What's with the stripes on drinking straws?

Question

What's with the stripes on drinking straws?

Answer 1

Makes them more interesting ??

Answer 2

It's so your strawberry koolaid knows which way to go once it's in the straw.

Answer 3

to make them look better and more decorative same with cocktail unberelles  

Answer 4

Yeah, plain straws are boring. Colors make them better.

Answer 5

It`s called a pattern !

Answer 6

Go faster stripes - they make you slurp quicker.

Answer 7

Plain white straws are boring.

Answer 8

It means   `this way up` otherwise dumbos might try to use them sideways.

Answer 9

i like them there cute.............dont you think so.