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Got Straws?

At home, do you keep straws?

  • Always

    Votes: 27 44.3%

  • Usually

    Votes: 6 9.8%

  • Sometimes

    Votes: 5 8.2%

  • Seldom

    Votes: 6 9.8%

  • Never

    Votes: 17 27.9%
  • Total voters
    61
kenny

kenny

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At home, do you keep straws?

If so, paper, plastic, metal, glass, other?

Single use, or wash?
 
None. Never saw nor felt the need for straws.
 
Not for years.
My former SO used plastic straws and threw them away. :naughty:
Only occasionally would he recycled them.
 
We have reusable metal and bamboo straws, mostly because my husband will make bubble tea every now and then, and you really need a straw to enjoy it.
 
I had to select 'seldom', as sometimes delivery will include straws (we get milkshakes with take out about once a month), and I do have 4 re-useable plastic straws that came with the 4 water bottles I purchased (each bottle has two head choices, one with a flip top with internal straw attached, the other a screw top with a wider mouth).
 
Stainless steel straws. Used all day (and during the night) to drink RO water from a stainless insulated cup. I drink more water when I use a straw. :lickout: And yes, I wash them. ;))
 
We have glass ones, and some reusable silicon straws—wide ones, for smoothies, and narrower ones for insulated glasses/mugs for iced tea, etc.

ETA: Definitely washable! The glass one(s) goes into dishwasher, too.
 
All kinds of straws around here that never get used except the one in mine wifeys water cup.
 
I have plastic ones bought some years ago, and also reusable stainless steel ones for my home and my campervan - they came with cute thin and long brushes!

DK :))
 
We have plastic and silicone straws.
Some of our thermal mugs come with them. I clean them with brushes.
 
no straws here
no straws at work either when the customers buy drinks
if plastic are not outlawed its a close thing ?
im pretty surw McDonalds might do a paper straw but i havnt had Maccas in ages
aside from polluting the ocean ive always hated straws
would always discard them from my whisky and lemonaid as a young thing :lol-2:
 
only a couple reusable ones. bamboo and stainless and I think one silicone. Only used if I want to take an iced coffee in my car in a cup with a cover. I also keep one reusable one in my car or purse in a carrier, in case I happen to go somewhere to buy something to drink like the iced coffee. I won't take a plastic straw. I possibly would take a paper one if I didn't have my own. And yes, I wash them.
 
I have steel straws and silicon straws which came with a cute little brush for cleaning the insides.
 
I have only glass straws and they are everywhere I go. I despise paper straws. I have trouble with certain textures and they are like nails dragged on a chalkboard for me.
 
Not really, I did buy some personal reusable straws in little cases. They're in a cupboard somewhere.
Oh, and a face hugger glass straw for my Aliens loving kid that one time. I love the cute little glass straws- good stocking stuffer type gifts.
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I like to drink from straws

We have metal ones that we wash.

I still have plastic bubble tea straws from way back when, before I became a crazy hippy.

When I make a bubble tea at home (too much plastic to buy one outside) I use those straws and then I wash them. They last forever!
 
We have a pack of plastic straw that have been sitting in our kitchen drawer for years. We have them in case have toddlers/little kids visit. We also have a couple metal straws....they don't really get used either. Think they were a gift from my mom to my "kids" but they are now 20 and 18, and we never really used them.
 
No single-use. And the silicone ones are gross. The metal ones are lethal -- and opaque so you at least can't see how gross they are :cool2:.
 
I bought some metal straws a few years back. Tried it once and almost chip my teeth! So never again. I do have some individually wrapped plastic straws my husband brought back from his coffee runs. It's a pain to wash and dry to recycle. A few years back I bought Yeti tumblers for everyone so no straws are needed. I do have to throw the lids in the washer every few days.
 
I make cocktails at home and when I go camping in tall glasses, like Pimms, Long Island Ice Tea, Mojito etc., hence I keep straws at home and in the campervan.

DK :))
 
No straws.

I like hot drinks. Even in summer.

Other half - it’s an upscale day when he bothers with a glass, rather than chugging whatever sodas straight out of the bottles :???: (I never drink his sodas…)

On the very rare occasion I get something with a straw I re-learn that I’m a compulsive straw chewer, I’d destroy teeth within seconds with those metal straws!
 
I bought some paper straws when I started to bleach my teeth. I realised that it really doesn't make much difference to the colour of my teeth if I drink with a straw or not.
 
Not any more. I enjoyed them when I was younger but I don't use them now. I remember those Krazy straws with lots of loops and turns we would drink through. Ahh the joys of youth.

Interesting history of the straw FYI

www.bonappetit.com

A Brief History of the Straw

From actual straw straws to bendy straws to straws that might save the world, you'll be drawn into this brief history of why it's great to suck
www.bonappetit.com www.bonappetit.com
 
I use straws since some painful dental problems forced me to. I do have the plastic ones but I reuse them many times and recycle after.
 
I have little kids, so yes. They use stainless steel straws because I can’t bring myself to use disposable plastic straws. If we have parties, I try to buy paper straws.
 
ItsMainelyYou said:
Not really, I did buy some personal reusable straws in little cases. They're in a cupboard somewhere.
Oh, and a face hugger glass straw for my Aliens loving kid that one time. I love the cute little glass straws- good stocking stuffer type gifts.
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Oh my gosh I love these! Yes I love Alien. All of them.

I have some stainless, reusable plastic. I don't buy the throw away ones.
 
I am ready to be skewered! I pride myself on being super green at home, but straws are my one vice! I hate the metal ones (dangerous), I hate washing the silicone type ones because they never seem to get fully clean and paper ones are gross and get soggy so quick. I have a pack of the disposable ones from years ago that I am slowly going through. When theyre done I'm not sure what I'll do! I drink most things without a straw, but I like them for high ball type drinks, mainly because the ice gets in the way.
 
I use straws when I’m in the car and driving, and I have some silicone straws that I use with my car travel mugs. I figure using a straw while driving is safer than tipping my head back to take a sip. Also kept bendy straws on hand when looking after my dad. Other than that I rarely use straws, even when eating out.
 
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