Originally Posted by
MatthewLAX
That's what they come in (presumably because they are so sticky/messy). Usually FAs will put them on a plate or at least take them out of "cup" and use tongs.
I've always passed on them but usually when I say "no thanks" it looked like they were on some sort of tray or had a wax paper or something that they may have been stuck on and not a cup.