People are freaking out over Stanley tumblers containing lead — Owala and Hydro Flask are cleverly seizing the moment

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A side-by-side of a Stanley Cup and an Owala water bottle.
Stanley's manufacturing process includes lead; Owala's doesn't.

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Read Target's 15-minute rule that workers say led to a rash of firings over Stanley cups

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Stanley Quenchers on sale at Target.
Stanley Quenchers on sale at Target.

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How Stanley went from making sturdy bottles for laborers to becoming an 'it' status symbol, and causing chaos at Target stores across the US

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A sign alerts customers to their purchase limit on Stanley water drinking bottles at a sporting goods store in Pasadena, California, on January 24, 2024.

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Seven Target workers fired after buying Stanley cups say they were caught off guard by the crackdown

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Stanley Cup water bottle
Stanley water bottles are huge – even the regular editions, like this light pink cup.

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Sure, why not? Now there's a 'Stanley cup' for babies.

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a baby toy that looks like a Stanley cup
Goo goo. Gaga. Baby wants Stanley cup. We're teaching 'em young to join the latest trends.

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The woman behind the Stanley Quencher's meteoric rise said she had to beg the company's executives to market to women

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Stanley Tumblers at Target

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A woman stole $2,500 of Stanley cups in a brazen heist, police say, amid an escalating national craze

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The Stanley products that were recovered from a 23-year-old suspect's car.
The Stanley products that police said were recovered from a 23-year-old suspect's car.

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Some Target workers have gotten fired after purchasing one of Stanley's wildly popular Starbucks cups

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Target shopping carts

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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

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Pink Stanley Cup
Stanley Tumblers at Target.

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Having your shelves filled with Stanley tumblers is not the point of the cup

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Pink Stanley Cup
Stanley Tumblers at Target

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