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What's the hype with Stanley cups? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Lennnny@lemmy.world to c/outoftheloop@lemmy.world

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I work from home and drink from mugs and I don't tiktok, so this whole trendy cup thing is really confusing me.

Do they uncurse bad water or something?

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[–] ijon_the_human@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Good quality product
Suddenly gets popular
Ramp up production
Expand product range
Quality is now shit
"Anon have you heard of X, they're amazing!!!!!!!!"

(Edit: sorry, I get frustrated by trends)

[–] ijon_the_human@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It doesn't make sense to try to sell a quality product when the demand is based on a fad.

Trendy = bad for the consumer as a principle but it's not as if we have time to constantly second guess everything (without going crazy).

Birkenstock, DocMartens, Red Wing, Church's Kitchenaid, every "luxury" brand you can think of and most products listed on BIFL threads... (Also crocs but I feel they sell at such a low price point to begin with that it doesn't warrant cheaping out. Fake crocs are cheaper and just as durable though.)

All these brands get ultra-popular because one product goes viral which they start producing cheaply and use to grow their business and later, if succesful bring out a "heritage", "pro" or "classic" line for a higher price than the model was going for originally.

[–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

I don't think just accepting late stage capitalism dynamics is the best option.

If you're making pies and suddenly everyone wants a pie, you make as many as you can, for as long as it lasts. Maybe hire help. You don't start adding sawdust to the pie to stretch the recipe. These companies go straight to the sawdust option and it's disturbing.

[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

And yet, it's a good quality product.