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where to find bubble tea straws

post #1 of 36
5/12/10 at 11:31am
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Okay, so I have a cake order for Monday. I need to find some bubble tea straws, but have not been able to find them at any of the regular grocery stores. I even tried a health food market, thinking they'd have the special drink these things are used for. Would a party supply store carry them?

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post #2 of 36
5/12/10 at 11:32am
Hi

I asked that also... was told of course online but also in your local chinese markets....

hth
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post #3 of 36
5/12/10 at 11:43am
McDonalds and Zaxbys both have nice, sturdy straws that you can use in a pinch. Usually they don't mind letting you have a few.
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post #4 of 36
5/12/10 at 11:49am
I'm sorry this won't help you for Monday, but FYI I ordered mine online from ecrater http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=4772900 I got the 8" ones, I think about 50 in a pack, and they combined my shipping so I got 2 packs for maybe $6 or $7 total. [/url]
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post #5 of 36
5/12/10 at 12:01pm
Try your local Asian supermarkets; that's where I get mine from. They usually cost .79 to a 1.00 a bag.
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post #6 of 36
5/12/10 at 5:16pm
Yup, I agree...try an Asian market.
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post #7 of 36
5/12/10 at 5:27pm
I picked up a box of 600 for $12 at a party and paper goods supply store.
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post #8 of 36
5/12/10 at 5:33pm
I order mine on Amazon. They're pretty inexpensive and arrive quickly.
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post #9 of 36
5/12/10 at 5:35pm
If you are in PA, the "Restaurant Store" carries them.
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post #10 of 36
5/12/10 at 6:19pm
I found them at Joannes in their seasonal aisle. They were $5.00 for 50 of them...I know ebay has them too, but that won't help you for Monday...I know some of the local malls around here have a bubble tea shop in them...maybe you could buy or ask for a few from them...just a thought...someone said that burger king also has wider straws...not sure about that, I don't ever eat there...
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post #11 of 36
5/12/10 at 7:21pm
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Originally Posted by dsilvest

I picked up a box of 600 for $12 at a party and paper goods supply store.



I am about 15 minutes away from you - do you mind telling me what store you found them at? I got some today about 30 of them for 1.99

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post #12 of 36
5/12/10 at 8:12pm
I picked them up at G T French on Montrose in Niagara Falls. You have to order them, but they don't take long to come in. They also have cake boards at a reasonable price.
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post #13 of 36
5/12/10 at 8:39pm
I don't want to sound dumb, but what are bubble tea straws and what do you use them for?
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post #14 of 36
5/13/10 at 5:06am
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Thanks everyone! We only have 1 Asian food market (or so I've heard!) around, and it's about 30 minutes from me. I'm going to try the McDonald's straws. Those are fatter and thicker than normal straws that you buy. I did try our party supply store, and they didn't have them...the guy I spoke with told me to go get some from the tea shop (like a cafe)! I'm going to order them from amazon, I think, and just have them on hand. I don't do a ton of stacked cakes, but they don't take up much room, so I'll go ahead and get them.

To the last poster: bubble tea straws are thicker, fatter straws that people use as supports in a stacked cake. I'm doing a 6" on top of an 8" for Sunday night (she changed the pick-up date!), so I think straws will be fine. If I was going to do something bigger, I'd most likely do something more stout, but I think they will be fine for this. You can google it, or look up "bubble tea straws" on amazon and see what it is.
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post #15 of 36
5/13/10 at 5:29am
Hi,
I was in a similar pinch not too long ago. I looked over at the gerbera daisies that were brightening my island, and they have those straw supports on the stems -- really thick like a bubble straw - even thicker than the fast food straws. I washed them in warm soapy water and used them!! Maybe you could check with your local supermarket florist for these. HTH!!
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