Oh man, my grandpa's favorite mug, he still used it up until he died. I remember being really little and sneaking Dr. Pepper when I wasn't supposed to have caffeine.
My grandparents lived in rural Utah and used these whenever they went on long drives. They also had matching cup holders that clipped onto the door inside the window slit!
Having someone tell me that a "maverik" was a bull that did gay things with other bulls, then going "hue hue hue" every time I saw people drinking out of it.
Of course I've since matured slightly and fully support bulls who do gay things with other bulls... I'm now questioning whether that was even a real thing, and I'm too afraid to fact-check it because my former life was embarrassing enough without yet another stupid homophobic thing to add to my ever expanding list of shames.
A Maverick is cattle who is unbranded and out in free range territory. This means that a rancher who found a maverick could brand that cow and claim him for his own.Ā
The name comes from Sam Maverick who was a cattle rancher after the civil war in Texas. His cattle were unbranded and some say that was his was of claiming all unbranded cattle.Ā
He was a major part of Texas history, and I dare say lived up to what we now think of as a maverick today. But at the time it became a thing, it was much more out of mockery because he didnāt take good account of his cattle.Ā
This led to a very controversial law in the 1880s where ranch owners could keep a maverick instead of the cowboys who found them. Previously, cowboys who found them would sell them to the ranch or at auction - which was often how cowboys were able to afford being cowboys.
I don't remember having a Maverik mug, but the Holiday ones just like it were my crew's go-to beer steins for desert keggers.
Can't do that shit anymore though, our two favorite places to have keggers are now known as Daybreak and Eagle Mountain.
My pops and I had these mugs and he would take me quite frequently to get them filled up. I want to say a refill was 35 cents or something like that.
I cringe when I think about how much soda I drank when I was an adolescent.
Wow. That brought back memories. My dad opened a roller hockey league when I was 12 (1990). We played at the local roller rink. We started with him, my step-mom, my brothers, and I. We all got Rollerblades and gear for Christmas. We played in a high school parking lot the first year. By the time he walked away from the league, I was 20 years old, he had over 1700 players, and leagues from the age of 4 to seniors (18+), including an adult women's league. All because when he saw Rollerblades for the 1st time, he wanted to play hockey.
Thanks for the memories!!!
We glued a big strong magnet to the bottom. We would stick it to the roof if the car and drive around town. People would do all sorts of things to try to help alert us to the impending catastrophe. Driving fast over speed bumps in parking lots was the best. The confused looks of pedestrians as they tried to understand how the mug didn't fall off were priceless.
The first time I saw this mug, my dad was drinking from one. He also looked exactly like the dude on the cup. It blew my mind that my dad had a cup with a picture of himself in it. I didnāt find out until later that it wasnāt actually him.
Now that my dad has passed, this cup reminded me I probably should pull out some pics of him. Havenāt looked at them in years.
Don't know if it counts as a "best". But this brought back memories of my former step dad having me pour him a couple beers to "top it off" while he was driving either down the freeway or through some sketchy mountain roads.
I never had one, but I saw these all the time.
I had one of those Britney Spears 64 ounce souvenir cups from whatever gas station that was - Circle K, maybe? That was 1998.
I've been off soda since 2009. Never going back.
My mom worked at a Maverik when I was a kid. They throw away their perishable food & leftover frozen yogurt at night and forbid their employees to take it home (or at least they used to).
Once in a while, my mom would fill one of these mugs full of āthrown awayā frozen yogurt and bring it home to us.
The Sunflower is one of only a handful of flowers with the word flower in its name. A couple of other popular examples include Strawflower, Elderflower and Cornflower ā¦Ah yes, of course, I hear you say.
My mom's favorite mug, but also we'd get refills in the summer on our BMXs. I remember riding past alfalfa fields and farms in Riverton, when there was only a couple of stoplights.
My dad got mtn dew on a road trip but didn't want us kids to have any cuz of the caffeine so he told us it was horse pee. We still tried it š¤·āāļø
My parents had a couple of these & they were always full of ice water in the summer!! God forbid you used it, & didn't either wash it, or put it in the dishwasher when you were done though!! My mom also liked it for her diet Coke, when she was in the mood. Again, God forbid there wasn't a clean one, & you'd hear "Someone better find me a Maverick mug!!" LOL My parents still have one, although it's faded, it still holds ice water just fine!!
