McDonalds Paper straws taste like...

janfebmar

Anyone else taste the new McDonalds straws yet and think they feel and taste like soggy cardboard? Maybe it is just me, I preferred the plastic ones but I know they are supposed to be worse for the environment. But the taste of the new ones - ughhh. Never again.

D3V!L

Odeon cinema brought them in a while ago. They dont even last half the film so I end up having to take two.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I don't get this worse for the environment thing, if a plastic straw or cup is thrown in the ditch, it just lies there, it doesn't melt and create toxic chemicals that seep into the land and harm animals or plants. And so what it takes hundreds or thousands of years to degrade, we wont be around then.

What the government should do is designate an unpopulated area such as Leitrim and dump everything in it, its not like anyone lives there or ever goes there anyway so there is no problem.

Fracture

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I don't get this worse for the environment thing, if a plastic straw or cup is thrown in the ditch, it just lies there, it doesn't melt and create toxic chemicals that seep into the land and harm animals or plants. And so what it takes hundreds or thousands of years to degrade, we wont be around then.

What the government should do is designate an unpopulated area such as Leitrim and dump everything in it, its not like anyone lives there or ever goes there anyway so there is no problem.

haha

Scorpion Sting

Yeah they're absolutely horrible.

Fracture

janfebmar wrote: »

Anyone else taste the new McDonalds straws yet and think they feel and taste like soggy cardboard? Maybe it is just me, I preferred the plastic ones but I know they are supposed to be worse for the environment. But the taste of the new ones - ughhh. Never again.

Don't eat them. Seriously tho, i find them ok to use, although the coke doesn't taste as good when using them, i find it goes a little flat and it maybe isn't as cold after travelling through them compared to their plastic counter part.

Balanadan

Drink without a straw.

Deebles McBeebles

McDonalds Paper straws taste like...

A McDonalds Big Mac.

uch

Pfffft, peasants and their paper Straws, Does everybody not have a gold Straw provided by social Welfare?

TheValeyard

Yeah same with the ones in Eddie Rockets. You need two of them per drink.

4068ac1elhodqr

Surely even these 'paper' straws would have some sort of Bisphenol-A type coating on the inside?
Otherwise they'd disintegrate almost immediately on 1st use.

Don't venture into such outlets, and use stainless steel straws at home.

Good doc about McD's on the TVBox, said the original Ralph charachter got sacked soon after starting due to sudden onset of obesity, the __ ___.

kneemos

Jemma Weak Zebra wrote: »

Surely even these 'paper' straws would have some sort of Bisphenol-A type coating on the inside?
Otherwise they'd disintegrate almost immediately on 1st use.

Don't venture into such outlets, and use stainless steel straws at home.

Good doc about McD's on the TVBox, said the original Ralph charachter got sacked soon after starting due to sudden onset of obesity, the __ ___.

How do you clean a straw?

Deebles McBeebles

kneemos wrote: »

How do you clean a straw?

A smaller straw.

Kilboor

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I don't get this worse for the environment thing, if a plastic straw or cup is thrown in the ditch, it just lies there, it doesn't melt and create toxic chemicals that seep into the land and harm animals or plants. And so what it takes hundreds or thousands of years to degrade, we wont be around then.

What the government should do is designate an unpopulated area such as Leitrim and dump everything in it, its not like anyone lives there or ever goes there anyway so there is no problem.

You've got my vote!

magic_murph

Stop eating McDonalds and get some real food into ya' Simple.

schizo1014

Your not supposed to eat them

Beat me to it magic murph

Feisar

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I don't get this worse for the environment thing, if a plastic straw or cup is thrown in the ditch, it just lies there, it doesn't melt and create toxic chemicals that seep into the land and harm animals or plants. And so what it takes hundreds or thousands of years to degrade, we wont be around then.

What the government should do is designate an unpopulated area such as Leitrim and dump everything in it, its not like anyone lives there or ever goes there anyway so there is no problem.

4068ac1elhodqr

kneemos wrote: »

How do you clean a straw?

Hot water, then cold water rinse, usually in a sink.

Many of the stainless steel packs even come with those wee brush things.

