8 points

I used a paper straw once, it fucking melted in my drink because paper doesn’t work well with liquids

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18 points

They work fine, what you encountered was a cheapo shitty paper straw.

proper ones are quite thick, more like a cardboard tube, and will start to go sliiiiightly soft when your drink is finished anyways.

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2 points

Every single paper straw I’ve ever used has been awful, and has significantly diminished my enjoyment of my drink.

While it is a small thing, I have on multiple occasions not bought a drink when I otherwise might have, because it was going to have to use a paper straw.

Of all the places where we can reduce plastic usage, the humble straw is a horrible place to start.

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4 points

Every one I ever had was shit.

Metal ones work great for me, but paper? Come on, I’d rather have no straw at all. It’s just more junk, more CO2.

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6 points
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I have tried the ones you are describing and they’re still shit. At that point, just skip the dang straw and design your cups to work well without.

The most annoying thing is most places giving out paper straws still put their iced coffee in a big plastic cup.

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38 points

I remember when Maccas stopped using straws in France.

They just printed on the cup - “We’ve stopped using plastic straws. To drink, remove lid. You’re not an infant”

Don’t suppose that’d work in a country of insufferable crybabies though lol

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6 points

You think every American alive can’t handle drinking without a straw?

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1 point

Try printing that on a cup in the US and see what happens

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2 points

Americans like ice in all their drinks. Straws are way better when there’s ice. For the rest of the world it’s no problem to drink from a cup.

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1 point

This is actually a legit concern for some people with handicaps. That said, the number of people that just get handed a straw as a matter of course far outnumbers the number that needs it because of handicaps. And of course carrying your own around is a thing.

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6 points

based

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2 points

They cut the heads off the rich, of course they are!

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4 points

Were you drinking hot coffee or something? I’ve used those wax covered weird things a couple times and didn’t have a problem with them. I would just rather not even use a straw really.

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1 point

I’ve had paper straws turn to mush in my milkshake.

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1 point

I was drinking Cheerwine

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2 points

I just carry around a silicone straw. It’s also useful for various drug things, MacGyvering stuff, etc.

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25 points

Fuck Nestle.

And since Starbucks is owned by Neste: Fuck Starbucks.

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31 points

Starbucks is a publicly traded company owned by its shareholders. But still, fuck Nestle. Also fuck Starbucks for being union-busting asshats.

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24 points

Guillotine.

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4 points

It goes

It goes

It goes

It goes

It goes

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10 points

Not that I would be surprised, but source? I don’t get my news from images that anyone can throw together.

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15 points

I saw a news article about this pop up on my feed earlier - which had more info. He’s not actually commuting every day. Just 3 days a week. They’re also building an office for him in Newport for him to work out of.

Fuck this guy.

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3 points

Oh just 3 days a week, that’s ok then. At least he’s thinking about the environment.

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I want to watch a documentary about the dickheads that came up with the spin phrasing “supercommute” to try to preempt us naturally labeling this “Planet-fucking-pollute-o-rama”

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11 points

I went to starbucks and bought a large reusable plastic cup that I’ll probably never use again… I helped save the planet!

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Facepalm

!facepalm@lemmy.wtf

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