- The upcoming movie has partnered with the tumbler brand to release two new tumblers.
- When they hit stores on Sunday, hordes of fans rushed to try to buy them.
- A woman claimed that someone “took” a glass “out of her son’s hand”
Frantic customers trying to get their hands on the new Wicked-themed Stanley glasses almost got into a fight over the expensive glasses.
The highly anticipated upcoming film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical announced it would be collaborating with the immensely popular water bottle company last week.
They teamed up to release two new Stanley Cups exclusively at Target: one in bright pink for Ariana Grande’s character, Glinda, and the other in a piercing green for Cynthia Erivo’s character, Elphaba.
But when the two new cups hit stores on Sunday, hordes of fans rushed to the chain to try to buy them, and at a Target in St. Louis, some people almost got into a physical altercation over them.
A woman named Colleen documented the chaos on her TikTok account, claiming someone “grabbed” a glass “out of her son’s hand.”
Frantic customers trying to get their hands on the new Wicked-themed Stanley glasses almost got into a fight over the expensive glasses.
In it videowhich has been viewed 1.2 million times, crowds of people were seen running through the store towards the cups.
Upon reaching the section where they were sold, things quickly became chaotic as everyone tried to get their hands on the themed Stanleys at once. And in a matter of seconds, all the greens disappeared.
‘Did someone snatch something out of your hand? Because they tried to take something out of my son’s hand,” Colleen told a fellow customer later.
The customer then revealed: ‘Yes, (someone) tried to take mine and I said, “No.”‘
Colleen explained that she had been waiting there since 6:30 in the morning with her two daughters.
Luckily, despite the madness, the two girls were able to get one of each of the glasses and proudly showed them off on camera.
“There was almost a fight over Wicked Stanleys,” Colleen wrote in the video, adding in the caption, “People went crazy.”
The new Wicked Stanley tumblers come in two sizes: 40 ounces for $55 and 20 ounces for $35. The mug set resells online for up to $226.
The upcoming film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical announced it would be collaborating with the immensely popular water bottle company last week.
They released two Stanley mugs exclusively at Target and hordes of fans rushed to the chain to try to purchase them.
Another woman, named Alicia Briggs, said Insider business information who arrived at Target at 5:20 a.m. on Sunday and stood in line for hours to get the cups.
She documented it in tiktokwhere he revealed that the first Target he visited was already sold out so he had to go to a second one.
“Before they come for me, I’m not the type of person to stand in line for a cup, however the online warriors beat me to it when I tried to get it online,” he said.
‘I just had to come to the store because I’m not going to play with you by raising prices in line with resales. I’m glad I went because I secured the bag.’
There was similar chaos over Stanley’s collaboration with Olivia Rodrigo, as well as the special edition Valentine’s Day cup the brand released earlier this year.
In January, parents said The cut that their children were being bullied at school for having knockoff versions of the mug instead of the brand.
Madalyn, a nine-year-old from Kentucky who owns five Stanleys, told the publication that owning a Stanley is now a prerequisite for social acceptance at her school.
“I’m a little more popular now and I’ve made more friends because of it,” he said.
Dhalia, a 13-year-old girl from Dallas, added that her classmates “only talk to her in the morning when she’s holding her Stanley.”