The more notationally creative might be able to drill holes and make an impromptu stainless steel whistle.

El_Bee

probably reconstituted toiletroll

Frank O. Pinion

Personally, I'm bulk buying plastic straws from Amazon and taking them with me to places that use those awful paper straws. I will fight this.

Del2005

Jemma Weak Zebra wrote: »

Hot water, then cold water rinse, usually in a sink.

Many of the stainless steel packs even come with those wee brush things.

The more notationally creative might be able to drill holes and make an impromptu stainless steel whistle.

I wounder how much water is wasted by people thinking that they are being good for the environment by reusing the straw by running litres of potable water through it?

Deebles McBeebles

Del2005 wrote: »

I wounder how much water is wasted by people thinking that they are being good for the environment by reusing the straw by running litres of potable water through it?

Quick p*ss, be grand.

shmeee

janfebmar wrote: »

Anyone else taste the new McDonalds straws yet and think they feel and taste like soggy cardboard? Maybe it is just me, I preferred the plastic ones but I know they are supposed to be worse for the environment. But the taste of the new ones - ughhh. Never again.

Experienced one on Monday, straight away the taste was as you described it. Took the lid off and just drank it out of the cup.

Drinking a milkshake through one is even worse!

janfebmar

shmeee wrote: »

Experienced one on Monday, straight away the taste was as you described it. Took the lid off and just drank it out of the cup.

Drinking a milkshake through one is even worse!

Yeah, it was a milkshake I tried to drink through one, disgusting. Was never a big customer of McD's, and I will be even less now.

4068ac1elhodqr

Del2005 wrote: »

I wounder how much water is wasted by people thinking that they are being good for the environment by reusing the straw by running litres of potable water through it?

When washed once daily with full bowl of cups, plates, glasses, cutlery and a quick rinse of <50ml of cold water (or not)?

Yes indeed (Rolleyes) so, so much worse than a lifetime of single use straws.

Amirani

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I don't get this worse for the environment thing, if a plastic straw or cup is thrown in the ditch, it just lies there, it doesn't melt and create toxic chemicals that seep into the land and harm animals or plants. And so what it takes hundreds or thousands of years to degrade, we wont be around then.

My main issue with these sort of initiatives, is that they actually tend to detract from the big issue; carbon emissions and climate change. People reduce a bit of their plastic use and then pat themselves on the back for it, when you've done nothing to reduce the greatest threat facing humanity. Of course reducing the use of plastic is a good thing, but people seem to just conflate the two. I was at an environmental focus group recently, and people were asked for ways that we could reduce our carbon emissions. The amount of people who started suggesting things like paper straws, re-usable shopping bags and coffee cups etc. was astounding; and these make no discernible impact to climate change.

Gunmonkey

Frank O. Pinion wrote: »

Personally, I'm bulk buying plastic straws from Amazon and taking them with me to places that use those awful paper straws. I will fight this.

Why even bother, just find somewhere that sells those hard plastic "loopy" straws and bring it with ya to the cinema or such. Then rinse it out at home and ready for the next use.

WTF would anyone do, stop you from using your own straw?

gozunda

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Why even bother, just find somewhere that sells those hard plastic "loopy" straws and bring it with ya to the cinema or such. Then rinse it out at home and ready for the next use.

WTF would anyone do, stop you from using your own straw?

Is this a straw poll then?






I'll get me coat ...

Electric Sheep

kneemos wrote: »

How do you clean a straw?

Most come with a narrow brush for cleaning.

Lots of people I know carry one of their metal straws with them if they want to use a straw when eating outside the home.

Frank O. Pinion

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Why even bother, just find somewhere that sells those hard plastic "loopy" straws and bring it with ya to the cinema or such. Then rinse it out at home and ready for the next use.

WTF would anyone do, stop you from using your own straw?

I don't like the hard plastics ones and don't want to have to clean or reuse anything. Plus, I just hate the environment.

Akrasia

Electric Sheep wrote: »

Most come with a narrow brush for cleaning.

Lots of people I know carry one of their metal straws with them if they want to use a straw when eating outside the home.

When they start selling a 'straw for life' and the press under my sink gets full of metal straws....

