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Re:Starbucks' new CEO will supercommute 1k miles from Califo... by Philpax on Thursday August 22, 2024 @06:37AM (#41318682)
Aside from the reasons others have provided, a not-insubstantial number of people can't use their mouth: for reasons of disability or other, they cannot produce enough suction with their mouth alone.

For this demographic, paper straws are a significant issue: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/07/11/627773979/wh...

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Re:Starbucks' new CEO will supercommute 1k miles from Califo... by zoklet-enjoyer on Thursday August 22, 2024 @06:43AM (#41318733)
Most people don't need straws. Default should be no straw, but have the nice plastic ones available for those who request them.
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Re:Starbucks' new CEO will supercommute 1k miles from Califo... by occz on Thursday August 22, 2024 @07:21AM (#41318990)
Agreed. Just do something like charge 10 cents for it and waive the fee for anyone with a disability, that should kill most of the waste.
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