i like the spoon straws for all those reason, but i have a lot of customers including myself that cant stand to lick wood. Its worse than scratching finger nails down a chalkboard.
I prefer the spoon straws. There are many children that purchase my sno-cones and they don't always eat them quickly, so with the spoon straw they can use it to drink what they cannot eat. Parents seem to appreciate it as well.
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