Do you take little shampoos from hotels?

Latchy

WayneMolloy wrote: »

It opens up and there are two clowns carrying a flat screen plasma from their room, trying to go down to the car parking area. Caught rapid.

Some people would try and rob anything.

I have heard of two guys walking into a pub in Manchester and in front of the customers (but out of sight of the staff ) take a tv off the wall and out the back door with it ...the customers didn't bat an eyelid but it was the 1980s ...

mickdw

Yes Ive seen the list of 'sale prices' for all items in the hotel room. They welcome you to take any item and will charge you are the list price for it. Its a reasonable idea tbh. Re taking shampoo, surely there is no issue with this. The mini bottle is there for your use. Its pretty scummy to be taking anything else though. I heard a hotel manager on ray darcy show say how they spent a fortune on batteries for tv remotes as many many people take them with them. Thats just sad really.

IM0

no Im not a magpie

danslevent

castletownman wrote: »

I've started taking minituare versions of everyday things. Shampoo bottles from hotels. Funsize coca cola cans and mars bars etc. It's all part of an elaborate prank I'm planning on pulling on my housemate whereby he's going to wake up one morning and think he is a giant.

You stole that from Scrubs!! Shame on you! I shpotted ya

Scruffles

fussyonion wrote: »

I don't bother with the shampoo/conditioner; they're too small and fiddly plus I have to use L'Oreal Elvive Colour Protect 'cos I'm worth it

The mattresses in Maldron Hotels are so damn comfortable I once fleetingly wondered if there was any way of nicking one..

I take all the tea/coffee sachets, though..they're usually Bewleys and lovely. Little biscuits too.

The boyfriend once took a handful of sausages from the buffet and shoved them in a wad of tissue for a nibble later..............and I've just realised how wrong that sounds

perhaps rolling up and lowering the mattress on a rope or just throwing it out the window to a willing acomplice woud be of service?
assuming its not loads of floors high itd make a handy trampoline to,no need to go through reception when leaving.

re. sausages.
assuming the tissue wasnt a snotrag; why is that wrong exactly? its far better people use the animal products sacrificed for them than to just leave them there and waste-its more of a shame to think an animal woud have been sacrificed for f-all if someone just wasted everything.

solas111

It’s a question of what you think is right or wrong? In my book, taking the shampoo is stealing so I don’t take it.

Maybe you could put yourself in the shoes of the hotel owner who may be struggling to keep the place open. How would you then feel about people who take stuff from the rooms?

Bushbleacher

As someone who has worked as a room attendant in a large hotel chain in the past I can say that stealing soaps, towels, slippers, bathrobes, cups or glasses will not be noticed. Staff just don't care/are too busy to notice/report something so trivial. There are always tonnes of replacements for these things available anyway so it won't cause staff any problems either.

WayneMolloy

Latchy wrote: »

I have heard of two guys walking into a pub in Manchester and in front of the customers (but out of sight of the staff ) take a tv off the wall and out the back door with it ...the customers didn't bat an eyelid but it was the 1980s ...

Id well believe it - that would have been during the 'Madchester' era.

Great city, Manchester. Dreary as f*ck, just like Dublin - but the natives are cool people.

And a cute girl with that mancunian accent :eek:

WayneMolloy

Bushbleacher wrote: »

As someone who has worked as a room attendant in a large hotel chain in the past I can say that stealing soaps, towels, slippers, bathrobes, cups or glasses will not be noticed. Staff just don't care/are too busy to notice/report something so trivial. There are always tonnes of replacements for these things available anyway so it won't cause staff any problems either.

Accommodation assistant is one of the hardest jobs, bar none. Especially when the temperature rises a notch or two in the summer. Done it for three months - they earn their cash.

I always leave them a tip. Most strenuous job in a hotel.

darragh o meara

Used to stay in Ibis at the redcow quiet a bit a few years back and they did an all you can eat breakfast, A lot of builders, sparks etc were staying there too. At breakfast you'd see lads having a massive fry and then go up for more and load it into their lunch boxes. I know technically not stealing but taking the piss a bit

I also know someone who left a hotel with a new double quilt, 4 new pillows, a universal remote and 3 energy saving bulbs, and because he paid in cash they never came after him either.

WayneMolloy

darragh o meara wrote: »

Used to stay in Ibis at the redcow quiet a bit a few years back and they did an all you can eat breakfast, A lot of builders, sparks etc were staying there too. At breakfast you'd see lads having a massive fry and then go up for more and load it into their lunch boxes. I know technically not stealing but taking the piss a bit

I also know someone who left a hotel with a new double quilt, 4 new pillows, a universal remote and 3 energy saving bulbs, and because he paid in cash they never came after him either.

Isnt the Ibis an asylum centre now? Like the Clondalkin Tower Hotel?

I thought it was only partially open to the public - along with the bar area?

davetherave

Free shower curtain!

