{"id":2141109,"date":"2024-01-05T08:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T13:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ladies-please-one-stanley-cup-per-person\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T08:21:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T13:21:31","slug":"ladies-please-one-stanley-cup-per-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ladies-please-one-stanley-cup-per-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Ladies, one Stanley Cup each, please"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fladies-please-one-stanley-cup-per-person%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2141109&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The\u200d Insanity of the \u2063Stanley Cup\u2062 Obsession<\/h2>\n<p>A few months ago, \u200cMark Hemingway argued in these pages that Taylor Swift is a sign of societal decline (haters gonna hate). But a\u2062 much bigger\u2062 sign \u200dof decline threatens us as we enter 2024: the Stanley cup.<\/p>\n<p>No, not the hockey trophy.\u200b I\u2019m \u2062talking about \u200bthat gargantuan stainless steel, insulated tumbler that yoga pants-wearing millennials the world over tote\u200c around like it\u2019s their precious young. To be more precise, it\u2019s less the century-old brand\u2019s product that\u2019s the problem and more the new insane obsession with it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-456473921\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9f61f53615c01717a0dafd15afd89f50 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9f61f53615c01717a0dafd15afd89f50\"><\/div>\n<h3>Stanley Insanity<\/h3>\n<p>And yes, it is <em>insane<\/em>. \u2063The crazed masses camp out in store\u200c parking lots in the freezing cold, not for necessities like food or shelter, or\u2062 even annual sales on\u200d spendy\u200d appliances, but for a \u2062$45 tapered cup. One video shows a customer\u200b jumping \u2063the counter at a Target Starbucks and attempting\u2064 to steal\u2063 one before he\u2019s accosted by the scorned \u200dpeople waiting in line. In the clip below, you can watch Stanley fanatics \u2064swarm a\u200b display of hideous red and magenta tumblers. According to the\u200c person who recorded the video, the things sold out in less\u2063 than four minutes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"5ow4KqyaiCZSfblh6DOPmIQ9e2RLk8nF3vGEBdj7UsXYTgcrVJp0HW1Nxt\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What is the obsession with\u200d these\u2064 Stanley \u2062cups at Target <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CS54179X1p\">pic.twitter.com\/CS54179X1p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2062Viralbanger LLC (@Viralbangerllc)\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Viralbangerllc\/status\/1741729053525024808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January \u20641, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The mega-cups filled out Christmas wish lists and appeared in oodles of holiday social media giveaways. Spot \u200bthem in the hand or cup holder of nearly any Gen Z \u200dcollege student or millennial mom.\u200b In just four \u2062years, Stanley \u200b\u2014 once a brand treasured by outdoorsmen and blue-collar Americans \u2014\u2064 skyrocketed from $73 million \u200din annual sales to a forecasted three-quarters of a billion in 2023, a more than 10-fold increase \u200dthanks in large \u200bpart to the monstrous tumbler, officially branded as the \u201cQuencher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But \u200dwhy?<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve got to hand it to Stanley \u2014 the quality is top-notch. And the brand has expertly \u200dhandled marketing opportunities to entice \u2064the new consumer demographic. Just a couple of months ago, one woman posted a TikTok of\u200b her Stanley tumbler\u200b sitting in \u200dthe cup holder\u2063 of her car \u2064\u2014 which\u200d had been completely burned down. But the\u200b cup? Unscathed but for a\u2064 little \u200bsoot and a deformed straw. In the video, the woman even picks up the product and shakes \u200cit, \u200brevealing that there\u2019s somehow still ice inside.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2e9755738665f3637d0e081d72a1acd3 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2e9755738665f3637d0e081d72a1acd3\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cEverybody\u2019s so concerned about if the Stanley spills, but what about if it melts? \u2062 [It went through] a fire yesterday, and it still has ice in it,\u201d \u2064she announces.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@danimarielettering\/video\/7301724587488759070\" data-video-id=\"7301724587488759070\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section>\n<a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@danimarielettering\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@danimarielettering?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@danimarielettering<\/a> Thirsty after you catch\u200c on fire? @Stanley 1913\u200c is like no\u200c problem i gotchu\u200c <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"carfire\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/carfire?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#carfire<\/a> <a title=\"accident\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/accident?