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over a year ago
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When you go abroad or even stay in nice hotels in the UK, what things do you bring home? The coffee, the tea the shampoos?
Me personally I take towels if they have the hotel printed on them.
Oh and if I see I'm drinking from a nice glass from a pub, it accidentally falls into my bag. |
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"When you go abroad or even stay in nice hotels in the UK, what things do you bring home? The coffee, the tea the shampoos?
Me personally I take towels if they have the hotel printed on them.
Oh and if I see I'm drinking from a nice glass from a pub, it accidentally falls into my bag."
Always glasses from pubs.
I have loads of posh glasses, but I can't resist pub glasses!  |
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"When you go abroad or even stay in nice hotels in the UK, what things do you bring home? The coffee, the tea the shampoos?
Me personally I take towels if they have the hotel printed on them.
Oh and if I see I'm drinking from a nice glass from a pub, it accidentally falls into my bag."
I'll take anything that's designed to be used by me and covered by what I've been charged, and in the big chains I'll take the face cloths as they are thrown away due to laundering costs.
The cost of stealing the rest is passed right back to the customer. |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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I've still got a collection of very large mugs from various coffee chains, all thanks to a uni challenge.
I do collect the toiletries, pre Covid days I would stay in a couple of different hotels almost every week. I donated all of them earlier this year to a charity collecting that sort of thing. I kept the fruit tea though. |
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"When you go abroad or even stay in nice hotels in the UK, what things do you bring home? The coffee, the tea the shampoos?
Me personally I take towels if they have the hotel printed on them.
Oh and if I see I'm drinking from a nice glass from a pub, it accidentally falls into my bag."
Please don't take glasses from pub (except wheatherspoons) that's a cost the publican has to bare they are not cheap and after the nightmare that this past year has been non can afford to take that on I spent 14 years in the pub trade and know nothing more frustrating then having to put in orders for glasses because people nick them |
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I always take the toiletries & ask for them to be restocked daily - then I give them to the local Women’s Aid. The last big hotel we stayed in we brought back loads of towels because they were branded & the hotel had been brought out & they would have been binned.
I used to work in pubs so always had loads of freebie glasses but got sick of them not matching
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"When you go abroad or even stay in nice hotels in the UK, what things do you bring home? The coffee, the tea the shampoos?
Me personally I take towels if they have the hotel printed on them.
Oh and if I see I'm drinking from a nice glass from a pub, it accidentally falls into my bag.
Please don't take glasses from pub (except wheatherspoons) that's a cost the publican has to bare they are not cheap and after the nightmare that this past year has been non can afford to take that on I spent 14 years in the pub trade and know nothing more frustrating then having to put in orders for glasses because people nick them "
I haven't done it since covid.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I always take the toiletries & ask for them to be restocked daily - then I give them to the local Women’s Aid. The last big hotel we stayed in we brought back loads of towels because they were branded & the hotel had been brought out & they would have been binned.
I used to work in pubs so always had loads of freebie glasses but got sick of them not matching
J x"
That's a very good idea! Well done you |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
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I got so much I got bored of all the mini stuff, Now I just take nice towels , toiletry bags, pyjamas , flip flops and any really special toiletries but only if you are allowed or I ask reception, towels are often chipped. Sheraton, Marriot & Virgin Atlantic have the best goodies , love the VA pyjamas |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I got so much I got bored of all the mini stuff, Now I just take nice towels , toiletry bags, pyjamas , flip flops and any really special toiletries but only if you are allowed or I ask reception, towels are often chipped. Sheraton, Marriot & Virgin Atlantic have the best goodies , love the VA pyjamas "
I've been on the virgin Atlantic plane to Florida and the goodies were good but no pjs.
I haven't taken any stuff since I was a late teen. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Welcome to the forums OP and for posting your first thread (unless of course you were here before and are just on a new account)."
haha thank you very much. This is my new account but haven't posted for a couple of years
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"Welcome to the forums OP and for posting your first thread (unless of course you were here before and are just on a new account). haha thank you very much. This is my new account but haven't posted for a couple of years"
It gets friendlier don't worry. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Welcome to the forums OP and for posting your first thread (unless of course you were here before and are just on a new account). haha thank you very much. This is my new account but haven't posted for a couple of years
It gets friendlier don't worry. "
I'm not convinced. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I got so much I got bored of all the mini stuff, Now I just take nice towels , toiletry bags, pyjamas , flip flops and any really special toiletries but only if you are allowed or I ask reception, towels are often chipped. Sheraton, Marriot & Virgin Atlantic have the best goodies , love the VA pyjamas "
Lmao... Want the bedding with that lot too? Pictures of the wall? Light bulbs ..
