To not get the Stanley Cup thing

[Springisnear4]

They're 45 quid. It's a water bottle. I just don't get it.

I've been using a battered Evian bottle for months now 😆

Same here - the old-style red metal food flasks with the fold up spoon are brilliant and have lasted 20years so far. Also love my chilly bottles, the smaller of which goes nicely in my handbag and the bigger one in the car drinks holder

Is the Stanley cup leak-proof is can you throw it in a bag? That is essential imo. I hate that it looks like a playmobil accessory though

They are for YouTubers who do things like put make up on or do their hair while talking to the camera and have recently developed specific hand gestures to help make whatever fascinating point they are making seem important.

I went to a baby group today with 6 other mums. They all had one. Mine was £2 from primark and does the same job. Absolute madness!!

I’ve seen adults with them too! Honestly.

What points of reference do you use to determine how it’s ’the Best water bottle you’ve ever had’?

They’re so ugly and too big for my car’s cup holders. I have a cup with a straw. I also drink water with meals or when doing sport then tea in between but don’t understand the need to constantly carry water with you - in England it’s not like the Sahara.

Be careful how long you use it for. Apparently the expiry date on bottled water is not the use by date of the water, it's the use by date of the plastic in the bottle.

Nobody who eats a normal diet will get dehydrated by not drinking litres of water!

😂😂😂😂

The biggest con since the "PET ROCK" For children.

We've a shelf in a kitchen cupboard, with chillis, etc. the latest Chameau one is still in its box. From Xmas.

All unused gifts.

I agree , I have had a Stanley food flask for about two years it's great.
Tbh I thought it was made by the same people that make the knives and tools , is it not ?

Genuinely, why? I mean, all I need for a water bottle is for it not to leak. So beyond that I really couldn't rank any water bottle as better than any other. What makes it the best?

The thing I think when I see a Stanley cup is that it would be too heavy (when full of water) to carry in my bag. So I guess I would rank it below a smaller bottle.

Another ridiculous trend that people waste money on and will be forgotten about in a couple months

Haha, yes the Stanley Cup is a hockey trophy.

And I agree there is a ridiculous hype over a drinking cup that doesn't even seal. A lot of kids and young women here have Yeti, another overpriced brand.

They’re the height of tackiness along with pastel tracksuits 🤮

Yeah, that bugs me. In one office I used to sit opposite a man who drank water from a flask all the way though the day. What on earth for? If you’re not thirsty you don’t need to drink water. You get enough water from food and hot drinks.

Yeah, I don't get it either - they're too big!

Though I did spend a silly amount of money for a Chillys water bottle for my DD when I suppose a £3 one from Tesco would be just as effective so I'm not adverse to buying into the latest trends for gifts. I wouldn't buy them for myself though.

But couldn't you have got a big water bottle for like a tenner?

Unless I’m hiking on a hot day I literally won’t drink anything unless prompted. No water, no tea, literally no fluids. As a child my parents took me to the doctor because they thought there was something wrong with my kidneys but I just don’t process thirst, I’m like why am I struggling to function and have a splitting headache, such a mystery 🤔 So yeah it’s pretty easy to get dehydrated actually.

Yeah, that bugs me. In one office I used to sit opposite a man who drank water from a flask all the way though the day. What on earth for? If you’re not thirsty you don’t need to drink water. You get enough water from food and hot drinks.

Was he also drinking hot drinks? I don't have a Stanley cup, but I do drink water regularly throughout the day. I don't drink anything else though - I don't like tea or coffee, and don't drink fizzy drinks or juices. I don't have a target amount to drink, I don't measure it, and I don't constantly have the bottle in my mouth sucking away. But I am frequently drinking. But in quantity it's probably not more liquid than a reasonably keen tea or coffee drinker would consume, and no one thinks that's weird.

But you could choose to drink normally...

Probably but this one is insulated and has a handle which is handy, plus all of the parts are dishwasher safe - it wouldn’t get used if any of it needed hand washing, and most of the other insulated cups I’ve seen need hand washing. I guess you could ask that about anything? Why buy branded trainers when you can get cheap knock offs from the market? Why buy a handbag when a tesco carrier bag will do the job?

You have no idea what you’re talking about. You do you and let others drink water without judgement.

I could also choose to do a backflip every five minutes, but at this point in my life it’s pretty clear I’m not capable of either of those things!

People on this thread acting like refilling a small cup is somehow morally superior to having a bigger cup 😂