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Hey,
What’s the etiquette of taking an amenity Kit off the aircraft with you?
Have you ever done this, have you ever been asked to return it? Will the airline have spare for the return flight to replace the one taken?
I know for a fact my partner will take this on her first business class flight for remembrance, but just wondered if this is allowed or frowned upon.
Thanks
you do mean the wash bag they give you when you got on the flight? I am sure you are meant to take it. Did you expect to leave your used toothbrush and socks for the next person? Or are you expecting someone to check all of the kits for what is missing and replaced the things used 😂?
Eh? This has to be a wind up
I could understand if the question was about pillows or headphones.
Think you’re a week late…
Take it with you or leave it on the plane so it can be disposed of but there’s no way it’ll be reused by the airline.
FWIW of the four we took off our BA family flight last week:
1. “Pulse point” roll on things went in the bin as no idea what purpose they serve
2. Ear plugs also in bin
3. Retained moisturiser and lip balm as well as grey eye masks. Tooth brush and paste will come in handy for the odd 1-night stay somewhere.
4. Kept the 4 x white faux leather bags although I saw one had already developed a small tear at the end of one end of a zip.I remember the good old days of navy pyjamas (albeit in F) and the Virgin svelte ball point pens with a red fin – how times change.
If anyone can enlighten me on the purpose of the pulse point roll-ons then do let me know 🙂
If anyone can enlighten me on the purpose of the pulse point roll-ons then do let me know 🙂
I *think* the idea is that you roll them on your inner wrists (or maybe it was behind the ears or some such) and they’re supposed to help you relax and/or sleep. I suspect there may be a close correlation between people who find they work and people who believe in homeopathy, but each to their own 🙂
I recently included a couple of unopened ones with a food bank donation as they were appealing for toiletries.
The pulse point roll-ons are pretty pointless, I’d rather have a mini eau de toilette for freshening up at the end of a long flight. The mini toothpastes are definitely handy for short breaks where you don’t want to pack a full-size tube.
I could actually do without the CW one altogether, the F one is infinitely superior and I use all the products.
We leave the toothpaste and toothbrush in a little basket in the bathroom for when guests forget theirs. But the last flight I took I just left the whole kit on the plane as there are only so many uses for little zipped bags.
Open amenity kits are not reused on the next flight they are swept up by the cleaners along with blankets, pillows and all the other detritus.
Each sector is separately catered for the cabin size so no member of cabin crew is cobbling together a kit for the next flight from the left overs
Some cabin crew will collect kits from empty seats once boarding is complete and these can be reused.
Some airlines distribute them on a one to one basis when for example offering the pre departure drink or when taking meal orders.
These days the unused contents of the kits I take away get given to the local hospice once a year so they have a stock of things like the socks, dental and shaving lots for easy use should a new patient need them.
The cases themselves get put in the charity shop box.
I think airlines should rethink their amenity kits. So much stuff must just get thrown away. Not sure what the answer would be, self select what you would want/use? Similar to others above, we take them and donate all unused stuff to a homeless charity who find them very useful. Good idea re the cases to charity shops, I didn’t think charity shops would want them.
We used to send unused kits to the local hospital via our daughters, they were great gifts for unexpected admissions. They’ve both left the hospital to work in different areas so we need to rethink what we will do with them?
I think airlines should rethink their amenity kits. So much stuff must just get thrown away. Not sure what the answer would be, self select what you would want/use?
I agree, a little self-service station in or near the galley would be far more practical and save waste dramatically.
I’m sure one of the airlines Rob has reviewed does this!
@strickers – do you have a food bank locally? They often need toiletries.Self-serving people would ransack self-serve.
Singapore include items on request in their food menus — BA could go down this route.In an ideal world I’d argue the single-use items should be ditched altogether, too.
They’re not strictly single-use, I’ve made the stuff in the F kits last a week or more.
Hello,
Apologies, I meant more the bag not things like a used toothbrush etc… That will remind me not to write a post half asleep at midnight hehe.
Thanks all for those who replied.
I don’t like the toothbrushes in the J kits, the tufts tend to come out and that is rather alarming when you’re trying to get it out of the back of your throat at 30,000 feet 😱
I think airlines should rethink their amenity kits. So much stuff must just get thrown away. Not sure what the answer would be, self select what you would want/use? Similar to others above, we take them and donate all unused stuff to a homeless charity who find them very useful. Good idea re the cases to charity shops, I didn’t think charity shops would want them.
Etihad used to do this c. 2012 before they introduced amenity kits in J. Cabin crew would walk through the cabin with a selection of amenities at the beginning of the flight.
My local food bank posted on social media that they had people who were uncomfortable to going to job interviews because they had no toiletries to shower or wash their hair – it prompted me to gather up all the minis I’d “collected” from hotels and take them with the amenity kits. OH called me the Robin Hood of toiletries!
I think airlines should rethink their amenity kits. So much stuff must just get thrown away. Not sure what the answer would be, self select what you would want/use? Similar to others above, we take them and donate all unused stuff to a homeless charity who find them very useful. Good idea re the cases to charity shops, I didn’t think charity shops would want them.
I think the answer would be for airlines to adopt the QR amenity kits! Moisturizers are actually a decent size, the EdT is great for travels, and the token lip balm does the trick. I realize it’s all personal preference though.
BA wins on the eye mask only.
Wonder how much more per kit QR pays…
And it’s cost me a fortune in future Diptyque purchases since flying with QR a few years back!
My local food bank posted on social media that they had people who were uncomfortable to going to job interviews because they had no toiletries to shower or wash their hair – it prompted me to gather up all the minis I’d “collected” from hotels and take them with the amenity kits. OH called me the Robin Hood of toiletries!
I did this for a long time. Also donated to the local Women’s aid, but the switch to big pump bottles has been a step in the wrong direction.
I suspect the more ‘sustainable’ the amenity kit, the more waste it generates.
Virgin kit must be 99% bin fodder, the bag cant be reused for anything, the pen is made of cardboard and surely no one is using that toothbrush.
I returned this morning in WT+ long haul and almost missed the kit within the bigger plastic bag which contained the headphones.
The bag itself obviously lower quality but I do like my pens so was surprised to see one inside, as well as socks for the journey.
The toothpaste / brush are handy for 1-night hotel stays although the WT+ ones seem smaller than those from Club.
Good shout on donating toiletries – will keep hold of them to donate where possible.
If you don’t break the plastic seal tag they probably get reused. I always take mine though, they’ve been used from pouches to store kids jigsaws to little bags for cable collections. Miss the Hershel’s Virgin ones! Not such a fan of the temperley velvet BA F. The AA fold out ones are really useful!
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