartt as the brand that construction, carpentery, and outside workers wear. Now it's slowly getting popular to cosplay as the working middle class. Wish the work ethic would become a trend too. So surreal. What's next? Safety helmets? High visibility vest? Igloo lunch boxes? 😂

9:46 you can see a cloth sweater on the seat...

You got a crazy imagination my guy. Nice video from you and your team great editing skills👏🏿 thats a SUB

My sister was pushing hard for my family to buy me a Stanley cup for Christmas. It took a lot of effort to convince her that I don't care about the latest trends and that I'm perfectly happy with my $5 thermos cup from 5 Below. Now I'm kind of regretting talking her out of it because I could really use $300 right now.

Imagine the sheer chaos and earning potential if Stanley Cup partnered with the NHL and came out with a limited edition Stanley Cup.

The video about the house fire is really funny, like your whole house got burnt down, along with probably many many expensive/important possessions and memories and you're like "yeah whatever I will just make a tiktok about the stanley cup"

NOT a Fedora... That is a Trilby... look it up

This was literally the first time I've ever heard about Stanley Cups. I've never been so happy to live somewhere lost in the mountains of Austria. That bit with the off-brand cup filled with teeth turned into an instrument was hilarious, ba the way. Good job, Papa!

this is such a toxic trend omg its hilarious, My step dad got me a double insulated cup that was personalized online and it says "best bonus daughter ever" and I'd rather have this cup than any other expensive other stanley any day, it works great, keeps my drinks/hot and cold/ and it was thoughtful

And here I thought being blacklisted from interacting with 90% of girls in my elementary school because my Barbie was knock-off was ridiculous. I feel some schadenfreude seeing things actively worsen as time marches on.

i actually needed a thermal for the semester and wanted an old school stanley. but i feel like a tool now trying to buy into the brand. even though ive bought other camping gear from them.

The editing in these videos is always stellar and entertaining as shit.Give your editors a raise,Papa,or at least a pat on the head.

I saw the Stanley cups fiasco on X/Twitter it’s just a Big mug with a Straw. 1. People waiting in line for Target for the cup 2. A little girl got Bullied in school for a Fake Stanley Cup 3. People are Stealing the Cups for a more expensive reselling.

I was into Stanley for years. I love the sage green retro thermos. I work for the National Park Service. It fits my style well. Sad to see Stanley becoming popular in a bad way

what I gathered from this is that buying a Stanley cup to put your valuables in (like precious family photos, passport, etc.) inside it in case of a house fire is cheaper and probably more effective than buying a fireproof safe

What makes the man attempting to steal multiple cups, that results in him getting dog piled on even more embarrassing, is that the box only had 1 pink cup inside

My 10 year old wanted a Stanley last fall and I said no way I am paying that much for a cup (I would never buy one for myself either). She told her friends straight up that her mom said it's stupid to pay that much for the cup and they laughed and went on with their day. It wasn't a money thing because I spend hundreds on her sports and other things she needs, I just won't do it because it's ridiculous. She finally convinced her grandma to buy her one. As a parent we have to be the role models and it's these Sephora and Stanley mothers that are the problem.

i always used to get stoned and think, "wouldnt it be wild if all the world's mineral deposits were pre-historic advanced civ cities or battlefields lost to time?". now I realize they are probably just landfills of pre-historic stanley cups and AOL trial discs from the real first time the internet was invented.

I want a meat man plushie. No character, no design i just want a straight up PAPA MEAT PLUSHIE. I WANT A STUFFED HUNTER TEDDY

This is a great example of how much a stain social media is to humanity

Cant wait for this to go the way of Coldest, Hydroflask, and Yeti. I feel like every year there is a new water bottle that explodes in popularity and then dies out when people realize that a 40 dollar water bottle that most people could buy isn’t exactly that cool or exclusive of an item.

u remind me of my best friend i had thru grade school, she was the most hilarious person ever and drew cartoons and stuff and i just love it. im always laughing so hard throughout your videos, thank u lol

Not true because I literally dropped mine once, and the handle broke off

as someone who works at Target, I thank you for your sympathy it's rough out here lol

If my daughter ever started falling into this level of consumerism I'd get her a antique German beer stein and tell her its $100s more expensive than a Stanley and that its worth 10 Stanleys and it'll only appreciate in value as it gets older. My daughters cool like that

Yo Papa, sometimes I don't click on your videos because Im not interested in the title. But then when I do cardio and just click a random video (like yours) it's just always awesome. Thank you

I genuinely puked at that “Stanley, Lululemon, Uggs”

This is the most “violent” trend I’ve seen since the Popeye/Chick-fil-A sold out sandwich war

I have to say, the person who creates Papa's thumbnails is killing it.

Man, that cup thing was terrifying. It was a glimpse into the Papa Meat mind and it makes sense why your cartoons are so crazy sometimes.

That teeth bit had me CRYING

Props to the Editor, always makes me laugh with the animations.

Imagine being in a hurricane or something and getting conked in the face with a slew of Stanley cups from the demolished Target nearby

5:58, dude’s got a whole ass leg brace on! Give him a break! 😂 (crazes like this Stanley cup craze are stupid, great video)

I’d also love to see an animated vid in true Meatcanyon style about this whole cup situation.

I'm so glad I went to a country hick HS before social media. We all wore muddy jeans and generic brands.

a customer at my work was checking out with her husband and she saw these at the register and was dramatically mesmerized, immediately her husband said “no no no you do not need this crap I’m sick of hearing you whine about this” and she proceeded too pout and leave the store while husband checked out and I was so shocked like grown adults literally 45 and up are dropping down crying cause they can’t get one 😅

That is actually next level advertising, they got these kids throwing their money to major companies and they’re like 12 it’s actually sad

12:13 I just realized that's over at Universal City Walk Orlando.