Sorry, SJS, but people trusting anything I may offer them or bring to shul is more important than worrying about a practice that is really harmless becoming the new standard.
I disagree Itzik. People implementing their own practices WITHOUT halachic basis is very dangerous. Toveling plastic may not be a big deal, but if people follow just based on what his neighbor does…thats a scary thought. Its a slippery slope to doing things against halacha.