Anonymous wrote:We all have our guilty pleasures OP.

Hope your son enjoys his new cup.

Just keep in mind how much he will LOVE it & how much joy it will bring him every time he uses it.

The price?

Priceless. 💞

She said “DD.”

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Anonymous wrote:$45 for a cup that leaks. Honestly. Even my 13 year old thinks they are stupid.

Well, if your 13-year-old thinks they're stupid, 'case closed' I guess. These companies seem to be doing pretty well with this fad, the kids seem happy, and it actually facilitates a healthy activity...but then again, your 13-year-old has weighed in.

Yes, companies make a lot of money off of silly teenage fads. The PP's kid seems smarter than the average lemming.

What's the difference between a $45 bottle and a $20 bottle? The cost of McDonald's drive-thru on the way home from buying it? I mean, who cares? If you don't want to buy it, then don't. If not buying it helps you feel smarter, so be it. Nobody cares.

It isn’t the cost- it’s the mania of teens/women feeling like they need this water bottle to look cool. Waiting in line at 3am, getting in fights in Target over them, yeah, that is some ridiculous stuff

Yeah, it is the cost because that's dominated most this conversation. The Target article just came out. And as if this water bottle invented teens/women coveting some item to look cool. By spring, it's going to be something completely different. You going to whine about that as well as if it's some novel development?

It doesn’t matter if they charge $40, $50, $100. The stupid sheeple will line up to buy them because they NEED them. They cannot manage to hydrate (or feel good about themselves) without these perceived status symbols. Teach your kids better.

BFD. In two months, it'll be something else. That's consumerism.

Yes and your job as a parent is to teach your kid to be smarter than buying into the hype, not pile on an buy them every new “it” thing

Why? Why not have some fun?

Nothing fun about a cup with straw

Fine, stay sour. You do it well.

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Anonymous wrote:$45 for a cup that leaks. Honestly. Even my 13 year old thinks they are stupid.

Well, if your 13-year-old thinks they're stupid, 'case closed' I guess. These companies seem to be doing pretty well with this fad, the kids seem happy, and it actually facilitates a healthy activity...but then again, your 13-year-old has weighed in.

Yes, companies make a lot of money off of silly teenage fads. The PP's kid seems smarter than the average lemming.

What's the difference between a $45 bottle and a $20 bottle? The cost of McDonald's drive-thru on the way home from buying it? I mean, who cares? If you don't want to buy it, then don't. If not buying it helps you feel smarter, so be it. Nobody cares.

It isn’t the cost- it’s the mania of teens/women feeling like they need this water bottle to look cool. Waiting in line at 3am, getting in fights in Target over them, yeah, that is some ridiculous stuff

Yeah, it is the cost because that's dominated most this conversation. The Target article just came out. And as if this water bottle invented teens/women coveting some item to look cool. By spring, it's going to be something completely different. You going to whine about that as well as if it's some novel development?

It doesn’t matter if they charge $40, $50, $100. The stupid sheeple will line up to buy them because they NEED them. They cannot manage to hydrate (or feel good about themselves) without these perceived status symbols. Teach your kids better.

BFD. In two months, it'll be something else. That's consumerism.

Yes and your job as a parent is to teach your kid to be smarter than buying into the hype, not pile on an buy them every new “it” thing

Why? Why not have some fun?

Nothing fun about a cup with straw

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Anonymous wrote:$45 for a cup that leaks. Honestly. Even my 13 year old thinks they are stupid.

Well, if your 13-year-old thinks they're stupid, 'case closed' I guess. These companies seem to be doing pretty well with this fad, the kids seem happy, and it actually facilitates a healthy activity...but then again, your 13-year-old has weighed in.

Yes, companies make a lot of money off of silly teenage fads. The PP's kid seems smarter than the average lemming.

What's the difference between a $45 bottle and a $20 bottle? The cost of McDonald's drive-thru on the way home from buying it? I mean, who cares? If you don't want to buy it, then don't. If not buying it helps you feel smarter, so be it. Nobody cares.

It isn’t the cost- it’s the mania of teens/women feeling like they need this water bottle to look cool. Waiting in line at 3am, getting in fights in Target over them, yeah, that is some ridiculous stuff

Yeah, it is the cost because that's dominated most this conversation. The Target article just came out. And as if this water bottle invented teens/women coveting some item to look cool. By spring, it's going to be something completely different. You going to whine about that as well as if it's some novel development?

It doesn’t matter if they charge $40, $50, $100. The stupid sheeple will line up to buy them because they NEED them. They cannot manage to hydrate (or feel good about themselves) without these perceived status symbols. Teach your kids better.

