These straws are just awful. They seem instantly de carbonate drinks resulting in only foam coming up the straw. Though they aren't all the same, the McDonald's ones seem to work ok.
Banning the plastic ones was fine, but I'd rather no straw over a coated paper one.
Easy - even my kids when they were under 2 could drink without straws. Of course if you have ice cubes in everything then straws are needed - which is why we avoid ice cubes also.
Banning the plastic ones was fine, but I'd rather no straw over a coated paper one.