Shop prep: stir sticks

I don't like to buy resin stir sticks when I have a perfectly good table saw.  But at the same time, cutting a hundred little sticks takes too long.  So I have a compromise solution.  I buy pine shims from the box hardware stores.
They are a great shape to work with because they taper to nothing.
They cost $1.86 for 12.
Then I cut them in half.  The price per stick is now in my budget.
But the trick it to run them through the table saw while they are still in their shrink wrap.
I set the blade to cut half way through the package, then run them through on both sides.  This helps keep the package together and keeps the cut under control.