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@heirhrss8 ай бұрын
The interesting thing with the stanley cups: every time i see a nurse with one, i play coy and say "hey thats a nice cup, ive been seeing those, what do you like about it?" And they drop their head and shame and say something to th effect of how they are a stupid trend. But yet they still participate. Its fascinating how people will go to such a great length for inclusion and belonging that they will even do things that they know are stupid and feel embarassed by.
@theentity9758 ай бұрын
i feel so bad for the tarbucks (Target Starbucks) employees who have to deal with the stanley cup karens
@Hexalyse8 ай бұрын
As someone who doesn't live in the USA, I literally just discovered what a Stanley cup is aaaand... yeah nah, you're not out of touch with reality, you're 100% right about what motivates this kind of trend. This is stupid. But it works, so brands will keep doing it. As long as we buy things for how it makes us look/appear to others (who shouldn't care but do because they are in this same weird matrix we created, where owning an iPhone somehow makes you appear better than owning an Android - at least in the US because again, never heard about the green/blue bubbles debate and value judgment linked to it outside of the US), brands will keep exploiting this mechanism.
@christophersfactory8 ай бұрын
Agreed - brands will keep exploiting this FOMO-driven mechanism... until consumers wise up. So, probably all of the foreseeable future 😮💨
@iivin42338 ай бұрын
The cups are ugly. When it comes to manufactured goods, we get charged what we get charged because companies know we can pay it. They know we will pay it. Granted, some manufactured goods are priced to our market even if they are sold in poorer countries.
@spenshaa8 ай бұрын
As someone who constantly loses bottles, I will risk the microplastics and just reuse disposable bottles. I inherited a Frank Green bottle once (it was left at my house after a gathering and no one claimed it) and sure, the extra insulation was nice but it was such a fuckaround to clean. I lost it a few months later.
@youdoyouplayer85298 ай бұрын
Buddy needs a new lava lamp
@christophersfactory8 ай бұрын
It takes hours to fully heat up, and I always forget to turn it on in time to record lol
@schmidtyyt8 ай бұрын
@@christophersfactory better get a block heater installed in it. ;-)
@crackedjabber8 ай бұрын
The only 'premium' item I've ever bought was a high-end alienware laptop. I was long haul trucking at the time, and I needed something for the down time that didn't take up a ton of room. Plus, I've never had a bad interaction with Dell service or their extended warranty team.
@Jackal94057 ай бұрын
TBH I don't give a F about the trend, I use my stanley thermos on construction site for years, it's been dropped from 2nd floor, kept in the same bag as my tools and still keeps my beverages hot/cold for over 24h. Stanley always made quality product , it is just a trend it came and will go. Yet stanleys will still be popular among construction workers.
@thelostcosmonaut55558 ай бұрын
I bought a Stanley made canteen since I hike a lot. It only cost 30 bucks and is very practical. It does its job well and I didnt have to pay 100 bucks to get it. .
@christamizer34397 ай бұрын
Dude I can’t agree more !! Honestly I hate the craze at this point , people define themselves by a damn cup
@TGMisKillingTheMiddleClass8 ай бұрын
damn, you hit the nail on the head. I see my mother fall into needing the fantasy life that she thinks buying stuff will get her. It's really sad how many of us are like that too. Shopping and consumerism is starting to seem like a drug, in the way sex and food can be drugs. The search for more dopamine hits can come in many shapes. It's not just the people who are 90k in shopping debt, even those who can 'afford' it are still hooked to needing new shiny things.
@mndkv27474 ай бұрын
I have a girl with a cup like this on my job.... ridiculous...
@logothaironsides29425 ай бұрын
Agree, they are huge and stupid. Fads we call them. All these named items that have very little else to sell them. I think this is a thing that has been around as long as there has been advertising.. Hair restorer in ancient magazine ads, x ray specs LOL , charles atlas courses, buying trainers with brand names when you cant run for toffees, having the best soccer kit in school when you dont really like football. Miel kitchen appliances when you arent interested in cooking, Kenwood chef mixers ditto.. I read a book called the millionaire next door in which the writer points out that rich people dont generally fall for fads and that is part of why they are rich...
