| Most people are tempted to take hotel toiletries with | | | | There are however, Items that are strictly not to be |
| them after a holiday or business trip, and there are | | | | taken home, bathrobes towels and linen are amongst |
| many and various reasons why they do it. Some | | | | these, as are electrical Items, furnishings, crockery |
| people want to take a memento with them of their | | | | and books. As a general rule try to ascertain if the |
| stay at the hotel. This might be because it was a | | | | item you want to take with you is likely to be |
| particularly sentimental trip or because it was a | | | | disposed of after you leave, if it is then the chances |
| particularly luxurious hotel which the person cannot | | | | are that the hotel will not mind you taking it with you. |
| normally afford to stay at. Whatever the reason | | | | Generally speaking, hotel toiletries that it is acceptable |
| hotel toiletries are the most common thing that | | | | to take are: |
| people take with them as a memento. | | | | Shower Gel |
| Another reason people take toiletries from a hotel is | | | | Shampoo |
| to do with branding, for the same reason someone | | | | Conditioner |
| would spend substantial amounts of money on a | | | | Body Lotion |
| Louis Vuitton item, they will take toiletries from a | | | | Shave Kits |
| hotel. The person wants to show off the fact that | | | | Dental Kits |
| they stayed at the Carlton or Burg al Arab or | | | | Shower Caps |
| Claridges; it becomes a symbol of status, of | | | | Soaps |
| exclusivity. | | | | Sewing Kits |
| The thing that a lot of people aren't aware of is that | | | | Shoeshine Kits |
| the hotels generally love you taking their branded | | | | Slippers (The hotel has to throw them away |
| toiletries with you. They like it because you are | | | | after your stay) |
| spreading there brand image for them. That's the | | | | Pens (In some cases) |
| reason they had their amenities customised with their | | | | Items you should NOT take from a hotel room: |
| logo in the first place. | | | | Bathrobes |
| The thing to remember is that the hotels will | | | | Towels |
| purchase their guest amenities in bulk, let's say we | | | | Furnishings |
| look at shower gel, if the company is purchasing | | | | Ashtrays |
| them buy the thousand you can bet they are | | | | Pillows |
| spending only a few pennies per tube. | | | | Electrical Items |
| When it comes to slippers, the hotel don't mind if you | | | | Crockery |
| take them with you, even if you have not used | | | | Books |
| them, this is for hygiene reasons. They have no way | | | | Linen |
| of telling if you have even used them and I can't | | | | To summarize, hotels and guesthouses would not |
| imagine the maids giving a pair of slipper a sniff | | | | bother to customize their toiletries and put them in |
| before deciding whether to keep them or throw | | | | the room if they didn't expect a few to go |
| them away. So you may as well use them and keep | | | | walkabout. They love the free marketing you are |
| them. | | | | providing for them. |