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☆ The maker of the massively popular Stanley cups is facing multiple lawsuits over the use of lead in its products
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The consumers said PMI withheld information that would have impacted their decisions to buy Stanley products in the first place. Stanley cups have become massively popular. Social media drew attention to lead in Stanley cupsConcern about lead in Stanley cups became widespread at the end of January when several TikTokers posted videos of themselves home-testing their water bottles for the substance. Although lead is dangerous to humans, public health experts have said that Stanley cups likely don't pose a threat. Despite the controversy around the traces of lead in its products and the recent lawsuits, Stanley cups remain popular.

Persons: Stanley, —, Mariana Franzetti, Robin Krohn, meritless, Franzetti, Matt Fowler KC, Plaintiff, Jack Caravanos, Stanley Quenchers, Brian van der, Krohn Organizations: Service, Pacific Market International, Business, PMI, Stanley, Clothing, Social, Washington Post, Hydro, Hydro Flask's Locations: Washington State

☆ I'm a millennial who's obsessed with Stanley cups. They remind me of collecting 'Harry Potter' books, and I even bought some on my wedding day.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThis as-told-to article is based on a conversation with Kaitlin Gostel, a 29-year-old academic in Florida who collects Stanley cups. However, the feeling reminds me of getting Beanie Babies, Tamagotchis, or, most importantly, "Harry Potter" books. When waiting for both "Harry Potter" books and Stanley cups, we all get these nervous butterflies. So at 6 p.m., after saying my vow, I ran into the bathroom and purchased four different Stanley cups on my phone. However, they are built to last, and watching the video of a Stanley cup surviving a car fire, I'm like, "Geez, these things are insurance.

Persons: —, Kaitlin Gostel, Stanley, I'm, Harry Potter, Barnes, Noble, I've, he'll, you've, it's, Stanley Quenchers, Brian van der Organizations: Service, Starbucks, Business, Target, Stanley, eBay Locations: Florida, Korea, Starbucks Korea, Italy

☆ Stanley announces new limited-edition collab with the NBA's Utah Jazz
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ticketholders will be the first to have access to the limited-edition cups, which will be available in both black and white. The Utah Jazz will be selling exclusive Stanley Quenchers emblazoned with the Jazz logo at the team's next home game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, February 4. The drop is part of a multi-year agreement between Stanley and the Jazz. Stanley is particularly popular in Utah. If Stanley's recent drops are any indication, the Jazz cups should be a hot commodity.

Persons: Stanley, Stanley Quenchers, Lainey Wilson, Joanna Gaines Organizations: Delta Center, Jazz, Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Starbucks, eBay, HGTV Locations: Utah

☆ How Stanley went from making sturdy bottles for laborers to becoming an 'it' status symbol, and causing chaos at Target stores across the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

"Every time we linked it, it would sell out so quickly," LeSueur told The New York Times. The Buy Guide had to pay for warehouse space and shipping and handling fees, but was allowed to keep the profits, The Times reported. "It was a big risk," LeSueur told CNBC. AdvertisementThe Buy Guide placed another wholesale order for 5,000 – and they sold out in an hour, Retail Dive reported. Reilly told CNBC that Stanley was making more products available with each drop but still wanted "a little bit of scarcity" to create a buzz.

Persons: —, Stanley, They've, Alphas, William Stanley Jr, Grace Dean, restocking, Ashlee LeSueur, Taylor Cannon, Linley Hutchinson —, LeSueur, Emily Maynard, Maynard, Terence Reilly, Reilly, he'd, Crocs, Frederic J . Brown, TikTokers, Bon Appétit, Stanley's Quenchers, Lainey Wilson, aren't, Gen Zers, Alpha, Casey Lewis, Lewis, –, Zers, they'll, Grace Mary Williams, it's, Kaitlin Gostel, Barnes, Noble, Harry Potter, Gostel, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Instagram, New York Times, CNBC, Times, The Times, Wall Street, Getty, Target, Starbucks Locations: Brooklyn, workdays, Crocs, AFP, Pendleton

☆ The woman behind the Stanley Quencher's meteoric rise said she had to beg the company's executives to market to women
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ashlee LeSueur, cofounder of The Buy Guide, told The Wall Street Journal that Stanley was resistant. AdvertisementStanley, which long marketed itself as an outdoorsy company for campers, construction workers, and — primarily — men, first introduced the Quencher cup in 2016. "Some of the executives had a really difficult time imagining a more female-leaning color palette on the Stanley products," LeSueur told The Journal. "I think the biggest difference when Terence came on was just that enthusiasm," LeSueur told the podcast. AdvertisementThe company's marketing shift worked: Stanley cups have become major status symbols at schools, sparked a collector's mentality around the mugs, and — in at least one case — led to a Stanley cup heist.

Persons: Stanley, Quencher, Ashlee LeSueur, —, Stanley Quencher, Terence Reilly, LeSueur, Lauren Solomon, Solomon, Reilly, Terence, Callum Borchers Organizations: Wall Street, Service, Street Journal, The, eBay, Stanley, Starbucks, Target Locations: Quenchers

☆ Police arrest California woman for allegedly stealing 65 Stanley cups
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Police responding to a retail theft call in a California city discovered what is likely the most 2024 thing ever: A Sacramento woman allegedly stole about five dozen Stanley cups valued at a whopping $2,500. After a search of the car, the police recovered 65 Stanley cups. The inexplicable allure of Stanley cups has led people to go to extreme lengths to collect them. “The Roseville Police Department remains committed to stopping retail theft.”The Stanley cups were stuffed in the suspect's trunk. Once the cups took off on social media, Stanley’s annual sales reportedly jumped from $75 million to $750 million in 2023 alone.

