Internet stunned after woman rents out Stanley Cup for “selfies”

While the hype for Stanley Cups may be dying down, one woman is looking to make some extra cash by renting hers out for “selfies.”

The start of 2024 saw Stanley Cups become the hottest utensil to own, with buyers flocking to stores in hopes of getting their hands on one.

Target ultimately was forced to put in place a purchase limit in an attempt to control the mass crowds gathering outside to grab one of the popular cups. However, this didn’t stop them from quickly selling out — leaving some eager buyers empty-handed.

Hoping to make the most of the hype and capitalize on the cups selling out, one woman is now renting out her pink Stanley cup for selfies. Neat, who goes by ‘e4stsidem4rios’ on TikTok, took to the social media app to share the unusual listing found on Facebook Marketplace. Asking viewers about the bizarre listing, the TikTok has since gone viral.

“Can somebody tell me why someone is selling selfies with their pink Starbucks Stanley cup on Facebook?” Neat asked, filming the description of the listing. In the ad, the hopeful advertiser wrote; “I have a pink Starbucks Stanley cup available for photoshoots. Selfies with it are $5 each and can meet at the Chinook Mall during the day.”

The seller went on to state anyone interested just needed to send her a DM to organize a time, adding that she was already “literally booked up all afternoon on Wednesday.” But while viewers were left baffled by the listing, according to some commenters this wasn’t the first nor most expensive time that Stanley Cups were being rented out for pictures.

“I saw someone from my city sell [pictures with] their Starbucks x Stanley [sic] for 15 dollars,” one person wrote. A photo of the iconic pink cup also previously sold for over $150 at the height of the craze, and some cups even resold for over $300.

“Late-stage capitalism is [going to] kill us all,” someone lamented. Others, however, questioned the validity of the seller being booked out; “The booked up part is a sales tactic to make it seem like people are paying… they aren’t.”