# Starbucks x Stanley Holiday Red Quencher

> A $49.95 holiday-red tumbler drew campouts, sell-outs and resale listings.

- Owner: Starbucks / Stanley
- Kind: Product
- Sector: Home & lifestyle
- Seed date: 2023-11-02
- Peak date: Week of Nov 13, 2023
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 32 (Niche), v1.2
- Mechanics: Scarcity drop, Controversy, Platform jump, Press loop, Resale market

## Summary

The holiday-red Quencher reached Starbucks stores on November 2. Shoppers posted their purchases while baristas described campouts and abuse. Business Insider and TODAY covered the sell-outs and resale markups; Starbucks promised some seasonal restocks.

## Timeline

- 2023-10-31 — Brittanie Pyper / Totally The Bomb (Open web) — Published a buying alert with credited photos, expected November 2 release and early-sighting reports.
- 2023-11-02 — Starbucks / Stanley (Retail) — Starbucks began selling the holiday-red Stanley Quencher in US stores.
- 2023-11-02 — @czayyy (TikTok) — Czarina posted her red-cup purchase and said her husband woke at 4:15 a.m. to get it.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/starbucks-stanley-holiday-red-quencher

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Starbucks x Stanley Holiday Red Quencher.” Case HIS-00658. Spread Score v1.2: 32/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00658