Did You Ever Borrow Those Cute Little Bottles On A Permanent Basis?

Not towels, toilet paper, the robe or the leather folder for the stationary... Taking those things is considered stealing. But as a hotel guest, the soaps, shampoo, conditioner, body lotion (those little bottles), as well as the coffee packets and other comestibles are cconsidered amenities that are yours for the taking. So is the stationary. Be careful about raiding the minibar. You'll pay dearly. And don't forget to leave a tip for housekeeping : about $2 per night. I like to leave a little note of thanks as well.

I didn't take them, but I do use the shampoo now that they make it so hard to pack liquids in your carry on. I do not carry stuff like shampoo and soap anymore, so I use what is in the hotel. I do not drink coffee so their coffee is safe from me.lol I hate the smell of the stuff. Their towels are nothing special so why would anyone want to steal them anyway. If you can afford to stay at a hotel that has good enough towels to steal, then you probably have beter towels at home. Too funny! Shalom~Adoniah

in hotels? i only remember having brought a set of those from one hotel i stayed at. it wast very cute but i found it unique too. besides, aren't they included in the fees we paid for for the rooms? haha i just thought they are for free cause they come with small soap packs, toothbrush, toothpaste... some personal bath stuffs.

As I pack my own favorite shampoo for traveling and use it, I do indeed take the individual bottles and safe them to use as "stocking stuffers" to slip in nooks and crannies when sending birthday packages, especially to friends who reciprocate. We use all sorts of strange things for packing material. Once dear friend put a box of sandwich bags in one care package she sent to us and they were a kind I'd never used before and liked a lot. We learn new things this way. It is great fun, and the individual containers are meant for us to use. I would never steal the towels though or anything that was not meant to be used during the stay. I toss the clean disposable cups in my bag to use along the way, but would never take a glass or a roll of toilet paper or anything like that. Oh, mea culpa, I take the disposable laundry bag, too, even though we don't have the hotel do personal laundry service for us. We use it to put our worn clothes in to keep the suitcase fresh. I think that is something they should provide and it is easier to keep the laundry separated when it is in a bag with the hotel's name on it.

Always. I might never end up using them. But who knows. After all, that is what they are there for...right?

I can't say that I have because the hotels/motels I have stayed in didnt come with these things lol. The only stuff like that we had to bring ourselves. Well it come with 1 roll of toilet paper, if you run out you have to go to the desk and get more. Towels they write down when they bring you towels and they want that many when you check out or they are making you pay. I guess I'm staying in the wrong hotels lol

OH lol I never Borrowed them.. I took them... that is why they are there... I always use them for stocking stuffers.. kids enjoy them.. and have fun.... I think that is pretty frugal of your uncle... good job!!!

My mom always takes those things from the hotel room. I don't mind her doing it, but what I mind is that when we get home, I'm the one who's supposed to clean the bottles that have been opened during travel and stock them in the cabinet and sort the different bottles. That's what's annoying. I personally don't like to take them because of the implication for me when we get home. Haha! My mom gets those to give to her not so well off relatives in the provinces in China. well i guess that's a nice thing to do.

I take the little shampoos, they are great for taking to the gym without lugging a big bottle around. I take the things that are designed to be taken, I don't take towels or anything like that.

yes, as I think once you use them they will have to throw them away as the next customer would not care to have a half filled bottle... and what if someone put something nasty in it as a prank? I am not sure if they have to refresh the coffee packs or not, but I would think for safety reasons they do.

We lived in a hotel for 4 months in 2007 and I did collect the shampoo and conditioners, on the days we didn't wash our hair. I plan on using them when we go camping, it is so much easier to pack these small things. Also, they would be great if you are traveling by plane.

If they're not completely empty (conditioner bottles & shampoo bottles) and I'm leaving I take them. I mean, they can't reuse them, I would think it would be a hygiene issue, so there's no point in letting house keeping just throw them away. Everything else just stays where it was.

Of course I have, when I have used them..I don't think anyone wants to use an open bottle..haha...besides, the maids would just throw them away anyway which is why they are like trial sizes so you can take them.. I am not a hotel/motel toiletry collector anyway, because I would rather use my own..So much better than using their stuff anyway..:)

Usually I took the shampoo and conditioner bottles for "future use". Some hotels' bottles are indeed cute and unique. Just like your uncle, I put them in my bathroom as souvenirs. Rarely do I use them except when taking a short, day-or-two trip. Then those little bottles become handy.

I do take the shampoo and the conditioner,but I never take the toilet paper or the towels. We usually use the coffee packets while there since my husband needs to coffee to function.

I remember my mom used to do this a lot whenever we stayed in hotels. In every hotel that I go to, I only really keep/take two things. The key card and the stationary. The key card is my best remembrance that I actually stayed in that particular hotel. I usually only take the stationaries so that I can have something to doodle on while I'm on the plane back. They have come in handy for one of my projects as well. Aside from this, there are times when I would like to keep a couple of things. Like for example, the shampoos. Some hotels have this lavender scented shampoos that I really love. I usually take them with me. Everything else like the toothbrushes, slippers and shampoos, I leave. I don't have much use for them anyways.

Extra soap, shampoo, conditioner and lotion bottles come home with me, if I don't use them while I'm there. The lotion bottles are perfect for the purse and I don't mind giving away the bottle if someone likes the smell since I didn't pay for it (directly) in the first place. Now, I draw the line with things like towels. I have know of hotels that will charge your account if they find those bigger ticket items missing after you check out.

There are situations that I take them along with me. Well actually, not all the time. But there are this certain occasions most especially when I am not satisfied of their services I would bring this items like shampoo, coffee, toilet paper. But I have not brought with me towels and the likes. It is just my way of probably compensating myself of their poor services.

Not toilet paper, towels or bathrobes, but shampoo ect. In fact my wash bag is almost entirely made up of hotel items. I even carry a couple of emergency toothbrushes that a hotel gave me. I once spent two weeks staying in an hotel in Edinburgh. They had the most delicious shortbread. When I checked out I asked the maid if she would let me have a couple of packets to take away. She gave me an entire box with about 250 4 biscuit packets. We didn't buy biscuits for weeks! On the other hand I did once leave a pair of trousers in an hotel. They still had them when I visited again a year later.

Yep I do take those little complentary items from hotels. I do not take the towels ect... But the little shampoo's and such. I like them and give them to my kids for camping trips, or I use them myslef on those very rare occasions I forget to buy my own. lol. Those little items are also handy when I have guest over nite. They giggle when I hand them the hotel shampoo and soap. So yep, I take them.*smiles*