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Went to McDonald's today to get a milkshake, they only have paper straws here since 2019 iirc. Anyways the milkshake itself doesn't but I assume our saliva "sof

Went to McDonald's today to get a milkshake, they only have paper straws here since 2019 iirc. Anyways the milkshake itself doesn't but I assume our saliva "softens" the paper straw so much that after a couple of minutes I had to turn the straw around to use the other end otherwise I just can't get the milkshake through lol if that make sense. I'm thinking about getting 2 straws next time.

McNutty 5y ago
Personally I just drink from the cup. I never use a straw when drinking at home, I don't magically require one when not at home.
- MerelyMortal 5y ago
  Personally, part of the enjoyable expereince of drinking a milkshake is drinking it through a straw. Drinking a milkshake like a regular drink gives me no pleasure. I suppose if they ever went to paper straws where I live, i would just have to order a personal metal reusable straw.
  - adhesive_wombat 5y ago
    > I suppose if they ever went to paper straws where I live, i would just have to order a personal metal reusable straw. I suppose that's the sound of the system working. Certainly I note use fewer plastic bags since they started charging for them, though I have also thrown away quite a few broken, much, much thicker, bags and bought a lot more small bin bags since then. But neither the straw or bag are anywhere near a major contributor to plastic use, though I can see plastic bags certainly were a major litter source and are much less often found in hedges now.
  - troyvit 5y ago
    Man I remember being a kid and drinking a McDonald's shake through a straw. It was so frustrating. My cheeks would be sucked in like a 60 year old actress with really bad plastic surgery and even then I'd just get a little bit.
    - MerelyMortal 5y ago
      Jack In The Box had wide, strong, blue straws when I was a kid, and they made drinking shakes easy. Now they have regular, small, thin-walled straws that does the same thing you're describing :-/
  - xoxxala 5y ago
    I like my milkshakes thick enough that they need a spoon. I prefer liquid drinks without a straw, but I find that most of my friends and family prefer straws. And not paper straws. Don't know a single person who likes paper straws. My wife works for Starbucks and when they were pushing the sippy lids, many customers would ask for straws to go with the sippy cup lid.
- haunter 5y ago
  I'm just thinking about to keep a reusable metal straw around. Cleaning is a pita, you need the special brush but honestly it's still better than the paper straws. But maybe it's just McDonald's? Maybe the other fast food joints use something else, like a different kind of paper
hammock 5y ago
PFAS “forever chemicals” were found in 36 out of 38 brands of plant-based (like paper) straws tested: https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/Biodegradabledrinking-straws-contain-PFAS/99/i11 https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/Biodeg...

McNutty 5y ago

Personally I just drink from the cup. I never use a straw when drinking at home, I don't magically require one when not at home.

MerelyMortal 5y ago
Personally, part of the enjoyable expereince of drinking a milkshake is drinking it through a straw. Drinking a milkshake like a regular drink gives me no pleasure. I suppose if they ever went to paper straws where I live, i would just have to order a personal metal reusable straw.
- adhesive_wombat 5y ago
  > I suppose if they ever went to paper straws where I live, i would just have to order a personal metal reusable straw. I suppose that's the sound of the system working. Certainly I note use fewer plastic bags since they started charging for them, though I have also thrown away quite a few broken, much, much thicker, bags and bought a lot more small bin bags since then. But neither the straw or bag are anywhere near a major contributor to plastic use, though I can see plastic bags certainly were a major litter source and are much less often found in hedges now.
- troyvit 5y ago
  Man I remember being a kid and drinking a McDonald's shake through a straw. It was so frustrating. My cheeks would be sucked in like a 60 year old actress with really bad plastic surgery and even then I'd just get a little bit.
  - MerelyMortal 5y ago
    Jack In The Box had wide, strong, blue straws when I was a kid, and they made drinking shakes easy. Now they have regular, small, thin-walled straws that does the same thing you're describing :-/
- xoxxala 5y ago
  I like my milkshakes thick enough that they need a spoon. I prefer liquid drinks without a straw, but I find that most of my friends and family prefer straws. And not paper straws. Don't know a single person who likes paper straws. My wife works for Starbucks and when they were pushing the sippy lids, many customers would ask for straws to go with the sippy cup lid.
haunter 5y ago
I'm just thinking about to keep a reusable metal straw around. Cleaning is a pita, you need the special brush but honestly it's still better than the paper straws. But maybe it's just McDonald's? Maybe the other fast food joints use something else, like a different kind of paper

hammock 5y ago

PFAS “forever chemicals” were found in 36 out of 38 brands of plant-based (like paper) straws tested: https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/Biodegradabledrinking-straws-contain-PFAS/99/i11 https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/Biodeg...