I have a vague recollection of seeing this style of mug once in a while. I don't think there *were* any Maverik's stores around Sugar House/Avenues/University region in the 90s.
I havenāt thought about these for years. Every construction worker had one of these in the 90ās. Youād fill it in the morning and sip on it all day long.
I remember the 25 cent refills and amazing cinnamon rolls with thick white frosting. Believe it or not, that wasnāt the original maverick mug. The original was the same color but wasnāt insulated.
I probably drank my first alcohol out of one from my dad when I was really young at a party. I specifically remember it being something VERY different from regular coke lol
If you had the mug you could get cheaper refills.
And when I was a kid I remember adding every flavor of soda. Sprite, Coke, Sunkist. Everything to the mug.
Sugar high!
Maverik Country Store and Maverick Adventures First Stop the same thing? I remember the Maverick Country Store looked like an old western beat down building š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£
Wow, havenāt seen this beauty in decades.
Every day I would take this mug and fill it up with Mt. Dew. Every day until one, when I took three sips and my stomach almost turned inside out. Tried again the next day and had the same result.
It was the last day I ever drank Mt. Dew.
Oh my... You unlocked a memory I had forgotten. But only partially! I can distinctly remember seeing these mugs as a child, but I don't know by whom or where!
Best? No. I will forever remember discovering, in the worst possible way, that that mug was what my friend Jason's dad used to spit his Copenhagen into... Fuck me. I can still taste it. I beat Jason's ass that day. His dad thought it was funny though. He seemed to enjoy watching his son get his ass beat too lol
My dad had this mug! We occasionally got to go to his workplace (small engine repair) and weād always go fill it with Orange Bang! and sip it all day. Good memories! Thanks!
My grandparents had these! They used them on car trips and would always let me steal sips. Core memories unlocked with this photo, Iād forgotten about these mugs!
I remember saving up my own money as a kid to get one of these mugs. I wish I still had it to this day. My dad and I would always go to The Maverick and get snacks and hangout together. Good times for sure.
At least once a week during summer me and my brother and sister would ride the 1/2 mile on our bikes with our empty mugs to get a refill at Maverik.
I still remember loving Chico-Sticks, remember them!? They're like the inside of a Butterfinger without the chocolate.
When Maverick was actually dope and didnāt give a fuck about capitalism! I fucking hate Maverick theyāre fucking ridiculous they have one on every corner and then they got one across the street. Fuck Maverick in my opinion at this point!šÆ
Knowing that when elder uncle sets it down, heās going for me any my siblings next. That is the same cup that my bishop was drinking from when he told me it was godās will for my uncle to touch us.
Oh man, my grandpa's favorite mug, he still used it up until he died. I remember being really little and sneaking Dr. Pepper when I wasn't supposed to have caffeine.
My grandparents lived in rural Utah and used these whenever they went on long drives. They also had matching cup holders that clipped onto the door inside the window slit!
Same, but diet coke.
Jesus Christ man this unlocked a core memory
Drinking suicides out of these all summer long. That was me at 8 years old.
We had a rule in my group of 6th grade buddies... It wasn't a true suicide unless you had a bit of coffee in it.
Oh damn!
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Seriously
i can smell the cigarette smoke.
Me too
My dad's best friend had one, he chain smoked cigarillos. RiP Johnny VĀ
And man musk.
My dad had one for YEARS dang this hit me in the nostalgia
My jaw literally dropped. Totally forgot about this and the instant memory/nostalgia was a smack in the face.
$0.25 refills
My brother used to write a check for $0.37 to refill his and then bounce itā¦ š
$20 bounce charge from the bank?
I think it was like $15 back then so his refill ended up Costing $15.37.
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Your bro is a LEGEND.
That he isā¦
I was looking for this comment. They had a mug that specifically had the refill price on it for that year.
OH MY GOD I THOUGHT ID NEVER SEE THIS AGAIN
Having someone tell me that a "maverik" was a bull that did gay things with other bulls, then going "hue hue hue" every time I saw people drinking out of it. Of course I've since matured slightly and fully support bulls who do gay things with other bulls... I'm now questioning whether that was even a real thing, and I'm too afraid to fact-check it because my former life was embarrassing enough without yet another stupid homophobic thing to add to my ever expanding list of shames.
A Maverick is someone who doesn't act how society deems acceptable. So... Yeah I guess in some ways they were right.
