Comments on: Reusable Drinking Straws

By: myrt

myrt — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:32:16 +0000

I bought a glass straw at glassstraws.com. I am so pleased with this straw,the top is finished very nice. I bought the 8 inch and I am going to order the 10 inch for my taller glasses. My husband made me a holder from bamboo that we had growing in back yard.They sell a cleaning brush for $5.00 It is the best. Try the glass and you will never go back to plastic. I want to try the stainless, but not sure if it would hurt my teeth.

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:16:00 +0000

I use a pipe cleaner to clean my reusable straws – I found some at DIllards and some at Target in the summer items!

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:30:39 +0000

YEAH!!! I found a set of six reusable straws at Crate and Barrel. They come in a package of
six pink and orange or
six blue and green
for $4.95

* Acrylic
* Top-rack dishwasher-safe

Happy Sipping!

By: lenore

lenore — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:35:22 +0000

I can’t find them at Crate and Barrel. Any other ideas?

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:42:55 +0000

I found the straws on the Crate&Barrel website. Set of six for $4.95. I got tired of searching Walmarts for these straws. I love them! Ruth

By: Jaye

Jaye — Sun, 03 May 2009 20:27:50 +0000

If you are looking for reusable straws like walmart had go to alwaysbrilliant.com They aren’t exactly the same but I love them. YOu get 15 of them for 4.99. I’m thrilled I work with special needs kids and they are great.

By: Jaye

Jaye — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:55:47 +0000

I also have been looking for the straws from walmart. I have even written them and gotten no response. They were the best and I am still looking.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:39:23 +0000

I believe that I saw something similar for sale at Starbuck’s but I am so leary of the materials used (acrylic is a plastic) and the possibility of toxins leaching into beverages.

My suggested solution is that you check the http://www.glassdharma.com website for more information about using glass instead of plastic. The type of glass they use is very strong and they even provide a manufacturer’s lifetime guarantee against breakage. They recomend you just put them in the dishwasher! From what I have been reading, the plastics break down with each dishwasher cleaning and the plastic can leach even higher levels of BPA. Not so with the borosilicate glass!

I carry my glass straws with me everywhere and keep a glassful of glass straws out on the counter for my family and guests. They are beautiful!

By: Joslyn

Joslyn — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:16:45 +0000

About 2 years ago, I too decided that we had to do something about the straw usage in my home. I found some pretty colored acrylic straws at Wal-Mart; a package of 8 was about $2. These straws are the same size as the plastic drinking straws. They’re wonderful. But, guests have fallen in love with them also, and I’m down to just a few. I can not find them any more. Of course, Wal-Mart has no idea what I’m talking about. Does anyone know where I can find more? Thanks