Stanley Cup Craze and hydration
Common sense article here.
https://slate.com/technology/2024/01...le-target.html
Having said that, I am part of the problem. I have Yetis, Contigos, Ozark Trails, RTIC, complete generic ones, and my current favorite, a Takeya.
I do my best to use them - I make 3 cups of green tea in one of them, one of them holds nothing but water, one of them is my iced green tea cup (it holds more and I can fill it with ice), one is my flavored water cup, one is a travel coffee cup, one is at my office, one is at the office where I have an association (and an office), etc. So I don't feel too bad about the accumulation of them, given that I use them like this. But could I get away with 3 or 4 instead? Probably.
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What I have used for the last several years at work and at home.
Keeps ice like crazy and they are do not "sweat".
Hand wash is the only downside.
I have black and Grammy has an assortment of mint, bright pink and blue slate.
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I have a Tervis 2012 national championship tumbler that's my pride and joy. I try to use that one a little less so I can extend its useful life.
I also have the Walmart equivalent of a Yeti (Arctic Trail, I think they call it) that I like just fine, except you have to hand wash it (first world problems).
I also got this UK cup
https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/s...-Esmp&usqp=CAE
as a gift a few years ago. Structurally it's still good, but the paint is starting to scratch off. I can't just throw away ugly things that still work, so it's still in the rotation, much to Mrs. BEvans' consternation.
She wanted a pretty Yeti mug that I bought her for Christmas and she really likes it and doesn't understand the pink Stanley fad.
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I don’t understand the hand wash thing. I abided by it for awhile with the yeti’s but eventually started putting them in the dishwasher. I can’t tell any difference.
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^The new Yetis (at least the one Mrs. BEvans wanted) are supposedly dishwasher-safe, which won me over.
Stanley Cup Craze and hydration
This will probably gross some of you out, but I rarely truly wash those drinking cups/mugs/etc.
I buy a box of Efferdent enzyme tablets (100 in the box) and when I think about it, drop one or two in it. Then I take a paper towel and wipe it clean. I don't truly clean any of them the way you would a regular glass or dishes.
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Darrell KSR
This will probably gross some of you out, but I rarely truly wash those drinking cups/mugs/etc.
I buy a box of Efferdent enzyme tablets (100 in the box) and when I think about it, drop one or two in it. Then I take a paper towel and wipe it clean. I don't truly clean any of them the way you would a regular glass or dishes.
Better than my coffee mug at work. I call the residue on the inside "flavor crystals." I wash it every year or so whether I need to or not. The acid hasn't penetrated the metal interior--yet.
Stanley Cup Craze and hydration
Good! Glad I'm not the only one.
By the way, The Athletic wrote an article on this today. Maybe they are monitoring our site...
https://www.theatlantic.com/technolo...rbucks/677190/
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Better than my coffee mug at work. I call the residue on the inside "flavor crystals." I wash it every year or so whether I need to or not. The acid hasn't penetrated the metal interior--yet.
Flavor crystals, seasoning, whatever you want to call it just means more taste...
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I have an RTIC 30 ounce that I use every day. I hand wash it every day. I only drink filtered water from it, and use filtered ice. I never drink hot drinks from it. And the only hot drinks I indulge in are coffee(I have my favorite UK mug that I have used for well over 25 years or so for that, and for hot green tea). I also had it clear coated, as I have an American flag design on it of stars and the stripes are different rifles. My partner from the Courthouse & his wife gifted that to me for my birthday many years ago.
I have a Kentucky Tervis 20 ounce cup, but I don't use it much. It doesn't seem to keep the ice very long, for some reason. Maybe because it's a smaller cup? IDK, I'm not an engineer.
And when I have an occasional bourbon & cola I have a glass tumbler that I use.
That RTIC cup keeps ice a long time, and my water is always cold.
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I rarely go anywhere without my 20 oz yeti tumbler. It is always full of ice cubes,and water or soda. I know they work well for coffee, tea and soup to keep those liquids hot, but my 20 plus year old stainless yeti has never been filled with hot liquids. I have a ceramic mug for hot stuff. And for the cleanliness addicts, I do put my yeti thru a dishwasher cycle about once every couple of months.
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I have a couple pints and I’m fine…
Okay, seriously, yeti pint size tumblers fit in the cup holders and are right for beer & coffee. I didn’t know about the beer until TAMU.
Short fat rtics in the camper, a 20 oz arctic was a mistake, and a 64 with the little figure on it for the “daily water intake”
I hate all glasses now.especially wine glasses.
Those coffee cups at work are gross, guys. And wash behind your ears, too.
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OK, not eating at Darrell's, BEvans......
I really don't get the brand crazy, Yeti now Stanley. I completely get not generating a metric ton of plastic waste with disposable bottles and try to avoid it whenever possible. I have a Yeti, from my wife's collection, and the rest are just whatever. We have 6-8 we rotate.
I do actually wash them however, b/c you know, I have indoor plumbing to do that with, but I do have to hand wash the one from Green Parrot b/c it has a foam bottom. Helps a lot when the bar is slick so you don't spill your drink.
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I don't get it. I've just extended to 5 second rule to 5-months. Sounds reasonable to me.
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I don't get it. I've just extended to 5 second rule to 5-months. Sounds reasonable to me.
About 1am at the Green Parrot it sounds reasonable to me too, which is why it probably isn't.
I will go a few days with a cup that has had only water, rinse it and refill it and go, but especially the lids need a good scrubbing for me.
Now, when I was younger I'd eat pizza that had sat out for 3 days or so, but then I starting having women in my life and had to change my bachelor ways.
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About 1am at the Green Parrot it sounds reasonable to me too, which is why it probably isn't.
I will go a few days with a cup that has had only water, rinse it and refill it and go, but especially the lids need a good scrubbing for me.
Now, when I was younger I'd eat pizza that had sat out for 3 days or so, but then I starting having women in my life and had to change my bachelor ways.
Hey, if my wife wants to wash my yeti before it is time, I don't object as long as it is ready for use when I need a cold drink.