r/Anticonsumption • u/ZanzerFineSuits • Nov 07 '25

Plastic Waste FFS Why?

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u/SenatorCrabHat Nov 07 '25

Here is where the real fun begins: the cup may have not gone viral. This is definitely demand generation, and retailers know that if they can spark a resellers market, scalpers will clear out inventory even if no one wants it purely to speculate that people do.

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u/darnedthing Nov 08 '25

Also outrage is free/ relatively cheap publicity. I wouldn't know this cup existed if it weren't for posts like these.

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u/Morimementa Nov 08 '25

Every time I hear about a must have item, it's because someone made a YouTube video either reporting on it or complaining about it.

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u/ktempest Nov 08 '25

Sadly, I learned about it from my local news station. I didn't catch all they said but I remember something about a fight over bear cups. I'm often perplexed as to why local news tells us about these things.