White with multi coloured pin striped straws. 200pk. Was $1.50. Now 75 cents.
BigW in Highpoint, VIC.
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There free at any fast food restaurant. Only problem is it'll take you a while to get 200.
So there’s nothing in the voting guidelines against negging this deal if you agree that plastic straws are bad for the environment.
Looks like the guidelines might have to change then considering a decent portion of the community (e.g. the 42+ votes for the neg comment) seem to agree with the reasoning for neg comment. WE ARE THE PEOPLE
And ignoring the 129 upvote for the deal at the time of writing.
@Entropy Sky: It's not about hurting my feelings, it's about having a habitable planet in the future with some biodiversity. Just in case you hadn't noticed, marine life is very negatively impacted by plastics, including straws.
Sorry, but I class you as the suggestibles who were brainwashed by the Chaser's war on waste turtle stunt. There's a deal for Chupa Chups elsewhere here that got no SJW downvotes even though the use once and dispose stick has more plastic than a straw. You've just been well programmed.
how is it bad for the environment?
Because people like to litter.
so its nothing to do with the straws then
@Scrooge McDuck: Get these straws into the hands of Ozbargainers, they probably have a slightly higher IQ than the general population, meaning they'll at least bin them. Don't trust the average consumer though…
It's called being objective.
Because it's not Smart at all
Let me know when smart straws are on special.
Unnecessary use of plastic, if you really really need feel the need to drink from a straw, there are paper straws which are becoming more prevalent in bars and councils where plastic straws are banned
Paper isn't waterproof.
Straws are invaluable to people living with physical disabilities, the elderly, people recovering from surgery, et al.
@Scrooge McDuck: There are reusable straws that are suitable to people with these difficulties. Buying single use plastic straws is not the answer.
@Scrooge McDuck: Paper straws work fine and if you struggle with that then metal is the way to go. The vast majority of plastic straws ever made in the history of plastic are still sitting in oceans and landfill. I want to be on this planet for another 60 years so try not to ruin everything
@adamjb007: It sure as hell isn't going to be a plastic straw that turns this place into a lifeless rock. It may damage the environment a tad, but Aussie usage is beyond inconsequential. China's dumping completely outweighs anything we do.
But yeah global warming will do us in. The people making the choices don't care as it won't affect them in the even distant future.
If you want to save the environment, go do something that counts…if such a thing actually exists.
@incipient: The cruel irony is that the countries less responsible for global warming are the ones bearing the brunt. The pacific islands don't even register on the scale of polluters but are disappearing below the rising seas. Australia is yet again facing drought conditions, and el nino is only just ramping up. But its ok. Lets just do nothing more than wagging the fingers at China and the US. That will fix it. That'll help the farmers.
@adamjb007: Already too much in landfill. We don't need any further (probably imported from China) rubbish.
Paper and reusable metal or bamboo are far better options.
@adamjb007: Metal straws could also end up in Oceans killing turtles. Better just to use a Tim Tam to suck your drink.
@Scrooge McDuck: Paper straws with a suitable coating are sufficiently waterproof to last for a drink.
And there are other options around.
@Scrooge McDuck: People with disabilities could also use re-usable straws - made of stainless steel. Paper straws existed long before plastic straws (they were waxed). And seriously, if ONLY disabled people who needed to used straws, we'd be cutting the numbers down to a few thousand a year instead of a few million, right?
It's better to drink sugary stuff with a straw for your teeth
@negger: Eh jury is out. And either way if you're drinking enough soft drink to damage your teeth, you're going to have bigger issues! (hehe geddit?)
they get into the ocean and get tangled up in wildlife, there' a vid on youtube where a turtle gets one stuck up its nose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wH878t78bw
the new craze are paper ones which break down or metal reusable and washable ones
they get into the ocean
How?
@Scrooge McDuck: I like your posts on this site but no-one appreciates the "rhetorical question to logical fallacy that you wrote yourself" gotcha questions.
Don't do me dirty like that.
I get the "guns don't kill people - people kill people" to "straws aren't the problem - people littering is" parallel, but if people can't be trusted to get rid of their litter the right way then maybe the best solution right now is not giving them plastic straws in the first place, at least until satellites in space can fire concentrated laser bursts onto litterbugs on earth with pinpoint accuracy vaporizing them
I like your posts on this site but no-one appreciates the "rhetorical question to logical fallacy that you wrote yourself" gotcha questions.
I look forward to seeing the poll results.
@Scrooge McDuck: I'd get up and walk away from all of this if you just said "straw poll"
You can have that one for free mate
@[Deactivated]: In all seriousness, my main concerns are with the armchair activism versus effective solutions, collective punishment and omitting the truth from the issue.
There is a lot more wrong with a lot of people than just a tendency to litter plastic straws. So let's tackle the problem at the source.
@Scrooge McDuck: The sad truth is that no-one cares about the environment because it shows no acute symptoms like those disaster movies a few years back.
I think this is why this bargain thread is so (profanity), people are taking a side on this by attaching a quantitative value to the environment (ie. how much I can save if I buy plastic vs more expensive paper straws which start deforming in your drink or metal ones which you have to wash)
@[Deactivated]: And what about all the plastic that you get when you do the grocery shopping? You get a huge amount and often multiple types with each product. How exactly are plastic bags and straws the issue especially when nearly all the plastic in our oceans is from countries in Asia and similar places.
Replacing the shopping plastic bag that is nearly always reused as a bin liner at home with a heavier plastic bag makes what difference? A positive one or negative?