BFD. In two months, it'll be something else. That's consumerism.

Yes and your job as a parent is to teach your kid to be smarter than buying into the hype, not pile on an buy them every new “it” thing

Why? Why not have some fun?

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Anonymous wrote:$45 for a cup that leaks. Honestly. Even my 13 year old thinks they are stupid.

Well, if your 13-year-old thinks they're stupid, 'case closed' I guess. These companies seem to be doing pretty well with this fad, the kids seem happy, and it actually facilitates a healthy activity...but then again, your 13-year-old has weighed in.

Yes, companies make a lot of money off of silly teenage fads. The PP's kid seems smarter than the average lemming.

What's the difference between a $45 bottle and a $20 bottle? The cost of McDonald's drive-thru on the way home from buying it? I mean, who cares? If you don't want to buy it, then don't. If not buying it helps you feel smarter, so be it. Nobody cares.

It isn’t the cost- it’s the mania of teens/women feeling like they need this water bottle to look cool. Waiting in line at 3am, getting in fights in Target over them, yeah, that is some ridiculous stuff

Yeah, it is the cost because that's dominated most this conversation. The Target article just came out. And as if this water bottle invented teens/women coveting some item to look cool. By spring, it's going to be something completely different. You going to whine about that as well as if it's some novel development?

It doesn’t matter if they charge $40, $50, $100. The stupid sheeple will line up to buy them because they NEED them. They cannot manage to hydrate (or feel good about themselves) without these perceived status symbols. Teach your kids better.

BFD. In two months, it'll be something else. That's consumerism.

Yes and your job as a parent is to teach your kid to be smarter than buying into the hype, not pile on an buy them every new “it” thing

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+1. People should just be honest with themselves that they are buying it for the brand and to fit in. I'm fine with that, but don't act like it's for the quality when a zillion less expensive cups can work just as well.

It's a fad.

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Anonymous wrote:$45 for a cup that leaks. Honestly. Even my 13 year old thinks they are stupid.

Well, if your 13-year-old thinks they're stupid, 'case closed' I guess. These companies seem to be doing pretty well with this fad, the kids seem happy, and it actually facilitates a healthy activity...but then again, your 13-year-old has weighed in.

Yes, companies make a lot of money off of silly teenage fads. The PP's kid seems smarter than the average lemming.

What's the difference between a $45 bottle and a $20 bottle? The cost of McDonald's drive-thru on the way home from buying it? I mean, who cares? If you don't want to buy it, then don't. If not buying it helps you feel smarter, so be it. Nobody cares.

It isn’t the cost- it’s the mania of teens/women feeling like they need this water bottle to look cool. Waiting in line at 3am, getting in fights in Target over them, yeah, that is some ridiculous stuff

Yeah, it is the cost because that's dominated most this conversation. The Target article just came out. And as if this water bottle invented teens/women coveting some item to look cool. By spring, it's going to be something completely different. You going to whine about that as well as if it's some novel development?

It doesn’t matter if they charge $40, $50, $100. The stupid sheeple will line up to buy them because they NEED them. They cannot manage to hydrate (or feel good about themselves) without these perceived status symbols. Teach your kids better.

BFD. In two months, it'll be something else. That's consumerism.

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Anonymous wrote:$45 for a cup that leaks. Honestly. Even my 13 year old thinks they are stupid.

Well, if your 13-year-old thinks they're stupid, 'case closed' I guess. These companies seem to be doing pretty well with this fad, the kids seem happy, and it actually facilitates a healthy activity...but then again, your 13-year-old has weighed in.

Yes, companies make a lot of money off of silly teenage fads. The PP's kid seems smarter than the average lemming.

What's the difference between a $45 bottle and a $20 bottle? The cost of McDonald's drive-thru on the way home from buying it? I mean, who cares? If you don't want to buy it, then don't. If not buying it helps you feel smarter, so be it. Nobody cares.

It isn’t the cost- it’s the mania of teens/women feeling like they need this water bottle to look cool. Waiting in line at 3am, getting in fights in Target over them, yeah, that is some ridiculous stuff

Yeah, it is the cost because that's dominated most this conversation. The Target article just came out. And as if this water bottle invented teens/women coveting some item to look cool. By spring, it's going to be something completely different. You going to whine about that as well as if it's some novel development?

It doesn’t matter if they charge $40, $50, $100. The stupid sheeple will line up to buy them because they NEED them. They cannot manage to hydrate (or feel good about themselves) without these perceived status symbols. Teach your kids better.

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Anonymous wrote:$45 for a cup that leaks. Honestly. Even my 13 year old thinks they are stupid.

