The really bad experiences I’ve had with straws is at movie theatres. In that case you’re given a pretty big drink in a flimsy cup, and you’re slowly drinking it over a couple of hours.
There’s no way that the paper straw holds up in those circumstances. You also don’t want to drink without the straw, because the cup is so flimsy that if you try to drink from it like a regular cup/glass it’s likely to collapse. I have permanent metal / rubber straws at home, but of course I never remember to bring them with me when I go to a movie, since I only go a couple of times a year.
The only solution I’ve found is to take 3-4 paper straws with me, and change them out over the course of the movie.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
that takes like half an hour though, and affects the bottom end.
fascicle@leminal.space 1 day ago
Depends on the straw, there are some pretty bad ones and done decent ones
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
The ones I’ve used have gone mushy in half that time
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 day ago
Skill issue either way
Drink faster noobs
iloveDigit@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
But if you’re going to drink faster, the cold drink doesn’t need ice to stay cold, so you don’t need a straw or lid to avoid ice sliding in your face
This seems like a checkmate tbh
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 10 hours ago
Great straw if you need to change the way you drink to use them
TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Out of curiosity, what businesses are you getting these straws from? The few times I got a paper straw I didn’t really notice an issue other than the texture on my lips. I wonder if those companies are just skipping on the quality. The good paper straws probably cost more than the plastic ones right now and I’d bet their trying to meet the same margins, or tighter.
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 10 hours ago
McDonald’s, Burger King, Hesburger