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I might get the mattress next time, do you think they will notice?
Hire a moving company and take the whole room  "
I've recently decorated, so....can't |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I don't take anything I take my own shampoo and conditioner as I don't like theirs  "
I think it depends where you stay.
Iv had some lovely toiletries at hotels. |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
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"I got so much I got bored of all the mini stuff, Now I just take nice towels , toiletry bags, pyjamas , flip flops and any really special toiletries but only if you are allowed or I ask reception, towels are often chipped. Sheraton, Marriot & Virgin Atlantic have the best goodies , love the VA pyjamas
I've been on the virgin Atlantic plane to Florida and the goodies were good but no pjs.
I haven't taken any stuff since I was a late teen."
If you’re not up front in a bed then you can just ask for them, they’re really nice , black with a red logo. Im cheeky and ask for 3 extra pairs for my girls , plus 3 extra toiletry bags of goodies and 3 copies of Vera ! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I don't take anything I take my own shampoo and conditioner as I don't like theirs
I think it depends where you stay.
Iv had some lovely toiletries at hotels. "
Maybe I've not actually tried any hotel shampoos or any of their toiletries maybe next time I will |
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Years ago I used to fly American Airlines business class a lot, and their goodie bags were packed with Molton Brown smellies.
The flights were very rarely full, so I used to snaffle the packs from any empty seats as well as my own.
From hotels I don't normally bother; I don't stay in posh enough hotels to get fancy smellies.
I've never taken a glass from a pub, I've never lived! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Years ago I used to fly American Airlines business class a lot, and their goodie bags were packed with Molton Brown smellies.
The flights were very rarely full, so I used to snaffle the packs from any empty seats as well as my own.
From hotels I don't normally bother; I don't stay in posh enough hotels to get fancy smellies.
I've never taken a glass from a pub, I've never lived!"
We should go for a drink and pinch the glass because iv never done it either. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I don't take anything I take my own shampoo and conditioner as I don't like theirs
I think it depends where you stay.
Iv had some lovely toiletries at hotels.
Maybe I've not actually tried any hotel shampoos or any of their toiletries maybe next time I will "
You should, some of them are lovely. |
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"Years ago I used to fly American Airlines business class a lot, and their goodie bags were packed with Molton Brown smellies.
The flights were very rarely full, so I used to snaffle the packs from any empty seats as well as my own.
From hotels I don't normally bother; I don't stay in posh enough hotels to get fancy smellies.
I've never taken a glass from a pub, I've never lived!
We should go for a drink and pinch the glass because iv never done it either. "
You're on! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Years ago I used to fly American Airlines business class a lot, and their goodie bags were packed with Molton Brown smellies.
The flights were very rarely full, so I used to snaffle the packs from any empty seats as well as my own.
From hotels I don't normally bother; I don't stay in posh enough hotels to get fancy smellies.
I've never taken a glass from a pub, I've never lived!
We should go for a drink and pinch the glass because iv never done it either.
You're on! "
Nora are you in too? Safely in numbers! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I remember not long before the 1st lock down, I heard on the radio that Loads of hotels reported people stealing the mattresses from their rooms!  "
okay that's just going a bit ott. How on earth do they manage that?! |
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By *ffit101Man
over a year ago
Cork and West Cork |
"When you go abroad or even stay in nice hotels in the UK, what things do you bring home? The coffee, the tea the shampoos?
Me personally I take towels if they have the hotel printed on them.
Oh and if I see I'm drinking from a nice glass from a pub, it accidentally falls into my bag.
Always glasses from pubs.
I have loads of posh glasses, but I can't resist pub glasses! "
I always thought they came free with the drink  |
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By *ffit101Man
over a year ago
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"I remember not long before the 1st lock down, I heard on the radio that Loads of hotels reported people stealing the mattresses from their rooms! okay that's just going a bit ott. How on earth do they manage that?!"
