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To think that people who spend £45 on a Stanley cup need their heads examined?

209 replies

empee47 · 07/06/2024 12:49

More specifically for a primary aged child who is likely to lose or damage the cup? £45? Absolute madness. Some parents just can’t seem to see their kids go without the latest trend.

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earlymorningcurlewcall · 07/06/2024 16:14

They're just so unfathomably large. Stanley cups are a no from me.

They have a more thermos-looking bottle that comes in a nice pastel green. However, the lid is annoying and you can't operate it with a single hand.

EnolaJ · 07/06/2024 16:12

I paid £38 for mine so I'm obviously completely exempt from this judgement

Winning in both pounds and cold refreshing beverages 😏😂

CoastalCalm · 07/06/2024 16:10

Love mine , was a gift but I’d been planning on buying one anyway as staying hydrated is a big deal to me

only snag is that it doesn’t fit my car cup holder - might need to change my car

GingerPirate · 07/06/2024 16:10

Nightowl1234 · 07/06/2024 16:00

Very unpleasant comment. Never understood how grown women still feel the need to insult the looks of others like secondary school teenagers. When do you grow out of it?

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Wowsers 😢

PumpkinsAndCoconuts · 07/06/2024 16:08

I wish the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup. I’d gladly pay 45 to see that!!

That’s obviously not what you meant but that’s where my mind went when I read the thread title 😅

Anyhow… Why shouldn’t a child have one? Especially if it helps with water intake?

behindthemall · 07/06/2024 16:06

thanKyouaIMee · 07/06/2024 12:50

Nah, I've got loads and my head is perfectly fine! Would also buy for a child 😂

My water intake has never been so good! It's also a fantastic thing to take on a walk, packs a punch so a great defence item haha

This. I don’t know what it is about this bottle and not others but it is the only thing that’s impacted how much I drink (I think it’s a combination of size, straw and handle).

But I have a lot of spare income. £45 on a water bottle that I use regularly for even a year is a good buy for me.

Dramatic · 07/06/2024 16:03

EnglishBluebell · 07/06/2024 14:48

Those ones on TikTok are NOT genuine! 😂 I have one direct from Stanley and you can see the differences. The logo is slightly off and not in the same place. Also the handle is a slightly different shape

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I mean if you say so 🤷 the handle is the exact same shape and the logo is in the exact same place. If they are fakes then they are completely indistinguishable from the "real" ones. And they do the exact same thing.

Jennyathemall · 07/06/2024 16:02

Totally agree and I totally judge anyone who buys one for their kids.

Nightowl1234 · 07/06/2024 16:00

TeenLifeMum · 07/06/2024 12:57

Are they “nice”? Round here they’re owned by the fishlip brigade. Not something most of us aspire to.

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Very unpleasant comment. Never understood how grown women still feel the need to insult the looks of others like secondary school teenagers. When do you grow out of it?

Nat6999 · 07/06/2024 15:56

I have a Super Sparrow drinks bottle from Amazon cost £18.95, gets used every day, keeps my drinks freezing cold, does what it is supposed to do. If anyone wants to spend £45 on a fancy one, it's up to them, but I can't see the attraction.

Toodleoodleooh · 07/06/2024 15:51

I can’t envisage a world where I would spend £45 on any kind of cup for anyone but what do I know?

Marmite27 · 07/06/2024 15:49

HamSandwichKiller · 07/06/2024 13:01

Oh it's the same as those Klean Kanteen bottles that were around for awhile. Overpriced metal bottles as status symbols 😂. It's not my money they wasted so who cares

I’m still using my Klean Kanteen 11 years later…

Sasqwatch · 07/06/2024 15:48

No, but I do think they need their heads ‘examining’.

NerrSnerr · 07/06/2024 15:47

TeenLifeMum · 07/06/2024 12:55

It’s bonkers and they’re ugly things.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. They're not my thing (I drink out of freebie water bottles) but probably spend money on other stuff people think is bonkers.

CactusMactus · 07/06/2024 15:46

They give off a rather chav vibe (where I live) - carried by people in sports gear and Uggs who don't actually work out....

UnpackingBooksFromBoxes · 07/06/2024 15:46

I haven’t got one but they look pretty sturdy. I don’t understand parents who hand over their phones worth hundreds of pounds to their toddlers who by their nature are likely to drop or throw them.

GingerPirate · 07/06/2024 15:46

Hmmm.
If you got the money you are going to spend it on seemingly stupid things.
I'm very fortunate and what I see around is a bit mad, I admit.
If not a Stanley cup or the last iPhone, then it might be olive trees delivered and precisely put around your mansion, with fancy lights mounted on them and on every night.
St Albans and around.

Notimeforaname · 07/06/2024 15:29

I've just Googled Stanley cups. Bloody hell £45 for THAT???? There truly are some gullible people in this world.

There are plenty of things I'd never spend mad money on but I just cant see how its "gullible" for people to buy what they like.

If only everyone could think like you eh?!😆

Notimeforaname · 07/06/2024 15:26

I wouldn't buy one but I don't see anything wrong with an individual spending their own money in something they like and want.

I think people who get so bothered by how others choose to live, need their heads examined.

DancelikeFredAstaire · 07/06/2024 15:23

I've just Googled Stanley cups. Bloody hell £45 for THAT???? There truly are some gullible people in this world.

LBFseBrom · 07/06/2024 15:04

What is a Stanley cup?

DGPP · 07/06/2024 15:03

I think it’s none of your business. You probably buy all kinds of things others won’t approve of

Temushopper · 07/06/2024 15:00

Livinginaclock · 07/06/2024 12:57

I had to google because I know it as the ice hockey thing!

I didn’t even know it was hockey I just associated it with sports. I was wondering if it was golf. Now I see what it is I can’t see the harm even though I can’t imagine I’d buy one myself

SaltyGod · 07/06/2024 15:00

saveforthat · 07/06/2024 12:52

I came on here to find out what a stanley cup is. I can see I am going to have to Google!

Same here 😂

MaryMaryVeryContrary · 07/06/2024 14:59

Hotttchoc · 07/06/2024 13:08

People can spend their money on whatever they like

Op isn’t proposing to change the law to stop them