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The Daily Dot

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Starbucks Stanley cup in funeral photo frame with ribbon, white lily and candle on dark table against black background

Starbucks Stanley funeral

‘I’m trying to mourn here’: Starbucks worker says 4 people asked about Stanley cup at their brother’s funeral

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

9-year-old peer pressured into getting Stanley cup

Stanley Cup Bullying

‘This is fake and it’s not as cool’: 9-year-old gets bullied because she doesn’t have a real Stanley Cup

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Man says little sister got bullied for using TK water bottle instead of the Stanley cup

Bullied into Buying stanleys

‘She told me she’s never going to school with that ghetto water bottle again’: Man says little sister got bullied for using ‘non-trendy’ water bottle instead of Stanley cup

Trend researcher shares why people are so obsessed with Stanley cups–and which brand will be the next craze

Stanley Cup Trend

‘It might as well be a designer purse’: Trend researcher shares why people are so obsessed with Stanley cups—and which brand will be the next craze

Woman talking(l), Target logo(c), Woman with stanely cup(r)

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‘I can never go back to my Target again’: Woman says Target workers laughed at her while she attempted to get Valentine’s Day Stanley cup

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Amazon Stanley 'must-haves' video gets roasted

amazon Stanley

‘Why would you need all that for a tumbler?’: Stanley Cup ‘must-haves’ video gets roasted

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Valentine's Day Stanley Cup(l), Target sign(c), People grabbing Stanley cups at target(r)

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Target shopper records customers rushing to get exclusive Valentine’s Day Stanley Cup

Stanley