The Napkin Junior

Who designed the napkin junior? Who in their right mind buys the little napkin? I just don't get it.

Let's say you own a deli, coffee shop, restaurant, whatever. You know you'll have to give away paper napkins to "to go" customers and to include paper napkins in your deliveries. Why on earth would you choose to make your customers suffer through the napkin junior.

You know the napkins I'm talking about. The little 1/2" by 3/4" toilet paper quality pieces of bleached cardboard that you disentegrate when they come into contact with a liquid.

I suppose the guys buying these stamps, er napkins, do so in an effort to save a little money. But you know that they don't. Because we, the customer, end up going through 3281 napkins per mouthwipe.

And, of course, the worst culprits of the napkin junior are the bars where you order things like, oh, I don't know, wings. You sit there eating those wings, trying to wipe your fingers and mouths after each and you end up with this 18 foot high pile of used napkin juniors on your table. Do you really think the bar owner saves a dime using the little napkin?

It's gotten so bad, I can actually name for you the places in my neighborhood from which I pick up and/or deliver that have the good (read: normal!) napkins. And frankly, I think I'll start including that in my criteria of what makes a good place to order from.

Best napkins in my neighborhood, btw: Good ol' Starbucks. The worst? Paquitos' Tacos.