Handbags are getting bigger I 'spose |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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None of the items mentioned are free. The cost of the room will include covering the cost of replacing stolen items at a total level so next time you visit and the cost has gone up, you’re to blame |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I remember not long before the 1st lock down, I heard on the radio that Loads of hotels reported people stealing the mattresses from their rooms! okay that's just going a bit ott. How on earth do they manage that?!
Handbags are getting bigger I 'spose "
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By *ffit101Man
over a year ago
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"None of the items mentioned are free. The cost of the room will include covering the cost of replacing stolen items at a total level so next time you visit and the cost has gone up, you’re to blame "
As kids, my friends and I used to steal balloons from the party shop. It wasn't long before the shop keep put up the prices. He never said it was because of stolen inventory. I always thought it was just inflation. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"None of the items mentioned are free. The cost of the room will include covering the cost of replacing stolen items at a total level so next time you visit and the cost has gone up, you’re to blame
As kids, my friends and I used to steal balloons from the party shop. It wasn't long before the shop keep put up the prices. He never said it was because of stolen inventory. I always thought it was just inflation."
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By (user no longer on site)
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"None of the items mentioned are free. The cost of the room will include covering the cost of replacing stolen items at a total level so next time you visit and the cost has gone up, you’re to blame
As kids, my friends and I used to steal balloons from the party shop. It wasn't long before the shop keep put up the prices. He never said it was because of stolen inventory. I always thought it was just inflation."
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"Years ago I used to fly American Airlines business class a lot, and their goodie bags were packed with Molton Brown smellies.
The flights were very rarely full, so I used to snaffle the packs from any empty seats as well as my own.
From hotels I don't normally bother; I don't stay in posh enough hotels to get fancy smellies.
I've never taken a glass from a pub, I've never lived!
We should go for a drink and pinch the glass because iv never done it either.
You're on!
Nora are you in too? Safely in numbers! "
Oh god no. I’d be the one who tripped up and broke them all and got us all arrested! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Years ago I used to fly American Airlines business class a lot, and their goodie bags were packed with Molton Brown smellies.
The flights were very rarely full, so I used to snaffle the packs from any empty seats as well as my own.
From hotels I don't normally bother; I don't stay in posh enough hotels to get fancy smellies.
I've never taken a glass from a pub, I've never lived!
We should go for a drink and pinch the glass because iv never done it either.
You're on!
Nora are you in too? Safely in numbers!
Oh god no. I’d be the one who tripped up and broke them all and got us all arrested!"
Oh best if you sit this one out then. |
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By *ffit101Man
over a year ago
Cork and West Cork |
"Years ago I used to fly American Airlines business class a lot, and their goodie bags were packed with Molton Brown smellies.
The flights were very rarely full, so I used to snaffle the packs from any empty seats as well as my own.
From hotels I don't normally bother; I don't stay in posh enough hotels to get fancy smellies.
I've never taken a glass from a pub, I've never lived!
We should go for a drink and pinch the glass because iv never done it either.
You're on!
Nora are you in too? Safely in numbers!
Oh god no. I’d be the one who tripped up and broke them all and got us all arrested!
Oh best if you sit this one out then. "
Im steady on my feet even with drink taken. I'd gladly join  you can both hold an arm each as we make our escape  |
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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago
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"When you go abroad or even stay in nice hotels in the UK, what things do you bring home? The coffee, the tea the shampoos?
Me personally I take towels if they have the hotel printed on them.
Oh and if I see I'm drinking from a nice glass from a pub, it accidentally falls into my bag.
Please don't take glasses from pub (except wheatherspoons) that's a cost the publican has to bare they are not cheap and after the nightmare that this past year has been non can afford to take that on I spent 14 years in the pub trade and know nothing more frustrating then having to put in orders for glasses because people nick them "
Interesting, so all the promotions you get, the forward loans and discounted kegs aren’t added to the equation? |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
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"Bibles
Oh the irony. You do realise you're going straight to ... "
I once took a huge coffee table photo book all about Rwanda from the Radisson in Kigali, I told housekeeping and tipped them a few dollars and they said it was fine they had a cupboard full of them
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By (user no longer on site)
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I take the little soaps with me if they are wrapped but nothing else. Taking towels and glasses is called Stealing and is not on. I wouldn't snaffle anything and find it a bit desperate tbh.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I take the little soaps with me if they are wrapped but nothing else. Taking towels and glasses is called Stealing and is not on. I wouldn't snaffle anything and find it a bit desperate tbh.
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