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11-22-2017, 10:51 AM
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City: Philadelphia, PA
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Ahhh, I think I get it. It's really a $3. Home Despot bucket with a $37. ring around at the handle which prevents the whole $40. value from sticking to the next bucket below when stored/nested. Who would not pay $37. for your crewmate to be able to separate two buckets without screaming, stomping, breaking fingernails and generally disturbing the neighborhood?
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11-22-2017, 11:06 AM
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City: Galveston, Texas
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I've always been amused at the marketing of the Yeti Coozie...will keep your 12 ounce can or bottle cold for hours.
I would suggest that if you need to keep your 12 oz beer cold for hours you just aren't drinking your beer right.
https://www.yeti.com/drinkware/colst...kaAvL1EALw_wcB
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11-22-2017, 11:18 AM
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Senior Member
City: tallahassee
Vessel Model: 1979 Mainship 34
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I'm torn between hating Yeti for overcharging for medium stuff and respecting them for their marketing abilities.
Although as far as I can tell they market stuff to white guys with more money than sense so it seems like an easy win.
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11-22-2017, 11:43 AM
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City: Signal Mtn., TN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DHeckrotte
Ahhh, I think I get it. It's really a $3. Home Despot bucket with a $37. ring around at the handle which prevents the whole $40. value from sticking to the next bucket below when stored/nested. Who would not pay $37. for your crewmate to be able to separate two buckets without screaming, stomping, breaking fingernails and generally disturbing the neighborhood?
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Bullseye!
Unless they fill and empty themselves, however, they’re still not on my bucket list.
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11-22-2017, 11:56 AM
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City: Birch bay wa
Vessel Name: Rogue
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Hell, if that bucket will wash the boat, I will get two, hate to see one work so hard, maybe it would like some company.
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11-22-2017, 11:58 AM
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City: New Bern, NC
Vessel Name: Shaman
Vessel Model: 1976 Fales Navigator
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Just saw one in person. It's at least 2x thicker than a regular 3$ bucket and made of different plastic. Appears much tougher. The question is just tough does a plastic bucket need to be? Oh yeah, the lid is $25.
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11-22-2017, 11:59 AM
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City: Aventura FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rebel112r
Hell, if that bucket will wash the boat, I will get two, hate to see one work so hard, maybe it would like some company.
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Rebel, when it comes to washing my boat, I let god wash my boat with the rain.
I also employ a man to wash it every 2 or 3 months.
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11-22-2017, 12:12 PM
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City: Brookline, NH
Vessel Name: Blue Heaven
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The reviews really make it... works great for holding all my stuff/catch all/etc, sturdy etc...
Don't see the need to spend the extra $. No $5 bucket has failed me yet.
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11-22-2017, 12:17 PM
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City: St. james city FL.
Vessel Name: White Pelican
Vessel Model: Marine Trader 34' sedan 1973
Join Date: Apr 2014
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the bucket
Ordered one today, just what I need to put my bucket list in. 
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11-22-2017, 12:30 PM
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City: Leesburg, VA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by angus99
Nope, it’s a statement—of affluence and success. For some folks, there’s no substitute for owning what others perceive to be the best. And the Yeti logo says it all. Their money/their choice; but certainly not mine. ....
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Too much money in this world is spent on buying stuff to impress people you don't know or even like.
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11-22-2017, 01:04 PM
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City: Fort Lauderdale
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Originally Posted by FF
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And that's a more costly bucket but one you've determined to be worth it. I think people automatically dismissing the value of a better mouse trap or bucket are jumping to conclusions.
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11-22-2017, 01:07 PM
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City: Fort Lauderdale
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Originally Posted by ssobol
Too much money in this world is spent on buying stuff to impress people you don't know or even like.
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So you're saying FF buys his expensive bucket just to impress people? Of all those I know, he'd be the last one to do it. I doubt anyone buying the $40 bucket did so for that reason. No bucket is going to be used to impress people.
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11-22-2017, 02:35 PM
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City: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Vessel Model: Mainship 37 Motor Yacht
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This discussion does remind me of one of my favorite boating moments though. Chartering in the San Juans we hired an instructor/captain just to help pump up our sailing resume for the next, bigger charter boat the following year. He was insufferable. I won't go into details, but he even corrected how I tied a rope to the bucket handle to wash off a muddy anchor. "Here youngster, untie that ugly knot, let me show you how to tie a proper bucket-handle triple-bend British Navy double square knot..." He tossed the bucket overboard, knot unraveled like it was custom-designed to release upon contact with water, and the bucket floated away. One of my favorite moments. I didn't need to say a word. Now if that had been a $900 Yeti bucket...
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11-22-2017, 02:37 PM
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City: JAX, FL
Vessel Name: Hobo
Vessel Model: Krogen 42-120
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by csugg
...Oh yeah, the lid is $25.
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And don't forget the other accessories like the Loadout Caddy for $19.99 or the Utility Gear Belt for $39.99 or the TieDown kit for $49.99. 
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11-22-2017, 02:55 PM
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City: Adelaide
Vessel Name: Kokanee
Vessel Model: Cuddles 30 Pilot House Motor Sailer
Join Date: Jul 2012
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$5 for a plastic bucket seems like a waste to me. $40 is laughable. I just use empty drywall mud buckets or similar.
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11-22-2017, 04:57 PM
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City: Southern Maine
Vessel Model: Prairie 36 Coastal Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2012
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I think if I spent $40 on a bucket, I'd write up a glowing review just to try to justify my purchase. To myself if nobody else.
Seriously, what are they going to say? "I was a fool, I could have bought 10 regular buckets and still have money left over?"
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11-22-2017, 05:28 PM
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City: Trenton
Join Date: Apr 2012
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I once knew a man with a bucket...
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11-22-2017, 05:31 PM
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City: Fort Lauderdale
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptTom
I think if I spent $40 on a bucket, I'd write up a glowing review just to try to justify my purchase. To myself if nobody else.
Seriously, what are they going to say? "I was a fool, I could have bought 10 regular buckets and still have money left over?"
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People say things like that everyday, often reviews speak as to the price and say they could have gotten the same far cheaper or even better for less. I know nothing about the bucket, but neither do most posting here. Some think it's worth the price.
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11-22-2017, 05:33 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Home Port: Buck's Harbor, Maine
Vessel Name: "Emily Anne"
Vessel Model: 2001 Island Gypsy 32 Europa (Hull #146)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alormaria
I once knew a man with a bucket...
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Was he from Nantucket?
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11-22-2017, 05:39 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dwhatty
Was he from Nantucket?
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Wifey B: There was an old man with a bucket.
He was originally from Nantucket.
To West Marine he then tried to truck it.
Until the people on TF all told him to .......
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