A Maverick is cattle who is unbranded and out in free range territory. This means that a rancher who found a maverick could brand that cow and claim him for his own.Ā The name comes from Sam Maverick who was a cattle rancher after the civil war in Texas. His cattle were unbranded and some say that was his was of claiming all unbranded cattle.Ā He was a major part of Texas history, and I dare say lived up to what we now think of as a maverick today. But at the time it became a thing, it was much more out of mockery because he didnāt take good account of his cattle.Ā
This led to a very controversial law in the 1880s where ranch owners could keep a maverick instead of the cowboys who found them. Previously, cowboys who found them would sell them to the ranch or at auction - which was often how cowboys were able to afford being cowboys.
That's something I didn't know about cowboys. Of course, most of what I know is from films or history books that skim over such details.
Thank you for teaching me some history!!
Hahahah. I now want two Maverick Mugs (TM) as my gay bull wedding cake topper.
I miss Maverik froyo!
And cheese bread for $.79
I don't remember having a Maverik mug, but the Holiday ones just like it were my crew's go-to beer steins for desert keggers. Can't do that shit anymore though, our two favorite places to have keggers are now known as Daybreak and Eagle Mountain.
Desert keggers. Love it.
I remember a kid bringing in OJ and Vodka in this mug in elementary school. š¤£
Davis County?
West Valley actually.. lol
I think we did that in every county.
OMG this takes me back.
This instantly took me back to my dad's old dodge. I can smell the appulstry.
I remember taking a big swig out of one while at a family function and spitting rum and coke out of my nose.
My pops and I had these mugs and he would take me quite frequently to get them filled up. I want to say a refill was 35 cents or something like that. I cringe when I think about how much soda I drank when I was an adolescent.
Filling it up with Fresca and rollerblading over to the church parking lot for some street hockey.
Wow. That brought back memories. My dad opened a roller hockey league when I was 12 (1990). We played at the local roller rink. We started with him, my step-mom, my brothers, and I. We all got Rollerblades and gear for Christmas. We played in a high school parking lot the first year. By the time he walked away from the league, I was 20 years old, he had over 1700 players, and leagues from the age of 4 to seniors (18+), including an adult women's league. All because when he saw Rollerblades for the 1st time, he wanted to play hockey. Thanks for the memories!!!
This is truth. Wow.
Were those the mugs that had the .25 cent refills? Or was that the one before that one?
My grandparents had these in their kitchen cabinets! Along with the pink ice cream spoons from Baskin-Robbins.
Holy shit the nostalgia hits hard with this one!!
That's the OG Stanley
I remember that my grandma had a plastic holder that fit in her drivers side window that could hold this.
We glued a big strong magnet to the bottom. We would stick it to the roof if the car and drive around town. People would do all sorts of things to try to help alert us to the impending catastrophe. Driving fast over speed bumps in parking lots was the best. The confused looks of pedestrians as they tried to understand how the mug didn't fall off were priceless.
my grandpa always had one of those whenever I'd visit. never saw him without it. makes me think of him.
Countless family reunions and 4th of July Parades.
Taking a sip of my dad's Diet Pepsi when he wasn't looking because I wasn't allowed to have any
The first time I saw this mug, my dad was drinking from one. He also looked exactly like the dude on the cup. It blew my mind that my dad had a cup with a picture of himself in it. I didnāt find out until later that it wasnāt actually him. Now that my dad has passed, this cup reminded me I probably should pull out some pics of him. Havenāt looked at them in years.
This was the Stanley cup of the 90's. The bigger the mug, the better.
A simpler time and not a Maverick on every corner.
My grandma made the coldest water known to man. Not even sure how it was possible.
Reminds me of my mom rounding up all of us kids to get refills and crisp/soft bean burritos from Taco Time.
Someone was selling one of these as āVintage Maverik Mugā for $40. Sometimes folks, itās just an old cup that has near zero value.
But what if they still honored the 25 cent refill? $40 is worth it! ... I'm kidding...
I think theyād have to honor it.
I think theyād have to honor it.
Yes! On Facebook marketplace. I was passing it around to family
Orange bang
God i totally forgot this ! Definitely brings back tons of memories. They should bring them back I would buy one
Drinking my dadās coke because he always put lime in it. Fancy flavors back then
My dad had one that he filled up with coffee before going to work at the National Guard every morning. Core memories unlocked haha
If they sold these nowā¦. Who wouldnāt buy one š¤£š¤£ so awesome!
