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Sip in color. Skip the plastic.

Colorful glass straws, plus the Capsule: the pocket-size case that takes them everywhere you go.

  • 4.9 out of 5118 reviews
  • Dishwasher safestraws and Capsule
  • No tints or dyesno films either, ever
  • Packed by handby us, in Las Vegas

Meet the Capsule.

Your straws' new travel buddy. Soft, food-grade silicone, designed by us and patent pending. Tap a color.

Load it up.

Holds 6 straight, 4 bent or 3 wavy straws. Made for our Classic and Wavy sets.

Snap it shut.

Cap on, straws protected. No more loose straws rolling around your bag.

Toss it in your bag.

Slim enough for a purse, tote, backpack or cup holder.

Brunch? Boba? Date night?

Wherever the drinks are, your straw is already there.

Pop. Sip. Repeat.

Smooth glass with zero plastic taste and zero soggy paper.

Back in it goes.

Done sipping? Slide it back in and keep your bag clean.

Dishwasher? Dishwasher.

The Capsule and our straws are both dishwasher safe. Air dry and you're ready for tomorrow.

One Capsule. Hundreds fewer plastic straws.

Use one glass straw every day and it can replace 500+ plastic straws a year.

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12 colors. Zero dyes.

Pick your favorite, or start a collection.

Since you got here

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plastic straws were used in the US.

Counted from the low-end estimate of 170 million plastic straws a day (Technomic, via NPR). Other estimates go as high as 390 million.

  • Top 10Straws and stirrers are one of the ten items picked up most at beach cleanups worldwide (Ocean Conservancy).
  • 500+plastic straws a year that one reusable straw can replace when you use it daily.
  • Make the swap

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    Hi, we're Julianna & Jared.

    Ninth Calico started as a little idea between the two of us. We still run it from our home in Las Vegas and pack every order ourselves.

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    Julianna and Jared, the owners of Ninth Calico

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