Every single piece of food in a supermarket comes with some kind of plastic wrapper. Straws are the least of our worries.

zoe 3619

Am I weird in wondering why so many of you use straws?Always saw them as a novelty item for small children.
Can you not just sip your drink?

Ha Long Bay

Good to see they are making a difference.

Guy:Incognito

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

What the government should do is designate an unpopulated area such as Leitrim and dump everything in it, its not like anyone lives there or ever goes there anyway so there is no problem.

How can you dump stuff in a place that doesnt exist?

Atoms for Peace

kneemos wrote: »

How do you clean a straw?

With a pipe cleaner.

recedite

Anyone notice that shiny Covantas building in Ringsend, out by the two old ESB chimneys?
I have a feeling it all goes there anyway, up in smoke.

Plastic, cardboard, paper, whatever. The monster incinerator isn't fussy.

Pinch Flat

Is eating the straws a thing now?

marcbrophy

How recent is this and is it Dublin only?

Just that I had a meal at Crescent, Limerick last Friday and got a plastic straw

Later that night was in a bar in the City and got these god awful paper straws in a cocktail I was drinking!
Fooking horrific

freshpopcorn

kneemos wrote: »

How do you clean a straw?

I saw reusable straws online. You get a little brush with them. You probably end up using tons of water washing them.

Zaph

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I saw reusable straws online. You get a little brush with them. You probably end up using tons of water washing them.

Nope, into the dishwasher with them along with the cutlery. It would be going on anyway, so they're not using any extra water

janfebmar

zoe 3619 wrote: »

Am I weird in wondering why so many of you use straws?Always saw them as a novelty item for small children.
Can you not just sip your drink?

Not McD milk shakes, a straw, a proper plastic straw, is the only job for them. Not the taste of soggy cardboard.

Phil.x

janfebmar wrote: »

Anyone else taste the new McDonalds straws yet and think they feel and taste like soggy cardboard? Maybe it is just me, I preferred the plastic ones but I know they are supposed to be worse for the environment. But the taste of the new ones - ughhh. Never again.

Isn't that why they got rid of them in the first place.

freshpopcorn

Zaph wrote: »

Nope, into the dishwasher with them along with the cutlery. It would be going on anyway, so they're not using any extra water

Not everybody has a dish washer!

janfebmar

I am surprised a business as big as McD took something to market which does not work, and which they are going to lose customers over. They lost my 3 times a year custom anyway.

If they cared about the environment they would not be producing thousands of container loads of junk toys in China each year for their kiddy meals, most of which are discarded immediately. And how about all the little plastic sachets of Heinz sauce - would it not be more efficient to do it some other way?

Frank O. Pinion

zoe 3619 wrote: »

Am I weird in wondering why so many of you use straws?Always saw them as a novelty item for small children.
Can you not just sip your drink?

No, drinking fizzy drinks without a straw is very bad for your teeth. And milkshakes need a straw.

Plus, "novelty item for small children"? You see the fun they're having sucking away? I WANT THAT FUN.

Zaph

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Not everybody has a dish washer!

Well OK, you get your staff to wash them for you then, but you don't have to pay the dishwasher so I'd definitely recommend replacing them with one.

Frank O. Pinion

janfebmar wrote: »

And how about all the little plastic sachets of Heinz sauce - would it not be more efficient to do it some other way?

There is another way, ketchup dispensers, like they use in most fast food joints in America.

McDonalds.

‘Food’ for lazy, stupid people.

kneemos

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I saw reusable straws online. You get a little brush with them. You probably end up using tons of water washing them.

For fizzy drinks they might be OK. Milk based drink residue goes mouldy very quickly and is hard to shift.


Also they're massive. Golf ball through a hose pipe comes to mind.

https://youtu.be/TmVTPJEvri8

Zaph

kneemos wrote: »

Also they're massive. Golf ball through a hose pipe comes to mind.

https://youtu.be/TmVTPJEvri8

They're not all that size. My wife uses them all the time and the ones she has are the same width as a regular McDonald's plastic straw.

Grid.

They're awful things..........completely ruin a good drink!