Ihatecuddles-old

I stole a pillow from a hotel in temple bar. It was just so comfy.

I've just woken my boyfriend up I'm laughing so hard. I love this thread.
'You're expected to take anything that's not nailed down' brilliant

Neadine

In my 'vast' experience hotel toiletries tend to be of rather poor quality, unless they happe to be Molton Brown, and for that reason I never bother with them, unless they happen to be Molton Brown (or a hotel in the Middle East that had a really fantastic conditioner).
So, the people who take the toiletries home, I have no issue with it, do you ever actually use the stuff after?

Amprodude

El Spearo wrote: »

Going to a hotel next week, and was just looking on their site and happened to spot they seem to have nice shampoos and stuff in the pics. (I know this is desperate but I'm being honest, this is how it clicked with me)

So do you take them when you're there?
Do hotels kind of expect them to be taken?
Is this factored into the cost when you pay?

Whats the AH opinions on this?

Another poster affected by the recession.

Ruu

I take the shampoo and soap. If there is some tea bags, I'll take those. I once took a box of tissues and roll of bog paper. I'll pluck up the courage to take the coffee maker, hair dryer, lamp and maybe the complimentary LCD TV.

Jesus Wept

El Spearo wrote: »

Going to a hotel next week, and was just looking on their site and happened to spot they seem to have nice shampoos and stuff in the pics. (I know this is desperate but I'm being honest, this is how it clicked with me)

So do you take them when you're there?
Do hotels kind of expect them to be taken?
Is this factored into the cost when you pay?

Whats the AH opinions on this?

anything that isn't nailed down.
have fun lad.

southsiderosie

solas111 wrote: »

It’s a question of what you think is right or wrong? In my book, taking the shampoo is stealing so I don’t take it.

Maybe you could put yourself in the shoes of the hotel owner who may be struggling to keep the place open. How would you then feel about people who take stuff from the rooms?

What are you talking about? At most hotels, not only are they fine with you taking them, you can ask for extras and they will bring them up for you. I have long hair and dry skin, so I always ask for extra conditioner and lotion.

oldyouth

solas111 wrote: »

It’s a question of what you think is right or wrong? In my book, taking the shampoo is stealing so I don’t take it.

Maybe you could put yourself in the shoes of the hotel owner who may be struggling to keep the place open. How would you then feel about people who take stuff from the rooms?

You're joking aren't you?? Those products are part of the running costs of the room. They supply enough for anticipated usage for the duration of the stay

I always take the shampoo and soaps left there. I usually only stay in a hotel with a leisure centre, so I toss them in to my gear bag. They are handy when you run out of your usual stuff

Shower caps and conditioner; I never use them, so I never take them.

Coffee sachets/tea bags; Never touch them. I usually bring a small jar of my favourite coffee and get a small carton of milk to use in the room.

Slippers; Not a slipper man, so I never touch them.

Pens/Pencils; If I don't have a pen in my pocket, I'll take it

Towels; They are part of the fixtures and fittings of the room, so taking them would be stealing.

mconigol

God what is it with people. You can afford to stay in a hotel but can't splash out a euro for some shampoo :rolleyes:

Jester144

When I was younger we went on holiday, and there was a fancy dress competition in the hotel.

My father stole the mop from the cleaner's trolley to thread through my shirt (I was a scarecrow).

Legs.Eleven

If they've anything interesting, I'll take it. Got meself a snazzy wood cuticle pusher-backer yokedy bob there a few months ago. Shampoos and conditioners are usually crap, so I don't bother. I've never taken the big stuff.

No money in miniature shampoos. Trouser pressers is where it's at.

biko

I was staying in a hotel not too long ago and they had Pro Terra soap bars.
Stole those in a flash, great soap.

JCDUB

I recently stayed in the Tune hotel in Edinburgh.

Everything was extra, above and beyond the cost of the room. And I mean everything....

Towels, TV, aircon, even shampoos and stuff I believe. Sure we had to pay to leave our bags there as we arrived before check in time, or we could pay an extra £5 per hour early we wanted to check in!!

And the best thing was the receptionist sold it to us as their concept, like it was a good thing!!

Needless to say, anything that wasn't nailed down is now safely residing in my home.

Never, ever, ever again...

BTW it was booked through bookings.com by somebody else, and we got everything included, but my jaysus, what a horrible set-up.

Poochie05

I was staying in a hotel a while ago and they had a catalogue of things in your room you could buy, including the bed, mattresses, pillows, matress toppers, etc.

Now admitedly it was one of the most comfortable beds I've ever slept in so maybe they had people asking all the time ... where can I buy that experience to take home!

ado100

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I think the general rule is that it is acceptable to take anything with the hotel's name on it.

Even The Four Season's Jaguar?

sbsquarepants

Wouldn't leave without them - if the cleaner leaves her cart unattended in the hall i could take dozens of them!