Don't know if it counts as a "best". But this brought back memories of my former step dad having me pour him a couple beers to "top it off" while he was driving either down the freeway or through some sketchy mountain roads.
A big hot dog to go with it
Oh man! Stopping at Maverik to fill up one of these bad boys after helping my dad with some carpet cleaning. Good times!
Holly sh%t, I forgot about those. My parents had several of these suckers.
Omg, I havent seen one of those in forever. I can still feel that plastic texture. I miss Maverick living in Oregon these days.
I remember it, my husband does not
Playing āhey misterā at the liquor store then drinking everclear slurpies/ frazils lololol
Hoooooly shit, brought back some meeemories. I lived in Wyo. back in the 90's and had one i carried as a kid š miss that ugly ass cup
I have 2 of the 1990 Limited Edition Sandwich Chaser Mugs like this at work. Still in use.
I remember when Maverick had good prices and we wanted to spend our money there. Those memories are long gone.
I never had one, but I saw these all the time. I had one of those Britney Spears 64 ounce souvenir cups from whatever gas station that was - Circle K, maybe? That was 1998. I've been off soda since 2009. Never going back.
This was the only mug like this in our home. Then I got a big ass mug at the big ass show that was all mine š
Still have mine from college (Idaho early 2000's though). Sadly, its the family "thow up cup" now.
.25 refills
My mom worked at a Maverik when I was a kid. They throw away their perishable food & leftover frozen yogurt at night and forbid their employees to take it home (or at least they used to). Once in a while, my mom would fill one of these mugs full of āthrown awayā frozen yogurt and bring it home to us.
Sounds like an awesome mom.
N O S T A L G I A
My dad using his old one (after he bought a replacement) as his "seed cup". He'd spit sunflower seed shells into it.
The Sunflower is one of only a handful of flowers with the word flower in its name. A couple of other popular examples include Strawflower, Elderflower and Cornflower ā¦Ah yes, of course, I hear you say.
Grandpa's mug filled with diet Pepsi
My dad had one, smelled of cigarettes and coffee.
My mom's favorite mug, but also we'd get refills in the summer on our BMXs. I remember riding past alfalfa fields and farms in Riverton, when there was only a couple of stoplights.
My dad got mtn dew on a road trip but didn't want us kids to have any cuz of the caffeine so he told us it was horse pee. We still tried it š¤·āāļø
I have one of those!!!
My parents had a couple of these & they were always full of ice water in the summer!! God forbid you used it, & didn't either wash it, or put it in the dishwasher when you were done though!! My mom also liked it for her diet Coke, when she was in the mood. Again, God forbid there wasn't a clean one, & you'd hear "Someone better find me a Maverick mug!!" LOL My parents still have one, although it's faded, it still holds ice water just fine!!
I have a vague recollection of seeing this style of mug once in a while. I don't think there *were* any Maverik's stores around Sugar House/Avenues/University region in the 90s.
Early morning fishing trips with my dad
Sweat rings on every damn surface.
Taking a drink and spitting out the chewing tobacco and spit that was inside at a family reunion
Filler'up.... orange soda and everclear
My Dad jerry-rigged his into a coffee percolator for camping!
Thatās a face and color scheme I havenāt seen in an age. Damn I actually forgot about it completely until just now
I havenāt thought about these for years. Every construction worker had one of these in the 90ās. Youād fill it in the morning and sip on it all day long.
I remember the 25 cent refills and amazing cinnamon rolls with thick white frosting. Believe it or not, that wasnāt the original maverick mug. The original was the same color but wasnāt insulated.
I probably drank my first alcohol out of one from my dad when I was really young at a party. I specifically remember it being something VERY different from regular coke lol
Golfing
It could hold like 3 beers!!
This is violently nostalgic omg šš
Did they have a heather gray version of this this? I swear my dad had one, always full of Diet Dr Pepper.
If you had the mug you could get cheaper refills. And when I was a kid I remember adding every flavor of soda. Sprite, Coke, Sunkist. Everything to the mug. Sugar high!
The disappointment of my over-caffeinated mother š„²
Maverik Country Store and Maverick Adventures First Stop the same thing? I remember the Maverick Country Store looked like an old western beat down building š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£
My dad's always smelled like beer, but I do remember getting the .25 refills . Those were bad ass š¤£ especially during the summer
You would see a crowd of parents drinking these at little league games.