@KieranShort8 ай бұрын
"i don't think I'm out of touch" as a lava lamp sits behind his left shoulder. 😅 (I have a lava lamp, they're cool - according to me and you)
@christophersfactory8 ай бұрын
😂😂
@wardwyseur8 ай бұрын
yeah but did he pay too much for it?
@pioneerman95688 ай бұрын
Hey, lava lamps are cool.
@gahbah2747 ай бұрын
Yoooo... I'm 100% on board with you on this. I have no idea what your channel is about but I like this content so far. Consumerism gets pretty wack sometimes. Subscribed. The weird thing is that until recently, Stanley was just a decent brand of thermos that is or used to be usa made. Until Yeti came along, nobody gave a shit.
@bobjohnson24463 ай бұрын
Can you just 3D Print them?
@NaoPb7 ай бұрын
Loving your shirts Chris!
@aparks64638 ай бұрын
There's only One Stanley Cup that's rare and worth obsessing over... And it takes 16 NHL Playoff Games to Win It 😎 lol
@christophersfactory8 ай бұрын
That was a really good one. 10/10
@Mslittlemissmuffet948 ай бұрын
I’ve bought premium bath towels infused with silver … 100% worth it
@recklessjunkie8 ай бұрын
It’s like Milwaukee pack-outs and Sitka hunting apparel gear whatever It’s like look at me I can afford the top-of-the-line of like each product category you know
@christophersfactory8 ай бұрын
So true
@nickr12462 ай бұрын
Stanley cups are gay
@InnerCityPigeon8 ай бұрын
Is there a link for this version of a Stanley?
@christophersfactory8 ай бұрын
Stanley couldn't sponsor me even if they offered a million dollars
@dcxh44888 ай бұрын
I think you're over thinking this. People value products their friends use or recommend more than others, sometimes this will snowball.
@TGMisKillingTheMiddleClass8 ай бұрын
I don't think he is. The need to seek dopamine hits through buying stuff is endemic in our society.
@skyguy19888 ай бұрын
nah. he's calling out what is the ridiculousness of people
@TTime6858 ай бұрын
Wait, you're talking crap about these, then you show us your $45 insulated Yeti cup 😂? What's the problem/difference in wanting to keep something hot or cold? You don't typically have access to ice at work, or in your car, or anywhere else out and about you might be. You just seemed a bit hypocritical is all. I understand your points about the dumb trends, but thermos type cups can definitely be useful. It just depends on the season/temperature, where you are, and what your drinking at the time.
@davislane96548 ай бұрын
Did we watch the same video? The difference is he's not buying a Yeti for clout. Most people buying Stanley cups these days are only keeping up with a trend. They'd buy it even if it didn't keep their drinks hot/cold. The point is they don't care that they're useful. If they did, why wouldn't they just buy a classic Stanley thermos?
@dcxh44888 ай бұрын
@@davislane9654 "Most people buying Stanley cups these days are only keeping up with a trend" is an assumption. I think it's safe to say that most people in areas where coffee is popular own a thermos. Just because this one is popular beyond reason doesn't mean they're not trying to keep a liquid hot or cold with it. Yes Chris buying a Yeti for $45 is the same thing, he was tricked by marketing the same way he claims purchasers of the Stanley cup were tricked.
@christophersfactory8 ай бұрын
@@dcxh4488 TTime had a good point... but I got the YETI for free at a conference and now I know first-hand that it's not worth the price 😂
@mick20558 ай бұрын
@@dcxh4488 It is a very robust assumption that is quite easy to see. Not all assumptions are uninformed ones. Engineering could not exist without assumptions. Your infrastructure is built on thousands of assumptions, and because they are good and honest assumptions, they work.
@TTime6858 ай бұрын
@@davislane9654 I'm guessing you missed the part where he questioned why anyone would need ice (or hot liquids) insulated for many hours.. Also I did say I understand his points on the dumb trends/clout manipulation that is so easily influenced on the masses by these companies. It's definitely stupidity. But the fact remains that they are very useful containers when used what they're designed for..
@phillip48338 ай бұрын
Don’t say x
@hedgetheone8 ай бұрын
Stanley Cups shows how easy women and girls can be manipulated.