A few weeks ago I saw personalized krazy straws on Instagram and immediately wanted to buy them for everyone we know. I ended up ordering four straws (though I can definitely see myself ordering more for others in the future). There are several different websites that sell them but the cheapest I found was from
KrazyStraws.com. 1-6 letter straws only cost $5.99 and 7-8 letter names cost $9.99 (there was no listing for longer names). My shipping cost for four straws to Chicago was $5.26 (it shipped from Eagle Pass, Texas). You can see what Krazy Straw's lettering looks like by going
here.
I placed my order on February 13th. On February 15th I received a shipping tracking number, and a couple hours later an email with four individual images of what my straws looked like. Tracking information showed that the package was received by USPS on February 16th (a Friday), and the item was delivered to me on February 20th (a Tuesday). I was impressed and surprised to receive my order only a week after I ordered it (especially because there was a disclaimer when I placed my order than it can take up to 10 days to ship).
Keep in mind that they are traditional in how they write "m" and "n"; any lowercase "m" will have three humps, and any lowercase "n" will have two humps. Since it is more common nowadays for cursive to be taught with two humps for "m" and one hump for "n," I really wish they had an option for that; especially because in names with more than one "m" or n" it can get unwieldy, as you can see with Timmy's straw.
Some letters look more awkward than others when they are the first letter; I felt that "K" looked a little strange as a starting letter (as seen below with the Kelsey and Kirsten straws). Kirsten's straw was extra-ridiculously long.
My straw turned out the best, and coincidentally looks a lot like how I sign my name.
Final verdict: I love that the letters are not flat, so, they look extra fun from the sides. The straws are a little unwieldy, especially with longer names (Kirsten's straw was 13 inches
wide). Some letters look a bit strange due to the fact that everything has to be connected. For example, the lowercase "i" looks a lot like an "e" since it cannot be dotted (see Timmy's and Kirsten's straws above). And the lowercase "t" looks like an uppercase "T" since it is crossed at the top rather than the middle (see Kirsten's straw). After looking over Krazy Straw's font sheet (linked above), I think that the lowercase "x" is also likely to look strange.
I was really happy with my name straw as all the letters were pretty basic, and I write my name with two humps for the lowercase "n" anyway. I was also happy with Timmy's and Kelsey's straws; although I had minor issues with theirs, overall, they were easy to read. Kirsten's straw, however, I was quite disappointed with; I don't feel that the first half of her name is easily readable. The "K" looks awkward, the "i" can be confused with an "e," the "r" and the "s" don't look that different, and the "t" looks odd crossed at the top. That said, I don't really think there is anything Krazy Straws could have done differently to make the straw look better. Some letters just aren't going to look as good when everything has to be connected.
I would recommend
KrazyStraws.com to others, and I will likely order from them again. The main thing I learned was to look very carefully at the lettering sheet to determine whether you think the name/word you have in mind will look good in krazy straw form before you order.