Persons: Stanley, “, ”, Stanley Quenchers, William Stanley, Jr, Terence Reilly, CNN’s AJ Willingham Organizations: New, New York CNN — Police, Roseville Police, Facebook, Stanley Locations: New York, California, Sacramento, Target, Roseville

☆ A 16-year-old claims her parents have spent $3,000 buying her 67 different Stanley cups, as the giant mugs become the ultimate playground status symbol
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA 16-year-old TikToker claims that her parents have spent around $3,000 buying her every Stanley cup on the market. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The Quenchers were the most-featured item in Gen Z Christmas-haul videos on TikTok, a youth consumer-trends analyst previously told Business Insider . A shopper passes empty shelves once stocked with Stanley tumblers at a Target store in Canoga Park, California on January 9, 2024. Do you collect Stanley cups?

Persons: —, Stanley, Amelia Awad, Stanley Quencher, I'm, Stanley tumblers, Brian van der, Awad Organizations: Service, Business, Wall Street Journal, Starbucks, Hydro, Los Angeles Times, Getty Locations: Birmingham , Alabama, Canoga Park , California

☆ A woman stole $2,500 of Stanley cups in a brazen heist, police say, amid an escalating national craze
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Police in California said a 23-year-old woman stole nearly $2,500 worth of Stanley cups. AdvertisementPolice in Roseville, California, said a Sacramento woman brazenly stole nearly $2,500 worth of Stanley cups — the hugely popular drinking vessels . She was arrested on a charge of grand theft, police said, with a subsequent search of her vehicle leading to the recovery of 65 Stanley products — valued at nearly $2,500. AdvertisementImages shared by the police department on Facebook show the trunk of a car filled with stolen merchandise — Stanley cups of varying sizes. The trunk of the suspect's car was filled with stolen Stanley products.

Persons: Stanley, Stanley Quencher, —, brazenly, Stanley Quenchers, influencers Organizations: Service, Police, Facebook, Roseville Police Locations: California, Roseville , California, Sacramento, Roseville, City

☆ Costco and Sam's Club shoppers are rushing to buy a $150 dupe of an Anthropologie mirror that costs $1,200
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewSome shoppers are rushing to their local Costco and Sam's Club to snag a dupe of a pricey floor-length Anthropologie mirror. The Costco mirror is making its rounds through the regions and it was worth the wait!!!" While some commenters talked about getting their hands on the Costco dupe, others said they preferred a dupe from Sam's Club. The Sam's Club version is 72 inches tall and 36 inches wide with a gold frame. Sam's Club.

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☆ Stanley cups are tearing apart middle schools
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewI'm not sure it's hyperbole to say that Stanley cups — the colorful 40-ounce water vessels — are tearing apart the fabric of our society. The Cut reports that Stanleys have become the new status symbols for middle school girls. AdvertisementLewis's prediction seems spot-on: The cup is now the hot item for middle school girls — a demographic not exactly known for kind behavior if you deviate from the norm. Middle school is when kids can be ruthless about who has or doesn't have some arbitrary status symbol, whether it's Uggs or folding the waistband of your gym shorts the right way. (Back in MY day, we — gasp — used the school water fountain).

Persons: —, Stanley, Julia Reinstein, Stanley Quenchers, Gen Alpha, Matt Fowler KC, Z, Casey Lewis, Gen Zers, Jamie Sherman, Sherman, it's, Gen, 🥶🥶 Organizations: Service, Business, Target, Stanley, Gen, Gen Alpha Locations: New Hampshire, Dallas

☆ Stanley's viral cups are such a status symbol that kids are getting mocked at school for having off-brand dupes, one mom's viral TikTok says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Stanley's "Quencher" insulated cups are a hot status symbol for kids and parents alike. One mom's viral TikTok even claims that her daughter was mocked at school for having a cheaper dupe. Dayna Motycka said in a TikTok video that she bought her daughter the $9.98 cup from Walmart for Christmas. Motycka, who herself owns a Stanley cup, said she went on to buy her daughter a $35 30-ounce white Stanley cup. "We have got to teach our kids to not make other kids feel inferior for not having the things that they have."

Persons: —, Gen Zs, Stanley, Stanley Valentine's, Casey Lewis, Dayna Motycka, Motycka, I've Organizations: Walmart, Service

☆ Starbucks customers are snapping up $50 Stanley red holiday tumblers and reselling them for as much $300
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

One of the most sought-after items was a 40-ounce red Stanley tumbler that sold for $49.95. The 40-ounce red Stanley tumbler, labeled Stanley + Starbucks, sold out in many stores where supplies were limited. "The Starbucks x Stanley quencher is a limited supply item, so some stores may have already sold out," a Starbucks spokesperson told Insider. The poster said their store got only two Stanley tumblers, and "partners bought them right at open." The red tumblers are indeed being hawked on eBay for as much as $300.

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☆ Coffee chains are betting big on cold drinks as Gen Z turns its back on old-school coffees
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Cold drinks tend to cost more, but they can also cause headaches for staff. Cold drinks account for 75% of Starbucks' beverage sales. "The team is making good progress with its efforts to become a bigger player in the high-growth cold beverage category and saw cold beverage sales grow 16.6% year-over-year," Restaurant Brands International CEO Josh Kobza said. Tim Hortons' cold drinks menu looks remarkably like Starbucks' – especially in the US. Cold drinks can potentially reap higher profits for coffee chains because they tend to cost more and some customers opt for costly modifications.

Persons: Tim Hortons, Laxman Narasimhan, Josh Kobza, Kobza, Tim Hortons execs, Howard Schultz, Brady Brewer, Brewer, Baristas Organizations: Starbucks, Service, Brands Locations: Wall, Silicon, Canada, Maryland, Nebraska

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