AG2R

If it has the hotels name on it its the hotels property and its theft.
I'm doing hospitality and tourism in college and this has come up a bit, technically its theft. Hotels do expect it to happen yes but they dont give you it. Its not factored into the price per say but I wouldnt be surprised if it was.

darragh o meara

Poochie05 wrote: »

I was staying in a hotel a while ago and they had a catalogue of things in your room you could buy, including the bed, mattresses, pillows, matress toppers, etc.

Now admitedly it was one of the most comfortable beds I've ever slept in so maybe they had people asking all the time ... where can I buy that experience to take home!

Where was this? I always wondered where I could get myself a proper matress like they have in the hotels, Had some of my best nights sleep in a hotel

Afollower

Friend of mine once helped herself to a complete set of cutlery from hotel - 6 forks, 6 spoons, etc. Really good quality stuff too.

smurfjed

When on duty, we normally stay at 4 or 5* hotels, so the toiletries are good, I hate using a bar of soap for one shower and leaving it there, same with shampoo etc, so i take them, this is my version of recycling!

smurfjed

will.i.am

I am studying Hospitality Management and we have studied a module called rooms division for the last four semesters.
Most 4 and 5 star properties allow about 15-20 euro to turn around a room. This includes paying for the linen and towels to be cleaned, biro's in the rooms etc.
The shampoo etc is there for you to use in the first place so they don't mind you taking them you have technically payed for the shampoo, shower gel/hat when you payed for your room.
When it comes to robes and slippers. Robes are simply laundered and if the slippers are used they are thrown out for hygiene reasons. Lots of hotels now put a tag on the gown saying you you would like to purchase this robe please contact reception. However if the guest still takes the robe there isn't much the hotel can do because at the end of the day its the customers word against there's and they can't prove it was actually in the room. Another measure taken by hotels now is they dye the robe a grey colour to make it less attractive to quests.
Thefts of towels/linen/robes etc do cost hotels lots money because they have to replace whats stolen.
P.S Never use/steel glasses in hotel bathrooms because often the towel used to clean them cleaned the floor/shower/bath/ Toilet seat in the rooms.

kryogen

I take anything that isnt nailed down tbh

Pinewoo

kryogen wrote: »

I take anything that isnt nailed down tbh

The hotel staff aren't nailed down, do you take the hotel staff? Actually please don't answer that..

xOxSinéadxOx

I've never stayed in a hotel

Pinewoo

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

I've never stayed in a hotel

Has a hotel ever stayed in you?

efb

No. Cant be ar$ed.

southsiderosie

Poochie05 wrote: »

I was staying in a hotel a while ago and they had a catalogue of things in your room you could buy, including the bed, mattresses, pillows, matress toppers, etc.

Now admitedly it was one of the most comfortable beds I've ever slept in so maybe they had people asking all the time ... where can I buy that experience to take home!

darragh o meara wrote: »

Where was this? I always wondered where I could get myself a proper matress like they have in the hotels, Had some of my best nights sleep in a hotel

In the US, the Doubletree does this - I think they are the ones who started the whole 'pillowtop mattress' craze.

will.i.am

southsiderosie wrote: »

In the US, the Doubletree does this - I think they are the ones who started the whole 'pillowtop mattress' craze.

The Hilton also does this!

http://www.hiltontohome.com/index.aspx

grenache

People who steal anything from hotels, be it shampoo, towels or whatever, are fcuking sad individuals. Not to mention thieves.

Fr_Dougal

Deleted User wrote: »

Are you sure they're small now, or was the camera man not just standing far away?

Ted_YNWA

Staying in hotel tonight.

*** taking notes on what might fall into my bag ***

Teyla Emmagan

You are supposed to take the mini shampoos home with you. They can't give a half used bottle to the next guest.

Anything else though (robes/towels) is outright stealing.

ElleEm

I always take the little sewing kits and shoe shiners. They are so handy.
I take the pen too, and actually judge a hotel if it only gives scabby pencils. But I steal pens from everywhere, not just hotels!

ElleEm

I always take the little sewing kits and shoe shiners. They are so handy.
I take the pen too, and actually judge a hotel if it only gives scabby pencils. But I steal pens from everywhere, not just hotels!

Yakult

Brought back a blanket from a Spanish hotel one year, nicest blanket I ever slept in and still have it!

laugh

I'll tell you what I do with the shampoo, conditioner, shower gel etc that the hotel provides in the room . . .

. . . each day I get up, whistle merrily to the bathroom and I wash myself.

Poochie05

darragh o meara wrote: »

Where was this? I always wondered where I could get myself a proper matress like they have in the hotels, Had some of my best nights sleep in a hotel

Sofitel in Brussels, they even had a pillow menu to choose from!

http://eu.soboutique.com/category.aspx?THE-ART-OF-BED

Sir montygom

I always take the batteries out of the remote for the tv when leaving hotels, you could always do with a few spare AAA's at home....have taken the odd toilet seat from time to time from hotel.;)