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#accident<\/a> <a title=\"stanleycup\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/stanleycup?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#stanleycup<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Danielle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7301724729696635679?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Danielle<\/a><br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a \u2063response video, the\u200d president of Stanley announced the company would send\u200c the woman\u200c some new cups. Not only\u200b that: \u201cWe\u2019ve never done this before, and we\u2019ll probably never\u200d do it again, but we\u2019d\u2064 love to replace your vehicle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The original car \u200dfire video is \u2064approaching 100\u200d million \u2062views, \u2064and Stanley\u2019s response has more than 50 million \u2014 and that\u2019s just on TikTok. Brilliant.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no wonder consumers are impressed. And hey, everybody\u2019s entitled to \u200bdrink her beverage from\u200d her vessel\u200c of choice. There\u2019s nothing wrong with \u200binvesting in quality-made merchandise. So if \u2064you prefer \u2062a massive \u2063Stanley \u200dto a Yeti or\u2064 a Hydroflask or a good old-fashioned drinking glass, fine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c929df04e11acbdd532ccf33a03c13ef fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c929df04e11acbdd532ccf33a03c13ef\"><\/div>\n<p>But \u2064three? A dozen? <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/Qv12pnbm5Vw?si=2pBLwq2fY4NINPA4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One in every color<\/a>? What the heck is going \u200bon?<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s obviously more to Stanley\u2019s popularity than its quality. The obsession didn\u2019t start with Stanley\u2019s literal trial \u2063by \u200cfire, and the \u200bmadness isn\u2019t limited to one dramatic instance of Starbucks parkour and thievery.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Under the \u200bInfluence<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2062mania actually started with the three ladies\u2064 who \u200bfounded the blog and Instagram account\u2062 \u201cThe\u200d Buy Guide.\u201d \u200cThe \u201cinfluencer\u201d train left the\u200b station when\u200d the \u200dwomen embarked \u2062on a rare wholesale endeavor, purchasing 10,000 cups \u200dand reselling them within just a few \u200cdays, because they \u200dwere obsessed with the \u201cmust-have product.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s \u2064a theme to our\u200b cultural consumerist rot,\u200b it\u2019s this pattern: a social media-fueled frenzy to convince the mindlessly \u200bscrolling mob that some random beverage doodad is something they \u200b\u201cmust\u2062 have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So \u200cthey buy and they buy \u2064and they buy some more. \u200bEvery color. Every special edition. They have to have it. Just \u200blike \u2063that, the influencer effect hypnotizes a whole demographic into believing a colorful collection of $45, foot-tall \u2064water\u200d bottles \u200cisn\u2019t\u2063 an irritating cabinet \u2062avalanche waiting to \u200chappen. Rather, it\u2019s an aesthetic. A personality.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"Up7JW3AMRTd1jnDFs4xiC8rqXSKE2\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Stanley cup mob are\u2062 insaneeeee \ud83d\udc80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lY207cAvkl\">pic.twitter.com\/lY207cAvkl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Censored \u2062Men (@CensoredMen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CensoredMen\/status\/1742420983057613307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>That\u2019s what makes the craze a sign of\u2063 cultural decline, not just a neurotic trend. \u200bOne writer expressed it perfectly on X, formerly Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>It\u2019s like no\u200c one \u200cknows what to want anymore [because] no one has a \u2064real personality and life is\u2063 too\u2063 comfortable\u200c for actual wants to arise naturally, but the \u200bwant itself persists. \u2026\u200c Consumers no longer have personal curated\u2064 style, needs, or tastes, they simply look to online influencers to tell them \u200dwhat to satiate their never \u2062ending desire for\u200c more with.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The mindless, materialist trap \u200cis\u2064 intentional, brought about by an unholy alliance between attractive influencers and brands desperate to fill their coffers. The Buy Guide ladies admit as much, with\u2062 one of them noting the importance of marketing\u200b to\u2062 millennial women in particular:\u2062 \u201cEven if you are a men\u2019s clothing line\u2063 \u2014 no matter what you are \u2014 if\u2064 you are \u200bnot finding a way to\u200b speak to this 25-to-50-year-old female, you\u2019re missing the mark because those are the\u2062 buyers of our economy. They buy for their families, they buy for their husbands,\u200b they \u200dbuy for \u2064their \u200dbusinesses,\u201d \u200dshe\u200b said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeeping up \u200dwith the Joneses\u201d is enough of a\u200b recipe for discontentment, but the influencer trap extends infinitely beyond your \u200bneighbor\u2019s lawn \u2014 to every ad, giveaway, viral\u200d trend, affiliate link,\u2063 must-have, and\u200d link in bio \u2062\u2014 and feeds on women\u2019s \u2062propensity to compare. The \u200ddelirium it inspires\u2062 impoverishes our souls while \u200denriching the\u200d corporate\u200c machine. The more we scroll, the more we\u200b want. The more we want, the more we buy. And the more\u2062 we\u200c buy all the pointless stuff the influencers sell \u2062us, the\u2064 more we lose sight of\u2064 our unique\u2062 tastes\u2064 and the individuality with which we were created.