My 12yo wants a $45 sippy cup

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Anonymous wrote:This is something I would buy but I’d make my kid do things to earn it and they’d have to sit through an annoying lecture from me about how I’m sympathetic to the allure of trends at their age but it’s an illusion blah blah blah.

you wouldn’t buy it as a Christmas present?

I think it’s crazy too but if my 11yo wanted one I’d probably buy it as a present. She’s not into stuff like this yet though.

I guess Christmas, sure.

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I think this fad will fade away back to water bottles. The handle makes it totally impractical.
I’d probably still buy my kid one though, as a birthday or Christmas present if she really wanted one.

[Anonymous]

#thingsthatwhitewomenbuy

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Some parents are rude as sh!t about what their kids ask for. When else is the right time to ask for something like this if not Christmas? You sound like a boomer.

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Anonymous wrote:I think this fad will fade away back to water bottles. The handle makes it totally impractical.
I’d probably still buy my kid one though, as a birthday or Christmas present if she really wanted one.

I bought one in spring 2022 and still use it every single day. It DRAMATICALLY increased my water intake because of how long it will keep ice icy and the water cold, so that alone made it worth it. I have refilled it twice a day for almost two years, making it like 8 cents per use at this point- and it’s so much better for the environment than endless plastic water bottles.

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Anonymous wrote:They are all the rage in my 11yr old’s 5th gr class. She may be the only or one of the only kids that doesn’t have one. She doesn’t ask for one and I think it’s kinda cool. She said the kids freak out of there is a scratch on their Stanley, etc.

Maybe tell your 12 yr old it’s even cooler to be different and not like the rest of the kids.

Plus the open straws are gross in a classroom

How is this different than people with open mouths in the classroom?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They are all the rage in my 11yr old’s 5th gr class. She may be the only or one of the only kids that doesn’t have one. She doesn’t ask for one and I think it’s kinda cool. She said the kids freak out of there is a scratch on their Stanley, etc.

Maybe tell your 12 yr old it’s even cooler to be different and not like the rest of the kids.

Plus the open straws are gross in a classroom

How is this different than people with open mouths in the classroom?

Because open mouths don’t spill all over the desks and lunch tables. I work in an elementary school - so many fourth and fifth graders carrying around these giant cups.

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Anonymous wrote:I love your title. This is exactly what I bought my 12 yo niece for Christmas since she wanted it. Love the sippy cup.

My sister bought them for my kids. I know they will be ecstatic when they open them because they know it’s unlikely I would buy it for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are all the rage in my 11yr old’s 5th gr class. She may be the only or one of the only kids that doesn’t have one. She doesn’t ask for one and I think it’s kinda cool. She said the kids freak out of there is a scratch on their Stanley, etc.

Maybe tell your 12 yr old it’s even cooler to be different and not like the rest of the kids.

Plus the open straws are gross in a classroom

How is this different than people with open mouths in the classroom?

You’re not very bright

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are all the rage in my 11yr old’s 5th gr class. She may be the only or one of the only kids that doesn’t have one. She doesn’t ask for one and I think it’s kinda cool. She said the kids freak out of there is a scratch on their Stanley, etc.

Maybe tell your 12 yr old it’s even cooler to be different and not like the rest of the kids.

Plus the open straws are gross in a classroom

How is this different than people with open mouths in the classroom?

the bottles get knocked to the floor about 3x per day and the wet straw wipes up the floor dust and germs and microbes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this fad will fade away back to water bottles. The handle makes it totally impractical.
I’d probably still buy my kid one though, as a birthday or Christmas present if she really wanted one.

I bought one in spring 2022 and still use it every single day. It DRAMATICALLY increased my water intake because of how long it will keep ice icy and the water cold, so that alone made it worth it. I have refilled it twice a day for almost two years, making it like 8 cents per use at this point- and it’s so much better for the environment than endless plastic water bottles.

are you trying to carry it in a backpack and wedge it under the bus seat, in a cubby, and walk around with it and a giant over-weighted bookbag each day

[Anonymous]

I got a knock off from Temu for $6. My DD is fine with it.

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Anonymous wrote:Some parents are rude as sh!t about what their kids ask for. When else is the right time to ask for something like this if not Christmas? You sound like a boomer.

That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.

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Anonymous wrote:I think this fad will fade away back to water bottles. The handle makes it totally impractical.
I’d probably still buy my kid one though, as a birthday or Christmas present if she really wanted one.

Yep, some elementary schools are starting to ban the open straw type. It’s an over glorified, supersized commuter mug.

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Anonymous wrote:I got a knock off from Temu for $6. My DD is fine with it.

that one was from the latest Smash and Grab. You bought a hot one.