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myLot reputation of 96/100. lordwarwizard (10625)   ranked 372 out of 32,957 in life 5 years ago

I know it is Monday today but let us strive to be forward looking. Let's think about the weekends for that is the time when we relax and party. I am not going to ask when you eat takeaways as opposed to home-cooked meals. I am just assuming that if you cook at home, it would likely be the weekends for takeaways. If you don't cook, then it's always takeaways anyway.

Today, I am curious to know if you like using disposable forks, spoons, knives or chopsticks? If you are eating burgers, fries or pizza, then fine, I think you will likely use your fingers. I also know some races prefer using their bare hands.

But otherwise if you do use cutlery... when you buy a takeaway, you can normally get those plastic cutlery. It may be forks or spoons or knives or chopsticks. If you happen to be at home anyway, will you still use these plastic wares? The reason for not using is that they may not be as comfortable as what you use at home. Or that they may be dirty or unhygienic despite their clean looks. Or that they are too small for comfort.

So what say you? Half the time, I use my own metal fork and dump the plastic one away. :P

What about you?


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1. myLot reputation of 96/100. curvychick77 (1047)   ranked 820 out of 32,957 in life   5 years ago

I use disposables when I order take out, or chopsticks. Chopsticks are the easiest and neatest to use when eating. Unless your order pizza then the hands is what I eat with, also burgers I eat with my hands. Salads either chopsticks or a regular fork. It just depends on my mood.


myLot reputation of 96/100. lordwarwizard (10625)   ranked 372 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

Ok, so you won't use your "houseware". :P

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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. villageanne (5891)   ranked 219 out of 32,957 in life   5 years ago

The only time we use plastic disposable silver ware is when we are away from home on a picnic. Even then we purchase the good brands from Sams Club as they dont break as easily. I hate to use things that are disposible. It is a waste of money and not good for the enviorement.


myLot reputation of 98/100. patgalca (6610)   ranked 151 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

When I dispose of my plastic cutlery or drinking straws, I try to put them in the recycle bin rather than the garbage.


myLot reputation of 99/100. villageanne (5891)   ranked 219 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

There is nowhere around here to recycle anything. We do keep aluminum cans and sell them but that it it. We try to use all the waste that we can ourselves like we use shredded paper and newspaper to put in the garden and under the mulch. I wish we could recycle


myLot reputation of 96/100. lordwarwizard (10625)   ranked 372 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

Oh yes, you brought up a valid point - that it does not really benefit the environment.

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3. myLot reputation of 69/100. aleeming1 (149)   5 years ago

I use lots of platic forks/plates. Especially if I am having a party. That means no dishes then.


myLot reputation of 96/100. lordwarwizard (10625)   ranked 372 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

Sure, you wouldn't need to do any washing then.

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4. myLot reputation of 99/100. vesuvius (1014)   ranked 407 out of 32,957 in life   5 years ago

I dont really like using disposable stuff for eating as they are not as firm as the ones I am used to. When I attend some gatherings, I frequently encounter problems involving broken plastic forks and spoons because the force that I exert on them is something that I cant seem to control - because I got used to metals.. LOL
You may find this funny but there are times when I bring my own metal spoon and fork so eating wont be a hassle for me - the funnier thing is, I find a lot of people who bring their own too...
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myLot reputation of 99/100. vesuvius (1014)   ranked 407 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

Oh and by the way, I forgot to answer a part of your query. I will never use those things at home. I think I'm better off by just using the metal stuff. B-)


myLot reputation of 96/100. lordwarwizard (10625)   ranked 372 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

Exactly, I don't know why they can't make them better.. yet then again, the thicker and firmer they make them, it might be that it would be more harmful to the environment.


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5. myLot reputation of 96/100. mummymo (11642)   ranked 335 out of 32,957 in life   5 years ago

Wizzy I really detest those plastic cutlery items! They feel as though they would break very easily and do not feel nice when they touch your mouth as you eat! Yeeuurrghhh! If we eat takeaway it is usually eaten at home and we would eat it with our own heavy cutlery - far nicer! Either that or I would choose something that I do not need cutlery for! xxx


myLot reputation of 96/100. lordwarwizard (10625)   ranked 372 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

That's right. I agree! ^^


myLot reputation of 96/100. mummymo (11642)   ranked 335 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

Yeeaahhh I love it when you agree with me honey! xxx


myLot reputation of 96/100. lordwarwizard (10625)   ranked 372 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

Don't I always agree with you? :P


myLot reputation of 96/100. mummymo (11642)   ranked 335 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

Of course you do my sweetheart - I was just checking you were listening! lol xxx

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6. myLot reputation of 99/100. teleios (527)   ranked 158 out of 32,957 in life   5 years ago

anything disposable that's not biodegradable i don't lke, although sometimes you can't help but use them since the food place uses them (some, anyway). i like paper plates and chopsticks, because they're biodegradable. but the styrofoam things? nope!


myLot reputation of 96/100. lordwarwizard (10625)   ranked 372 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

You are right. We should actually try to avoid them.

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7. myLot reputation of 98/100. aidonia (2736)   ranked 808 out of 32,957 in life   5 years ago

I don't like use anything plastic when I eat,not plate ,forks,spoons or glasses.I use when can't do anything else because there is nothing else except one use plastics and then again if I can use my fingers like eating french fries I prefer do.Never at home,even when I go for picnic I don't use plastics.
The chopsticks are something we don't use very often at my country.Only when we go eat to any Asian kind restaurants and again you gonna find many people don't know use chopsticks at all.


myLot reputation of 96/100. lordwarwizard (10625)   ranked 372 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

Well, we have different utensils for different food. ;-)

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8. myLot reputation of 95/100. tammyr (3462)   ranked 390 out of 32,957 in life   5 years ago

LOL My kids are the worse at losing our silverware! I have decided that it is cheaper to buy the disposable kind. That way if they lose them or take them outside and they are left, we will still be able to eat!
I even wash the ones that make it to the sink. I still have a few metal ones left, but they are going slowly to where ever it is they take them to. I remember a book I read as a teen about the borrowers, and it was also a movie. I wonder if they have all my silverware!?


myLot reputation of 96/100. lordwarwizard (10625)   ranked 372 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

But if you eat at home often, aren't you going to have to spend a fortune buying disposable wares?


myLot reputation of 95/100. tammyr (3462)   ranked 390 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

We use them over. I wash what makes it to the sink. Compare prices on silver to plastic, and remember that my kids lose them BOTH. I would rather spend the $2 for 100 forks than the $33 for cheap metal ones. So yes we do save money on the disposable. They might break a little more often than metal, but I still believe we come out ahead!

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9. myLot reputation of 82/100. pradeep24s (1152)   5 years ago

i would prefer disposable forks, spoons and knives instead of Chopstick because i dont know to eat with chopstick


myLot reputation of 96/100. lordwarwizard (10625)   ranked 372 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

Chopsticks are actually quite fun, once you get the hang of them. ;-)

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10. myLot reputation of 97/100. Marie2473 (5321)   ranked 263 out of 32,957 in life   5 years ago

If I get takeaway and eat it at home, I will definately use my own cutlery. I do not like the plastic ones alot and they are used just for an emergency, for a picnic or so on =)

I do however wish i would like them more and use them all the time, coz I also do not really like doing disshes =)


myLot reputation of 96/100. lordwarwizard (10625)   ranked 372 out of 32,957 in life  5 years ago

I wonder if you save up all these disposable wares later events like picnics or just dump them away..

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