"I love the straws - let me first start by saying that. But the way they came from Amazon. The pull paper part from Phade could still be pulled. But Phade should SEAL the entire box’s. Not safe at all. As you can see from the pictures. Very disappointing."

"I hate the feel of paper straws, and thought that's what these were going to feel like, but when I first opened the package, I thought these were plastic straws. There are a lot of these in the package and they'll last me a good long time. However, they're not remotely "jumbo" and I have to fish them out of the mouth of the 20oz Vitamin water to take a sip and after an hour, it's not showing any signs of dissolving (I assume if it did, it would still be safe to consume). They'll work great in soda cans, just not in water bottles.

These straws claim to be biodegradable and compostable, so I'll be tossing them into the commercial compost bin that our city picks up every week: food scraps/waste, yard leaves/clippings, etc. If they truly are compostable, that's a win since straws cannot go into the plastic recycling bin because it messes up the equipment. One star off for the misleading "jumbo" description, though. I guess I should have ordered the "large" straws instead."

"We got this because the world still loves straws. We know what that means too, so this is one of those things that by design is supposed to make us feel better about not giving them up completely once and for all. Baby steps toward a better way of being."