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People camped outside Target, then trampled each other just to get their hands on a Stanley Valentine's cup
Not The Bee ^ | January 4, 2024 | Staff

Posted on 01/04/2024 11:43:07 AM PST by Red Badger

Are we okay?

I mean as a society. Like, are we good?

Cuz this whole Stanley cup thing is getting a little out of hand. Stanley just released a Valentine's Day edition of their extremely popular insulated cup and people went absolutely nuts over it. The special edition cup, which, like all Stanley cups, keeps your beverage either hot or cold and can apparently survive a fire, cost a whopping $45, and is now going for upwards of $200 on eBay. Not joking.

Although the holiday is over a month away, the double-wall vacuum-insulated tumblers priced at $45 have sold out online and across Target stores nationwide after their initial Dec. 31 drop … the tumblers are already up on resale sites like eBay, listed at prices up to $240.

And when I say people went nuts I mean these peeps camped out at Target as early as 3 a.m. to get in line for the cup's release.

Don't believe me?

VIDEO AT LINK...........

I'm sorry, but..

What's going on here, guys?

Like, are we twelve?

I mean, look at this:

VIDEO AT LINK..................

This is crazy, yo. Like, legit crazy.

Some Target stores had a 2-cup limit per household (some had a limit of one).

This couple even tried to steal one! 👇

VIDEO AT LINK..............

If only people held this type of passion for things that actually matter, such as:

VIDEO AT LINK............

Okay, I'll stop being a grumpy old man, and I'll leave you this slightly uplifting video of a man and his daughter camping out for one of the Stanley cups, because I myself am also a bit of a pushover when it comes to the girls in my life:

VIDEO AT LINK..............

Hate to say it, but I kinda love that video.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: coffee; cup; stanley; starbucks
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1 posted on 01/04/2024 11:43:07 AM PST by Red Badger
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2 posted on 01/04/2024 11:46:04 AM PST by JSM_Liberty
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To: Red Badger

I took my girls to see Prince. It was a blast.


3 posted on 01/04/2024 11:47:58 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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I keep telling people that humans are weird.
4 posted on 01/04/2024 11:48:18 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( In a quaint alleyway, they graciously signaled for a vehicle on the main road to lead the way. )
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Definitely a bargain at $45!


5 posted on 01/04/2024 11:48:36 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: Red Badger

My tumbler is nicer than that and it does at least as good of a job as that one.


6 posted on 01/04/2024 11:49:17 AM PST by Jonty30 (In a nuclear holocaust, there is always a point in time where the meat is cooked to perfection. )
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Another life-changing item that will be in the garage sale in a couple of years.


7 posted on 01/04/2024 11:50:50 AM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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That woman makes my skin crawl.


8 posted on 01/04/2024 11:51:12 AM PST by Beowulf9
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Dang! It’s not like they were giving away Taylor Swift tickets or something important like that!............


9 posted on 01/04/2024 11:54:25 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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I never watched that show............


10 posted on 01/04/2024 11:54:58 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: ansel12

Did you happen to notice who was buying /stealing these priceless treasures?...............


11 posted on 01/04/2024 11:55:36 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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Goodwills.................


12 posted on 01/04/2024 11:56:26 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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I can’t imagine paying that much, but the cups have excellent reviews for keeping things hot or cold.


13 posted on 01/04/2024 11:59:33 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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“keeps your beverage either hot or cold”

seriously? hot OR cold? ... i wonder how that’s even possible ... how does it know to keep hot beverages hot and cold beverages cold? ... must be one o’ dem smart cups! ... no wonder dey’s so ‘spensive ...


14 posted on 01/04/2024 12:02:07 PM PST by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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To: Red Badger

Reminds me of the Cabbage Patch and Beany Baby doll crazes a while back.


15 posted on 01/04/2024 12:02:43 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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Want to buy some old Beanie Babies?.

My wife still has a couple hundred..............


16 posted on 01/04/2024 12:04:30 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Cabbage Patch Kids

Beanie Babies

The latest “most amazing iCrap yet”.

It’s not new.


17 posted on 01/04/2024 12:04:35 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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Don’t sane people have better things to do with their time and money than devoting their lives and attention to such inane minutia?

Oh, I see the problem.


18 posted on 01/04/2024 12:04:53 PM PST by fwdude (.)
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To: catnipman

That was mildly amusing ...

back in about 1983 ...


19 posted on 01/04/2024 12:06:23 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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>It’s not new.<

Neither is this cup. It’s been around a while. Just a different color.............


20 posted on 01/04/2024 12:07:39 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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