@Maverick-au: @Maverick-au
The key idea here isn't total elimination but minimization of waste
If I were to offer a death buffet to a sea turtle where I give it a choice of a beer tab, a plastic bag, a bucket, a straw and broken radio then as long as I can get rid of 2, 3, 4 of these items I'd feel better
@Scrooge McDuck: Watch 'A plastic ocean' documentary. Here's the preview
https://youtu.be/6zrn4-FfbXw
@Scrooge McDuck: They're extremely good swimmers. Filthy humans drop them and they swim down the gutters into the drains and therefore creeks.
@Gordon61B: They must be extremely good walkers too if mine get up and out of the bin and into drains.
Scuba turtle.
If you eat sea animals, you shouldn't worry about the straws hurting them.
Omg some people have no idea. They kill turtles. Do some research
You have no idea, the plastic that kills turtles comes from Asia or Africa not Australia!
It's unbelievable that people will demand changes be made when they really have no idea of what the issue is.
@Maverick-au: Damn man there was a thing on the abc a few months back i suggest you watch that and retract your statement. I wanna read my personal attack.
@Maverick-au: Damn man there was a thing on the abc a few months back i suggest you watch that and retract your statement.
Are you really that brainwashed that you cannot check the information that you are fed by the ABC to realise that they are pushing their own agenda?
The plastic pollution in Australian waters is from Asia and Africa, not from Australia. Once again we are increasing our costs to cover up the real polluters instead of targeting the real source.
@Maverick-au: CSIRO says no. https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/OandA/Areas/Marine-resource…
Oh and Turtles are everywhere..
Are you one of those people who doesn't believe in climate change too?
CSIRO says no. https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/OandA/Areas/Marine-resource…
The waste has been traced back to Asia and Africa.
Oh and Turtles are everywhere..
Guess what! The sea moves things around, there are reasons why so much ends up in Australia.
Are you one of those people who doesn't believe in climate change too?
What does this have to do with your inability to comprehend that waste travels around the ocean?
@Maverick-au: Sorry Maverick, to blow your bubble. I frequently paddle in a kayak in waterways around Brisbane. The river and creeks are typically polluted with floating plastic. It did NOT come from Asia or anywhere else. (Water flows outward from those waterways into the ocean.) I've done trips where in an hour or so I've picked up boatloads of rubbish. This includes old thongs, straws, plastic drink bottles, aluminium cans, tennis balls, and pieces of polystyrene.
Go have a paddle. Fill your boat with other people's rubbish. See for yourself.
some people have no idea.
Gee I wonder how straws end up in the ocean… maybe because third world countrys DUMP THEIR TRASH IN THE OCEAN.
@RandomFox: See my note above about harvesting kayak-loads of rubbish out of Brisbane creeks. Go for a paddle, and see how filthy Australian waterways are before you shout about other countries (yes they are clueless about the damage they're causing too.)
and why havent you voted down the plastic gloves being offered at Woolies this week, they end up in the waterways as well!!
but they make good balloons for the kids to play with when you get nothing to work with
Please keep your deranged and unhinged hysterical rantings to the Greenpeace website.
Perfect to get stuck in the nostrils of 200 sea turtles!
It is still a bargain… What if you needed them for helping people with disability that the paper or s/s ones were not suitable?!
Stupid reason to downvote…
Can help them with stainless steel ones ?
Is stainless steel healthier to the nostrils of sea turtles than plastic?
In what situation are paper/SS not suitable? (Not trying to be a smart-ass, serious question. Happy to revise my down vote if I am wrong)
People with involuntary chewing.
@madreece: There are many sustainable options… Silicone straws seem to be a good fit in this use case: https://themighty.com/2018/05/review-reusable-drinking-straw…
@el_cheapo: Problem is mate if you are caring for a person who only drinks milk, things tend to get gunky pretty quickly. Tried refillable bottles etc. and no matter how hard you try it's not too long before they start smelling. I agree with the sentiment but unfortunately one answer doesn't fit all situations
@madreece: you've never had a child then? You will find that you can clean the plastic silicon straws for a long time and always get them back to "fresh". Baby bottle sanitiser tablets manage it.
@TimOfEastBNE: Yes in fact I have had children mate. I'm guessing you're not a full time carer for a severely disabled child? Trust me mate what little spare time I have is better spent on other things apart from sterilising silicon straws.
Paper ones, if not waxed heavily, will act as a catalyst for the [de]carbonation of soft drinks. As you suck it through the straw it's like someone stuck a mentos in it.
Obviously, sea turtles don't know how to use the straws.
Rofl, thanks
Perfect to get stuck in the nostrils of 200 sea turtles!
hey, if see turtles have a drug habit, thats no reason to neg…
… or 400 if you cut them into half.
I like where this is heading.
I know… Up the nostrils of turtles according to eco warriors.
don't buy plastic straws. Buy some paper ones, or better still, stainless steel ones, as they will last a lifetime.
or just be a man and chug it
chug cocaine ?!?
Mate, $100 bills exist for a reason, you don't need a straw for that.
@chansthename: There have been reported cases of catching hep c with bank notes. Not a great idea, straw will always be the best way.
@Dingus: Our notes are plastic so you could just wash them.
If you're doing drugs you probably wouldn't be worried about a little money laundering
@Scrooge McDuck: Did you just diss an Americanism using another Americanism? That's like, totally not cool.
Bad for environment, maybe they're getting rid of all their stock.