Stanley stainless mugs

[commiecorvus]

“Yes, Stanley uses lead in its manufacturing process for its cups, but they only pose a risk of lead exposure if the cover on the bottom of the tumbler comes off and exposes the pellet used to seal the cup's vacuum insulation,” a Stanley spokesperson told TODAY."

Basically there is no danger as long as the cup isn't damaged.

 

[Captain Orca]

No human contact points. Show the MSDS. Instead of Pb solder Ag solder would be safer (if even it's an issue and not a media hype). Ag solder would lead to a price >.

 

[commiecorvus]

No human contact points. Show the MSDS. Instead of Pb solder Ag solder would be safer (if even it's an issue and not a media hype). Ag solder would lead to a price >.

Anybody want to bet that happens with all the news reports on the lead solder?
They can safely bump the price anyway with how popular the cups are, so why not blame it on changing the solder?

 

[dannyy315]

I don’t care whether the Stanley Cups are safe or not. I just want guests to think they aren’t so they stop going crazy over them lol

 

[can't touch this]

meanwhile wino Karens still buy leaded stemware that leaches PbO into the rosé

 

[jackandcat]

Stanley tumblers and bottles
Like I said, neither Stanley nor Target describes these items as being a "cup". To normal sane people, a cup is much smaller than a tumbler, a bottle or a mug. Perhaps that is the brain size of some self-annointed social media "influencers" who mistakenly call these a "cup".

 

[Dream Baby]

From Saturday Night Live

 

[buliSBI]

The insulation lead content is getting more peoples attention.

 

[happygoth]

meanwhile wino Karens still buy leaded stemware that leaches PbO into the rosé

Back when I imbibed I used to collect wine glasses. I had several sets I got at thrift stores. Then one day I came across an article about lead being present in older crystal and glass and that stopped that right quick, lol.

 

[Ringwraith917]

The insulation lead content is getting more peoples attention.

Their fear of becoming like the lead-poisoned boomers outweighs the need to be trendy. I call this trend dying quickly

 

[Captain Orca]

They won't last. They're ridiculous. Too many gullible stupid Americans fall for this garbage.

 

[can't touch this]

Back when I imbibed I used to collect wine glasses. I had several sets I got at thrift stores. Then one day I came across an article about lead being present in older crystal and glass and that stopped that right quick, lol.

joke: lead crystal
woke: uranium glass
bespoke: drinking straight from the bottle

 

[Captain Orca]

Probably for weight, balance and some insulation. If they lowered the center of gravity and used a better insulation such as Kevlar or equivalent there wouldn't be a potential toxicity issue. All the potential positive safety data they can produce going forward isn't going to mitigate the damage that has already occurred. The marketing managers didn't work with the designers and manufacturing engineers who all didn't bounce this shit off the lawyers. This shit ain't gonna fly.

 

[oath2order]

Some Target workers fired after buying special Stanley cups

A handful of Target employees who got fired have linked their dismissal from the retailer to buying special Stanley Quencher cups, according to Business Insider.

www.foxbusiness.com

Some people didn't pay attention in training, it seems.

 

[Noiinteam]

So we had a drop today supposedly new Stanley quencher at Starbucks. I go in at 4am and we had 2 people waiting at the door and 10 at 8. WTF

 

[redeye58]

We had 2 just before opening & only sold a few during my shift.
Combination of 'meh' color, news about the minuscule amount of lead & Stanley fad peaking.

 

[jackandcat]

Sometime around the beginning of 2025, I noticed that sales at checkout of Stanley stainless mugs/tumblers dramatically decreased. What once had been a HUUUUGGGGGE seller apparently no longer is the must-have glamour status symbol.

Apparently the infatuation bubble burst against the Stanley tumblers on social media. The actual Stanley product was not suddenly being found defective, shoddy or unsafe, but self-annointed Internet influencers switched their allegiance towards one or more different brands.

Anyone wonder what the next hyper-popular consumer product, currently selling in large numbers at Target and other merchants, will abruptly lose its exaggerated desirability due to social media trends?

 

[Ringwraith917]

I don't think there IS any comparable product right now. Pokemon has the same demand but it's a more established brand/consumer base. Stanley cups exploded in popularity due to a Tiktok video and the low availability/limited editions drove demand