# Know Those 18oz. Hefty "Party-Cups" That Come Like 30 To A Pack? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 17, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-those-18oz-hefty-party-cups-that-come-like-30-to-a-pack/599978 "2011-10-17T23:30:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-those-18oz-hefty-party-cups-that-come-like-30-to-a-pack/599978/21 "2011-10-18T19:13:52Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > Do any of y’all every re-use those? > > **D** always sticks 'em in the dishwasher and she doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with re-using (is that hyphenated?) them, but what say the “Teemsters”? 😉 > > Thanks > > Q I defer to the wisdom of my grandfather. Upon being told by my aunt that he did not need to further cut napkins into smaller squares because they are cheap, he said to her: “That’s why I have money and you don’t!” ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-those-18oz-hefty-party-cups-that-come-like-30-to-a-pack/599978/22 "2011-10-18T21:48:10Z")
My grandmother had cups that I’m pretty sure were there before I was born. Granted, she’d never wash them in a dishwasher, but it was just considered normal. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-those-18oz-hefty-party-cups-that-come-like-30-to-a-pack/599978/23 "2011-10-18T22:11:41Z")
Some may think it’s gross, but I get more than one blow from a tissue. I also reuse paper cups in the bathroom. Seems like it’s not much different from reusing a glass. It lessens the guilt that comes from using paper products. I won’t reuse a toothpick though. Gotta draw a line somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-those-18oz-hefty-party-cups-that-come-like-30-to-a-pack/599978/24 "2011-10-18T23:12:27Z")
I always buy two packs. I open one pack and just throw them away. The second pack I take one sip out of each cup and then I toss those. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-those-18oz-hefty-party-cups-that-come-like-30-to-a-pack/599978/25 "2011-10-19T01:13:11Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > It’s not an insult. I don’t have the words for the situation. You may have noticed I can screw up a post and write something that sounds like the opposite of what I mean. I worry that I’ll make you feel worse than you already do. Even now I seemed to have done that. Not really and you’re fine. I just didn’t know how to take that, and now that you’ve explained, there’s no offense taken.🙂 Thanks for writing back. Quasi ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-those-18oz-hefty-party-cups-that-come-like-30-to-a-pack/599978/26 "2011-10-19T01:18:24Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > Not really and you’re fine. I just didn’t know how to take that, and now that you’ve explained, there’s no offense taken.🙂 > > Thanks for writing back. > > Quasi Thanks for coming back. I’ve been worried all day you’d retain the wrong impression. I feel for you deeply, I just don’t know the right words to say, and it unnerves me to use trite phrases in serious matters. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-those-18oz-hefty-party-cups-that-come-like-30-to-a-pack/599978/27 "2011-10-19T01:22:53Z")
… to count you as a friend. Yeah, there’s a few I can’t reach, for whatever reason, but 96% 🙂 of everyone here are my friends and family. Thanks for your sentiment, also **Tripolar**. Whenever I feel down or apathetic, this is where I come to talk. Thanks Quasi/Bill [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-those-18oz-hefty-party-cups-that-come-like-30-to-a-pack/599978.md?page=1)