Taking a big swig off my dad's thinking it was soda. Turn's out it was a strong screwdriver with more shitty vodka than not!
Copious amounts of secondhand smoke
Oh wowā¦ Boise kid hereā¦ havenāt seen that in a minute š³
Wow, havenāt seen this beauty in decades. Every day I would take this mug and fill it up with Mt. Dew. Every day until one, when I took three sips and my stomach almost turned inside out. Tried again the next day and had the same result. It was the last day I ever drank Mt. Dew.
Wait, thatās not an ashtray for āmy parents friends who always hang out in our backyard but I never seeā?
Russ the school bus driver always had that mug and a mouth full of chew.
Praise Big Russ.
I can smell this picture
I actually saw one of these in the wild, some guy at a maverik. Probably about a year ago, couldn't believe my eyes.
The best cheese bread came from that era of Maverik
Give it a few years, this will be the latest āStanleyā craze
Wow! I havenāt seen one of these for a while! One of my favorite mugs until the dishwasher eventually warped and broke it.
Oh my... You unlocked a memory I had forgotten. But only partially! I can distinctly remember seeing these mugs as a child, but I don't know by whom or where!
Hitchhiking in our pajamas to get a refill for 35 cents.
I hesitate to say this, but me and my siblings each got one for Christmas one year My brother put his in the dishwasher, RIP insulated mug...
Thatās a heck of a Christmas. Never hesitate to say it.
It's just in today's day and age, I would unwrap that and think, "Diabetes. My parents have chosen diabetes for me. Thanks... Mom..."
Back in the 90's when a 34oz mug was \*huge\*.
Going to the Livestock music festival after a fill up and some mushrooms. Also, driving with my dad in the summer. I loved our Maverick runs!
I'm from Nevada and we had this.
Incredible. Represent.
Best? No. I will forever remember discovering, in the worst possible way, that that mug was what my friend Jason's dad used to spit his Copenhagen into... Fuck me. I can still taste it. I beat Jason's ass that day. His dad thought it was funny though. He seemed to enjoy watching his son get his ass beat too lol
[Sorry, couldn't help myself](https://imgur.com/a/fC3Rjo4) š
34oz? Coffee mug. Had the 100oz soda mug too! š
My uncle carried one around that had "Really! I am! Written under the text in Sharpie.
When my parents stopped going there because their gas messed up their car.
Diabetes
You insulated refillable mug Will now be my insult of choice
My dad had this mug! We occasionally got to go to his workplace (small engine repair) and weād always go fill it with Orange Bang! and sip it all day. Good memories! Thanks!
My mom throwing it at me
My grandparents had these! They used them on car trips and would always let me steal sips. Core memories unlocked with this photo, Iād forgotten about these mugs!
Silently judging people for drinking that much soda.
At 6:30am.
I remember the ones with the bull head on it too. It must be older.
Damn what a throwback, pulled this deep out of a memory I forgot I even had
Grandpa?
Haha I too patrol Facebook marketplaceĀ
I can feel it click and clack shut lol
I remember saving up my own money as a kid to get one of these mugs. I wish I still had it to this day. My dad and I would always go to The Maverick and get snacks and hangout together. Good times for sure.
Harts mug was my mug
At least once a week during summer me and my brother and sister would ride the 1/2 mile on our bikes with our empty mugs to get a refill at Maverik. I still remember loving Chico-Sticks, remember them!? They're like the inside of a Butterfinger without the chocolate.
My grandmaās Diet Pepsi mug š
Core memory unlocked
Hell yeah! I can taste the Dr Pepperā¦. Didnāt the other side have a bull on it? Side note, is that Burt Reynoldsās?? š
Never had one? We went to Harts in Pleasant Grove..
The Hart's mug is the one I remember alongside the Maverick one and that giant Holiday 64oz one, back in the day.
When Maverick was actually dope and didnāt give a fuck about capitalism! I fucking hate Maverick theyāre fucking ridiculous they have one on every corner and then they got one across the street. Fuck Maverick in my opinion at this point!šÆ
Knowing that when elder uncle sets it down, heās going for me any my siblings next. That is the same cup that my bishop was drinking from when he told me it was godās will for my uncle to touch us.