Well, if your 13-year-old thinks they're stupid, 'case closed' I guess. These companies seem to be doing pretty well with this fad, the kids seem happy, and it actually facilitates a healthy activity...but then again, your 13-year-old has weighed in.

Yes, companies make a lot of money off of silly teenage fads. The PP's kid seems smarter than the average lemming.

What's the difference between a $45 bottle and a $20 bottle? The cost of McDonald's drive-thru on the way home from buying it? I mean, who cares? If you don't want to buy it, then don't. If not buying it helps you feel smarter, so be it. Nobody cares.

I don't suspect you have this problem, but there are actually lots of families who can't actually afford this stuff, but who feel pressured to buy it anyway. It's never just one item, and you're right that $40 is no big deal to most people. But the problem is never just one item, it's a whole lifestyle of trying to fit in. The Stanley cup thing seems minor in comparison to the thousands of dollars that tweens and teens are spending on luxury beauty products they don't need because of TikTok. Teens will be teens, but I'm glad there are still plenty of kids who can see past the fads.

Anonymous wrote:DD wants a 40oz Stanley Quencher cup but I refuse to pay $$$ for it. What’s the fascination/ big deal? Are they worth it? Target even had a new colors drop this week. Extra accessories to go along with cup adds $$$ up quickly. I will more than likely get it but… ugh

I haven't read the other responses, but, OP, this is why kids should get an allowance. You saying that it's too expensive and you refuse to pay for it, and then buying it anyway, teaches a terrible lesson about money. It's much better to give her the opportunity to save small amounts over time and then spend it as she wishes so she can start to gauge what is "worth it" to her.

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Anonymous wrote:$45 for a cup that leaks. Honestly. Even my 13 year old thinks they are stupid.

Well, if your 13-year-old thinks they're stupid, 'case closed' I guess. These companies seem to be doing pretty well with this fad, the kids seem happy, and it actually facilitates a healthy activity...but then again, your 13-year-old has weighed in.

Yes, companies make a lot of money off of silly teenage fads. The PP's kid seems smarter than the average lemming.

What's the difference between a $45 bottle and a $20 bottle? The cost of McDonald's drive-thru on the way home from buying it? I mean, who cares? If you don't want to buy it, then don't. If not buying it helps you feel smarter, so be it. Nobody cares.

It isn’t the cost- it’s the mania of teens/women feeling like they need this water bottle to look cool. Waiting in line at 3am, getting in fights in Target over them, yeah, that is some ridiculous stuff

The name of this thread--and the content of the OP--involves cost so...

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Anonymous wrote:$45 for a cup that leaks. Honestly. Even my 13 year old thinks they are stupid.

Well, if your 13-year-old thinks they're stupid, 'case closed' I guess. These companies seem to be doing pretty well with this fad, the kids seem happy, and it actually facilitates a healthy activity...but then again, your 13-year-old has weighed in.

Yes, companies make a lot of money off of silly teenage fads. The PP's kid seems smarter than the average lemming.

What's the difference between a $45 bottle and a $20 bottle? The cost of McDonald's drive-thru on the way home from buying it? I mean, who cares? If you don't want to buy it, then don't. If not buying it helps you feel smarter, so be it. Nobody cares.

It isn’t the cost- it’s the mania of teens/women feeling like they need this water bottle to look cool. Waiting in line at 3am, getting in fights in Target over them, yeah, that is some ridiculous stuff

Yeah, it is the cost because that's dominated most this conversation. The Target article just came out. And as if this water bottle invented teens/women coveting some item to look cool. By spring, it's going to be something completely different. You going to whine about that as well as if it's some novel development?

Anonymous wrote:Will it make them drink more water? Great!

There's no downside. I think some posters just enjoy peeing in everybody else's Cheerios, and that's what makes them happy.

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Anonymous wrote:$45 for a cup that leaks. Honestly. Even my 13 year old thinks they are stupid.

Well, if your 13-year-old thinks they're stupid, 'case closed' I guess. These companies seem to be doing pretty well with this fad, the kids seem happy, and it actually facilitates a healthy activity...but then again, your 13-year-old has weighed in.

Yes, companies make a lot of money off of silly teenage fads. The PP's kid seems smarter than the average lemming.

What's the difference between a $45 bottle and a $20 bottle? The cost of McDonald's drive-thru on the way home from buying it? I mean, who cares? If you don't want to buy it, then don't. If not buying it helps you feel smarter, so be it. Nobody cares.

It isn’t the cost- it’s the mania of teens/women feeling like they need this water bottle to look cool. Waiting in line at 3am, getting in fights in Target over them, yeah, that is some ridiculous stuff

Will it make them drink more water? Great!