OT Did you buy any Yeti Ramblers for Xmas gifts?

blind99

WSJ article today -- sounds like it's the hot gift this Christmas

http://www.wsj.com/articles/search-for-elusive-yeti-daunting-for-holiday-shoppers-1450780201

WeberWho

WeberWho

Just having fun with the picture above. It's been a Yeti & RTIC battle around here lately for tumblers and coolers. 

SGH

No sir, I bought 25 of the RTIC cups for gifts. You honestly can't get the Yeti cups in my area. They stay sold out. Yeti hit a gold mine with the 30oz cups. 

Spaightlabs

As much as I'd like to read the article, I not willing to pay to do so...

blind99

@spaightlabs yetis are so exclusive, not only can't one buy it, one can't read about not buying it! 

Im just impressed at what an aspirational brand they've built around coolers. 

burnithot

I got 2 20oz and 1 30oz for 35 buck 
my local BBQ store was doin a promotion if you wanted the cup you had to buy a $50 gift card will if you bought a $50 gift card they where putting a extra 25 bucks on it for you 
the cups where normal price 29 and 39 I think something like that 
so i got 3 $50 gift cards 3 cups with a additional $75 
my total bills was like 260ish 
but I got 225 in gift cards 150 I paid the for tho 75 they gave me 
I thought it was a Really good deal seein how they are 100 plus on Amazon and other places 
I was really happy 

Spaightlabs

blind99 said:

@spaightlabs yetis are so exclusive, not only can't one buy it, one can't read about not buying it! 

Im just impressed at what an aspirational brand they've built around coolers. 

Amen brother, Amen.

It's kinda like 4 wheel drive...90% of the people who have it, don't really need it or use it.

My buddy is convinced that the cooler will pay for itself in no time just because of the money he is gonna save on ice keeping his coors light cold.  


ROI on that should be about 230 years.  

Thatgrimguy

 I got two of the small ones this year!

HeavyG

Spaightlabs said:

blind99 said:

@spaightlabs yetis are so exclusive, not only can't one buy it, one can't read about not buying it! 

Im just impressed at what an aspirational brand they've built around coolers. 

Amen brother, Amen.

It's kinda like 4 wheel drive...90% of the people who have it, don't really need it or use it.

My buddy is convinced that the cooler will pay for itself in no time just because of the money he is gonna save on ice keeping his coors light cold.  


ROI on that should be about 230 years.  

Really. One of the websites that has actually done field testing of coolers found that the Yeti didn't really keep ice significantly longer than the $70 Coleman Xtreme.

Mikee

HeavyG said:

$70 Coleman Xtreme.

I paid under $40 for a Coleman Marine Extreme 6 day 55qt cooler including shipping. I place a smaller, pre-chilled cooler inside it for frozen meats and other items. The small cooler keeps the meat frozen for over a day and I don't have to hunt for it. While I do lose some cooler space, I don't have to worry about cross-contamination. The small cooler is water free. The Coleman cooler goes thru about 8-10 pounds of ice a day.

lousubcap

Short answer, no but I have to admit that I did buy a lowball around 2 1/2 months ago and it keeps the bourbon within the confines of the cup-no leakage noticed and no metal taste.  That said,  the bourbon isn't in contact with the lowball for long.

Ozzie_Isaac

I must admit I am a bit of a yeti addict.

I have 2 low balls and 3 30oz's, and a Yeti Hopper 30.  I really like them.  Are they over priced?  Yes and No 

From what the company has in them? - Yes
From a marketing standpoint? - No, they are under priced because they are constantly sold out.

Think about our eggs. Kamado Joe is cheaper, has more accessories stock, and same warranty.  Difference?  Its not a BGE.

SGH

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I must admit I am a bit of a yeti addict.

 

Ozzie_Isaac

SGH said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I must admit I am a bit of a yeti addict.

 

I would not turn down an RTIC  I might try them in the future.

outdoorsmin

Bought a 30oz and Ramble for myself for Christmas. Because the wife never gets me anything worth a crap

MJG

outdoorsmin said:

Bought a 30oz and Ramble for myself for Christmas. Because the wife never gets me anything worth a crap

Similar. Got myself a nice Benchmade knife as the wife gets me garbage. 

piney

Yes I bought and gifted over 600.00 of colsters, Rambler 20 &30's. 

Davec433

I bought one for a secret Santa (which I won) and one for my Father -in-Law

TigerTony

I bought two 30 oz. tumblers for my son-in-laws and four 20 oz. tumblers for my three daughters and wife. Plus two lowballs and six coldsters to have around the house.

blind99

@piney those are some lucky friends!

northGAcock

Was on the recieving end of a 30 oz Rambler......my first Yeti. 

piney

blind99 said:

@piney those are some lucky friends!

Thanks they are customers, ladies in offices, etc and a few old friends

Grader07

I walked in to an Ace hardware store on Christmas eve day and bought the last 3 10oz. Yeti that they had.  Was it luck?  Probly!  Already have 2 of the 30oz. But my wife wanted a smaller one.   To say the least a few ooo's and ahhh's were heard Christmas morning.

Tbent

I bought a lowball for my pops who won't stop talking about the rambler we bought him for his birthday a couple months back. My wife gave me a Colster that was put to heavy use yesterday. 

Foghorn

I received a Yeti 30 oz. 

I also receoved a Polar Bear waterproof 24 can. 

They go well with my Yeti 65 I got last year for Christmas.