Stanley owner says she’s embarrassed in public due to “bizarre culture”

A longtime Stanley owner said she’s now embarrassed to use her tumbler in public due to how crazy the culture around the cup has gotten.

Isobel took to TikTok to explain how she has been using Stanley water bottles for over a year. Though an initial fan, her opinion about the bottle has recently changed.

Being that Stanleys are so popular that people are jumping over counters and lining up hours in advance to get one, Isobel admitted that she’s now “embarrassed” to use her Stanley in public.

Viewers of Isobel’s viral TikTok also commented, saying that they don’t bring theirs in public either because they don’t want people to think they “trampled” someone else to get their Stanley.

Longtime Stanley owners agree they are “embarrassed” to carry their tumbler in public

Displaying her green-colored Stanley tumbler on TikTok, Isobel explained that it was her “only” water bottle. 

However, she now feels self-conscious about bringing it out in public, even saying that she won’t take it to yoga class because she doesn’t want people to think she owns “30 more” at home.

Isobel even joked about the Stanley craze being a “government operative,” meaning she thinks there’s a higher influence informing people’s sudden obsession with Stanley tumblers.

Going on to say that the Stanley culture has turned “bizarre,” it’s no wonder why Isobel said she plans to trade out her current Stanley within a year.

Viewers of Isobel’s viral TikTok commented with similar feelings, “Yes! I’m embarrassed but I refuse to give into overconsumption by buying a different reusable bottle that will inevitably go out of style.”

Someone else wrote, “Same. I’ve had mine for like 2 years and I’m embarrassed to carry it around now lol.”

One viewer even said that despite buying their Stanley tumbler months ago, they don’t leave it in their car anymore because they learned that it’s a “sought-after” color.

Though Stanley aisles are clearing out in stores everywhere, the craze doesn’t seem to be diminishing despite how outlandish the culture may seem.