<\/p>\n<p>Just \u2063watch the Target swarm video\u2062 again. As\u2062 Gen \u2062Zer and Independent Women\u2019s\u200d Forum junior fellow Noelle Fitchett astutely wrote\u2063 on X, almost all the\u2063 women in the clip are wearing the \u2064same outfit:\u200b Ugg-style boots or slippers\u200b with \u2063black Lululemon pants. \u201cJust because you see something \u200bon TikTok\u2063 doesn\u2019t mean you need\u2064 to\u200d buy it,\u201d \u200cFitchett \u2063said.<\/p>\n<p>The Stanley scramble isn\u2019t a result of product scarcity. It\u2019s a sign of social sickness. And the cure won\u2019t be found on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Stop\u200b the scrolling. Log off. Don\u2019t let the things you want \u2014 or think \u2064you need \u2014 be dictated by strangers. No influencer-inspired lifestyle or 40-ounce \u201cQuencher\u201d can satiate \u200cyour real thirst for more.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does social media play a role in the obsession with the \u2064Stanley Cup and\u200c the influence of consumerism<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The obsession with the Stanley Cup, not the hockey trophy but the massive stainless steel tumbler, has reached new heights and\u2063 is a clear\u200c sign of societal decline. \u200dPeople are going to extreme lengths to obtain these $45 cups, \u2064camping\u200c out in store parking lots in freezing \u2063cold weather, and even attempting to\u2063 steal them from Starbucks counters. Videos of people\u2062 swarming displays of the cups and the products selling out in minutes have gone viral.<\/p>\n<p>What is even more surprising is the\u2062 rapid increase in sales of Stanley products. Once treasured by \u2064outdoorsmen and\u2063 blue-collar\u200b Americans, the brand has seen a tenfold increase in annual sales, from\u200b $73 million to a forecasted three-quarters of a billion in \u20632023. The main driving force behind this surge \u200din popularity \u200bis the Stanley tumbler, officially branded as the &#8220;Quencher.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But why are people so obsessed with these cups? One explanation could be the quality of the\u2063 product. Stanley has expertly marketed their tumblers, showcasing their durability and resilience. One viral video shows a Stanley tumbler surviving a car fire with ice \u200bstill inside. The company even offered to replace the woman&#8217;s vehicle, gaining millions of views and \u2063further promoting the hype around\u200b the cups.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200binfluence of social media cannot be ignored \u200bin the \u200dStanley Cup obsession. The trend started with three women who founded a blog and Instagram account called \u2064&#8221;The Buy \u200bGuide.&#8221; They purchased 10,000 cups and resold\u2062 them within days, creating a frenzy among their followers. This follows\u2064 a pattern of social media-fueled consumerism, where influencers convince the masses that they \u2062&#8221;must have&#8221; a certain product.<\/p>\n<p>The obsession\u200b with the Stanley Cup is a symptom of a larger problem in our society. People are no longer able to determine their own wants and desires, instead looking to online influencers to dictate what they should consume. \u200cThe desire for more, driven by social media and the influencer effect, has replaced personal curated \u2064style and individual\u200b tastes.<\/p>\n<p>While there is nothing inherently wrong with investing in quality-made merchandise, the excessiveness of the Stanley Cup obsession is concerning. Owning one or two cups is understandable, but people are now collecting them in every color and edition imaginable. \u2064This mindless consumerism and the need to have the latest \u2064trend is a reflection of our culture&#8217;s decline.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Stanley Cup obsession highlights the\u200d decline of our society. People are going to great\u2062 lengths to obtain these \u2062expensive tumblers, driven by social media trends \u2063and the influence of online influencers. The need for more, without any real \u2064understanding\u200b of personal style \u200cor\u200d taste, is a \u200dclear indication\u2063 of cultural decline. It \u200bis time to reevaluate our values and focus on what\u200d truly matters rather than succumbing to mindless consumerism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few months back, Mark Hemingway claimed Taylor Swift symbolizes societal decline. However, as we approach 2024, a greater threat looms: the Stanley Cup. 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