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Cheapo straws
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My daughter, who is nearly four, likes to have her milk before bedtime in a cup with a straw. I also tend to give her a straw if she has juice to drink, as it's supposed to be better for her teeth. However drinking straws are one of those items that I certainly don't expect to pay a lot of money for!

I do a lot of my shopping online with Asda these days, and spotting these recently I decided they would be just what I need for my little girl's beverages! Coming in at just 75p for a pack of 150, these brightly coloured straws looked like they would appeal to her girlie side.

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Bright and simple
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The straws come in a square plastic box, which is actually fairly strong. I keep the straws in the box and just take one out when I need it, and the box is a great place to store the straws to prevent them from getting damaged. The straws themselves are bright neon shades including pink, orange and green, but are a nice pale colour so they aren't too "in your face"!

About two thirds of the way up each straw is a bendy section, which enables you to bend the straw at a right angle, which I always do after I have popped one of these into a drink. The straws are pretty strong considering the cheap price, and I have never had any problems with splits or holes. Occasionally I rinse and re-use the straws and, again, I don't have any problems with them even if I use them more than once. My little girl likes the bright colours, and never has any problems or complaints drinking through these.

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In summary
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Overall these straws get the thumbs up from me and MissD. They are really cheap, costing half a penny apiece, the colours are nice and bright, and they are strong. Even the packaging is good! So no complaints here.

Highly recommended - five stars.