In my continuing effort to be more organic and less chemically-based, I have reached the last straw. Okay, it may be the last straw I have to buy for quite a while because it is a glass straw.
When my husband first saw these in the store, I thought they were silly. I also thought they could be a dangerous thing. After all, they are made of glass and glass breaks. They were even selling little cases for the shards straws. I thought those were an even sillier idea.
The more I thought about it the more practical they seemed. My daughter loves to drink from a straw. I am not thrilled about the possible issues with the chemicals used in plastic. Plus, we use hundreds of straws in just six months and I am not thrilled with putting them in a landfill.
After some research, I discover the straws are made of a durable glass that will withstand heat and cold. It will not break easily, microwave, and dishwasher safe. Frankly, if it was not dishwasher safe I would not be writing this post.
However, there was still a concern about the cost. The cost of one glass straw equated to about 800-900 of the plastic ones. It would only take about seven months at the rate straws disappear around my house for me to break even. A glass straw should last for years, thus it should save us money in less than a year.
If you are interested, I found them at a local grocery that was recently purchased by Whole Foods or you can get them through this link:
You will not see us eating out using it any time soon though. I am afraid it might get thrown away or lost then it would not be my last straw for sure.
(This is just my own discovery. I have not received any compensation or product from the manufactures of glass straws or Whole Foods. I will receive a referral fee from Amazon if you purchase through them. However, this is not why I wrote this post.)
