You know that old joke about “why don’t they just make the whole plane out of the black box?”
Well it seems like Stanley needs to just start building houses.
Of course much of the news this week has been on the wildfires in California, which so far have destroyed over 1,000 structures and continue to burn out of control as firefighters struggle with dry conditions and the Santa Ana winds.
But one family in Georgia recently experienced a house fire of their own that destroyed everything they own.
Well, almost everything.
According to a GoFundMe, Alexus Morrow was at work when her house became engulfed in flames. Luckily, her fiancé Hunter and his grandmother were able to get out, though several of his grandmother’s dachshunds were sadly not able to be rescued.
The house appeared to be a total loss – but Wilkins shared a video showing that she was able to salvage at least one of her possessions from the rubble of her burned down home: Her Lainey Wilson limited edition Stanley cup.
@alexuswilk04 IN THE LAINEY WILSON STANLEY WE TRUST!!!!! @Lainey Wilson @Stanley Brand #stanley
The cup appears to be in shockingly good shape. Just need to clean the ashes off of it and that thing would probably look brand new.
The most surprising part, though, is that even the plastic straw and lid look to have survived the blaze – which honestly raises some questions about just what they’re making those cups out of. Should we be concerned about drinking from plastic containing a chemical so strong that a fire literally can’t destroy it? Or is that a good thing? I’m far from a scientist, but I AM a little bit of a conspiracy theorist, so now I’m curious.
It’s not the first time we’ve seen the strength of these Stanley brand tumblers under pressure. A couple years ago, another woman went viral after showing off her Stanley collection that looked to be in similarly good condition after a house fire.
@wardrodewinter Replying to @appleuser54377383 keep in mind this was found in the kitchen and the other was in a whole different place #fyp#viral#firefighter#house#fire#stanleycup
And Stanley even offered to replace the car of a woman whose cup survived a car fire – with ice still in the cup.
@stanleybrand #stitch with @Danielle Stanley has your back ❤️
Obviously we’re all thankful that Wilkins and her family was able to make it out of the fire safely, and the cup is no doubt the least of anybody’s worries – but it does show the durability that Stanley puts into their products.
Lainey first teamed up with Stanley back in 2023 for her limited-edition “Watermelon Moonshine” cups, which sold out almost immediately. And just a couple of months later, she released her “Country Gold” edition cups, which appears to be the one that Wilkins had at the time of the fire.
The cups are hard to find, becoming somewhat of a collector’s item at this point with some going on eBay for over $100.
I would say that maybe Lainey could help her find a new one, but…well, it doesn’t look like she needs it anyway, because the original made it through the fire pretty much unscathed.
Oh, and Wilkins did share one more item that survived the fire: Her 2023 “Trailer Trash Tammy” wall calendar. Priceless.
@alexuswilk04 If I don’t make these TikTok’s to laugh, I will be crying…. Everyone tag the famous Tammy 😭😭#tammycalendar @Chelcie Lynn