The development has left numerous organizations scrambling to locate a good paper straw — a thing that many consider to be a sub-par approach to suck. As per David Rhodes, worldwide executive at the Indiana-based paper straw producer Aardvark, it's an uncalled for rap. "China duplicated us ineffectively, and the straws that you would see in Walmart, Target, Hobby Lobby, Michael's, Jo-Ann... I call them the 'soccer mother straws' that you purchase for birthday celebrations," he says. "Those all originate from China, and they're two or three bucks. They'll turn your kid's milk red, thus paper straws got a terrible name. What's more, many individuals still [say]: 'Paper straws are horrendous. They self-destruct. They get soaked. I've utilized four of them in my beverage.'"