McDonald's recently decided to withdraw its plastic straws from its stores and this has created big debate amongst the Mc Donald's lovers. The new eco-friendly straws that the fast food giant came up with is not receiving a lot of love because of its bad performance. It is said to be melting down in milkshakes, so much so, that it is almost impossible to have the drinks via the eco-friendly paper straws. the condition is so bad that some eBay seller actually tried to sell the old plastic straws for about £1,000, advertising it as 'extremely rare' plastic straws for no less than £1,000. However, on the other side, Mc Donalds has also received praises from many of its customers applauding the fast-food chain for serving drinks with paper straws. However, the people who want the plastic straw back have signed a petition and signatures from over 40,000 UK customers have already been received.
Take a look at some of the reactions on Twitter:
@McDonalds what good is a straw when its made of cardboard and becomes unusable.. yh trying to recycle etc but this is not tue way to go pic.twitter.com/kL4HieV8pd
— Brian Larmour (@sirusdavirus87) April 24, 2019
Another one
@McDonalds ur straws are rubbish bring Bk the old ones pic.twitter.com/GgK9zdD4rQ
— sana ali (@sanajust27) April 24, 2019
Some are against the petition to bring back plastic straws
People of the UK who signed that #McDonalds rid the paper straws petition: if your really crying over your fucking straws then just purchase a metal, reusable straw you dumb fucks, a huge food chain is doing it's part to save the environment and we got idiots like you around. 1/?
— jenny (@sm0lnoodle) April 25, 2019
Some people are lauding Mc Donald's for its eco-friendly step
Idiots. Good for @McDonalds for doing the right thing. Anything to stop the 650million straws a year to destroy the planet. #McDonalds #plasticsnotfantastic https://t.co/BtLmepJQHK
— Plastic's not Fantastic (@N02plastic) April 25, 2019
'I agree with the plastic straws being scrapped, yet also agree with comments on the paper straws being useless for milkshakes, which is the only drink I get from McDonald's. The paper straws collapse before your halfway through the drink,' someone wrote on Twitter. While someone else wrote: 'People are being blown up stabbed + murdered but McDonald's fans have more important problems... hating paper straws + wanting plastic ones back which damage environment + kill nature... but as long as your pathetic issues are addressed huh? This world is doomed!' The debate is still on.
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