Stanley Cups are vacuum-insulated cups that can keep drinks cold for up to 11 hours and also keep them hot. The average cup costs around $45. What is the big hype about the Stanley Cups? How did they become so popular? Tik Tok has made these cups become popular by making them a trend. As soon as a new trend starts everyone wants to follow it. TikTok Influencers have posted videos with these tumblers by promoting all the different types of colors and sizes. A viral TikTok video sparked everyone’s attention when a woman’s car caught on fire but the only thing that survived was her Stanley Cup. Social Media made these cups become more popular than they used to be. A specific Stanley that has lots of colors has caught a lot of people’s attention. Big companies like Starbucks collaborated with Stanley to make an edition of Starbucks cups. People would line up early in the morning outside of Target and Starbucks just to buy these cups. People would fight and shout at each other just for special edition Stanley cups. Resellers would post these cups online and sell them up to hundreds of dollars just for this tumbler.
Crowds have been rushing into stores and violently pushing each other just for these cups. Target had to implement a one-per-person limit because it was getting out of hand. Stanley cups are described as a must-have by everyone. There have also been some jokes about these tumblers. For example, a young girl from Minnesota asked her dad for a Stanley Cup so he got her one, but not the one she was actually talking about. He made a replica of the Stanley Cup trophy that hockey teams can win. She was so confused when she saw this trophy. She wanted a Stanley Cup so her dad got her one.
The company Stanley has made much money this year because of how popular their cups have become. Recently, Stanley Cups have been accused of endangering people’s health over their tumblers containing some lead. Stanley confirmed that their tumblers contain some lead but not in the interior part that holds liquid. Customers said that they should have been warned about this. No one has reported about getting sick due to this situation.
