If there's one thing to know about me, it's that I prefer to keep things as light as possible whenever I travel, well, basically anywhere. When I go to the gym, I'll usually opt for just to avoid carrying around a for my keys or cell phone. When I commute to an office space, you can bet that I'm traveling with the most lightweight tote imaginable.
And even when I take a vacation or fly abroad, I like to ensure that I'm packing no more than what can fit into a . I hate feeling like I'm being bogged down or carrying a ton of baggage in my day-to-day, and that extends to even the smallest details of my commute — including my water bottle. I've been weary about investing in one of for this precise reason — you know, the one that seemingly every influencer and internet cool-girl has plastered across their social media feed.
For all of the product's rave reviews, there have also been a bevy of criticisms about just heavy the tumbler is, and how inconvenient it can be to lug it around from place to place with no respite or relief — the drinkware is famously impossible to carry around in a bag without the potential for spillage. And the cup's hefty frame has even become a meme on TikTok (as most great things do) with users joking that the tumbler is so bulky, it's given them "tennis elbow" or is comparable to an "emotional support water weapon." Evidently, Stanley has picked up on these concerns, and recently introduced a lightweight alternative to its famous predecessor via th.
