Stanley Cup saves woman from a GUNSHOT after a stray bullet flies through her home

• TikTok clip shows the Stanley cup with only a bruise after a bullet tore through the wall of an Ohio home
• Another viral video shows a Stanley tumbler surviving a car fire
• Stanley’s parent company has come under fire for failing to disclose the presence of lead in the popular cups 

An Ohio woman claims her Stanley cup saved her life after a stray bullet tore through the walls of her home and ricocheted off the popular tumbler.

Rachel, 22, surveyed the damage the stray bullet did to the home she shares with her fiancé in a TikTok on February 12.

‘POV: My Stanley Cup saves my life when there’s a (shoot) out in front of my house,’ the Steubenville woman wrote.

Rachel then panned the camera past a gaping hole in the wall to a chipped bottle of perfume before coming to rest on the tumbler, which sported a bruise but was otherwise unharmed.

The eight-second clip has racked up over 3.4 million views.

An Ohio woman claims her Stanley cup saved her life in a viral TikTok that has racked up over 3.4 million views

In the clip, 22-year-old Rachel shows a hole in the wall of her home before panning to a slightly bruised but otherwise unharmed tumbler

The brand’s popularity has skyrocketed thanks to a TikTok trend that sent young women and children flocking to buy the tumbler

To silence disbelievers, Rachel filmed damage to the outside of her home and a bullet fragment on the floor of her kitchen

She said she and her fiancé were spooked by several gunshots followed by a ‘really loud bang’ as the bullet came inside

In a follow-up video, which crossed 463,000 views, the young woman showed a hole on the side of the house and a bullet fragment on the floor of her kitchen.

Rachel and her fiancé were talking before they ‘heard about seven or eight gunshots’ followed by a ‘really loud bang’ as the bullet ripped through their home.

The viral clip was reminiscent of another video that sent the popularity of Stanley cups skyrocketing.

Another TikTok posted in November shows a tumbler purportedly surviving a car fire.

In the video, Danielle Marie Lettering lifted the 40-ounce bottle from her badly singed vehicle and shook it to prove that the ice in her drink had not melted.

She caught the attention of the company’s president, Terrance Riley, who not only promised to send mugs her way, but offered to pay for a new car.

Lettering has since labelled herself ‘Stanley cup car fire girl.’

The durability of the Quencher tumblers has been documented in other viral clips, including one showing a Stanley cup purportedly surviving a car fire

The clip, posted by Danielle Marie Lettering in November, pans over the wreckage of her car to reveal a seemingly unharmed Stanley tumbler in the cup holder

She shakes the bottle to show that her ice had not melted

However, the uber-popular brand has been receiving more negative publicity than support lately.

Several consumers from California and Nevada have filed class action complaints against Seattle-based parent company Pacific Market International, LLC. over revelations that the tumblers contain lead.

At high levels, the metal can cause irreversible damage to the nervous system.

It poses a significant risk to young children, lending itself to developmental delays, learning disabilities and other issues.

Lead poisoning, which occurs when the heavy metal builds up in the body, can be fatal.

Four California complainants said the company falsely advertised its tumblers as ‘BPA-free,’ but failed to warn the public that lead is a ‘key ingredient’ in its vacuum seal.

They claim they purchased Stanley cups prior to the January announcement from the company and insist they would not have purchased them if they knew they contained lead.

The suit, filed on February 1, seeks $70 million in damages.

Stanley’s parent company Pacific Market International, LLC. has been hit with several class-action lawsuits alleging the company failed to disclose the presence of lead in the tumblers

A second lawsuit filed by a Nevada woman on February 12 claims she purchased a Stanley cup for $35 from Target in March 2023 and accuses Pacific Market International of breaching its warranty.

‘Millions of consumers who bought a Stanley tumbler in the past several years have just been informed in the last month that the tumbler as designed for use contains lead, a toxic substance that can cause serious health problems,’ the lawsuit reads.

‘They have become a viral sensation on social media, and the surge in popularity has been particularly acute in young women.’

It notes the particular risk lead poses to children and pregnant women, defining them as ‘part of the market targeted to purchase these products.’

A third lawsuit filed by a California woman on February 14 accuses the company of fraud by omission and negligent misrepresentation.

‘PMI knew that Plaintiff and the Class could not reasonably have been expected to learn or discover that the Stanley cups were misrepresented in the packaging, labels, advertising, and website prior to purchasing the Stanley cups,’ the suit reads.

The brand’s support page mentions that the material used to seal the vacuum insulation at the base of Stanley products ‘includes some lead.’

‘Once sealed, this area is covered with a durable stainless steel layer, making it inaccessible to consumers,’ it continues.

‘Rest assured that no lead is present on the surface of any Stanley product that comes into contact with the consumer nor the contents of the product.’

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