Anybody know what happened to Carnival Straws?

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bartl
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Anybody know what happened to Carnival Straws? - Fri, 08/28/09 2:05 PM
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I've been using Carnival Straws for decades. Suddenly, last month, they seem to have completely disappeared from the stores. No sign of them on the web, either. And, of course, I never bothered to save my box, so I can't read the corporate info, there.

Anybody know what's going on with them?

Bart


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Re:Anybody know what happened to Carnival Straws? - Fri, 08/28/09 3:09 PM
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I seem to recall Solo Cup was the last producer. From their history page:
"1998- Solo acquires Clear Shield National and expands into straws and disposable cutlery."
1-877-SOLO-NOW.

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Re:Anybody know what happened to Carnival Straws? - Fri, 08/28/09 3:17 PM
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Are they the bendy kind?

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Re:Anybody know what happened to Carnival Straws? - Sat, 08/29/09 8:05 AM
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Yup. Digging around, I found data on the ones they sold in small boxes in groceries:
stock number: 
77392-0001 
   inner upc: 0 11125 77392 2 
outer upc: 0 11125 77392 2 
size: N/A 
description: 24/40CT 7.75IN FLEX STRW BOX 
material: PLASTIC 
design color: RED AND BLUE STRIPE 
effectivity: 
product line: STRAWS AND CUTLERY 
package dimensions: depth - 0.875
width - 3.75
height - 8.25
 
They also made them in a straight variety:
 
stock number: 
77282-0001 
   inner upc: 0 11125 77282 6 
outer upc: 0 11125 77282 6 
size: N/A 
description: 24/50CT 8IN STRAIGHT STRW BX 
material: PLASTIC 
design color: RED AND BLUE STRIPE 
effectivity: 
product line: STRAWS AND CUTLERY 
package dimensions: depth - 0.875
width - 3.75
height - 8.25
 
Solo's trademark registration for Carnival expired in 2005. Brand name used since 1952. Solo still seems to offer straws as part of their Sesame Street cups/lid/straw packages. Solo's foodservice catalog has about 3 pages of listings for straws. Solo also sold a lot of straws in plastic bags under their own name, but I have not seen those lately, either.
 
Somewhere in NJ there has to be a bodega or mom-and-pop grocery that still has boxes of those straws faded by the sun.