Hydro Flask, Which No Longer Uses Lead, Is Mocking Stanley for Using Lead
Last week, Stanley landed itself in hot water after a safety advocate went viral for pointing out that the company uses toxic lead in cups, tumblers, and other products. The internet, which spent recent months celebrating Stanleys as the must-have hot girl product, went ballistic. Stories about the leaded Stanley cups cropped up everywhere from the New York Times to the TODAY show, and Hydro Flask—Stanley’s chief competitor—seized the opportunity. Hydro Flask ran posts on social media boasting about its lead-free manufacturing process. Here’s the irony: Hydro Flask used lead in its cups, too, until the company was called out by the exact same safety advocate. – Thomas Germain Read More
