To think it’s okay to take certain things from a hotel?

Just staying in a 4 star hotel which has nice enough toiletries but I use quite specialised stuff on my hair and anything else feels very harsh. And I don’t use liquid soap so I always carry my own soap bar.

Even the hotels which I’ve stayed in which provide La Labo - which is lovely as a PP says - the scent is nice but I don’t rate the quality of the products. I use them as a bath foam. But then I generally have a bottle of that particular La Labo scent on the go. So I don’t need the little bottles of quite thin body lotion …

Not good at critical thinking, was he?

Sterilised milk.

My grandad would drink it

And they 'rip people off' to cover the cost of the thieving

Same as shops do for shoplifters

Oh and they’re the little single use ones. Would never in a million years take the big bottles. The hotel we stay in on holidays uses the big bottles of Crabtree and Evelyn. My daughter loves the conditioner so much but seems to only be available in Hilton hotels and the only place I’ve found them for sale was a eBay where im assuming someone has nicked them and then placed for sale

The only thing I ever take from a hotel is the bottles of body lotion from the fairmont (where I’d stay regularly for work). It’s the Le Labo Rose and is like 80 quid for a bottle and I love the stuff. So I grab all the little bottles lol

The places I stay usually have higher end shampoo’s/conditioner’s etc, and high quality teabags and decent coffee pods - better than what we have at home. I always take the bathroom stuff (as said before my current workplace has a box where we all place them and it gets taken to women’s shelter periodically). I usually drink all the tea and take coffee pods home but if DH is there, lucky to have any leftovers. It’s the first thing we do with a hotel when getting in the room, make ourselves a cuppa while we settle in, and they always have tiny cups so you end up having so many. Wish places would just get decent mugs.

I've said in hotels where the toiletries were Rituals, Balmain, Temple Spa, Elemis, and Arran (in Scotland). In most cases in large bottles attached to the wall.

That says more about the places you choose to stay?

This the thing I don't get, teabags are literally pence, and they would factor x per person into the price of the room. If they put 3 out for example, what difference if you drank 3 cups of tea while you stayed or drank 1 cup and took 2 tea bags home? (I don't do this BTW, but I have taken biscuits before and not given it a second thought)
They don't give you a refund of eg 50p if you left all the sugar and biscuits there!

I take toiletries if i think they are particularly nice. And i use them! (I wouldnt take them if i didnt think i would) Some cant be refilled so it's obvious the next guest would get new ones.

My dad often used to go out for coffees and sometimes they were served with a lotus biscuit. He knew DD liked them and usually brought it home and offered it when we were next round. He wouldn't be theiving or scuzzy if he ate it st the time, what difference if he brought it home? He paid the same as the person who ate theirs with the coffee!

I’m surprised by how many people are disgusted at people taking toiletries and coffee sachets…when you’re paying over £100 a night to stay somewhere, I doubt companies will worry after their huge profit margins. I take them because they’re handy to have in for emergencies, such as when you run out of conditioner in the shower or have a guest round that only drinks decaf. Whoever is looking down on this needs to take the stick out their arse, quite frankly. And stop looking down on people if they are “scuzzy”- everyone is one paycheque away from living on the streets.

well I think it’s pretty scuzzy to take the toiletries as well. Because they’re usually rather nasty ones - unless they’re the La Labo ones I’ve encountered in 5 star hotels!

But why is it scuzzy to take a teabag but ok(ish) to take a small bottle of conditioner or bodywash?

I don't see the logic here? Either they're both scuzzy or they're not, surely?

Larger items are in a whole other category, but a teabag and a mini-shampoo are at the same level imho.

Well quite, @Fountofwisdom Scuzzy is apt.

I guess it’s ok to take single use toiletries if you must, but taking actual fixtures/fittings like mugs or towels is clearly theft. And frankly - if you’re having to steal teabags and sugar sachets from a hotel, you’re scuzzy and you need to give your head a wobble.

😂The fact I’ve said a £1 tin is the worst thing I’ve ever stole hardly screams “thief”

No! Just the sugar. If I bought a bag of sugar - it will become hard

I don’t think the post you’ve quoted even mentions instant coffee… 🤷‍♀️

Smh.

What other business establishments do you steal from?

Some people like instant coffee. Just saying.

Good Lord! If you’re so poor that you have to take sachets of horrible instant coffee, maybe stop eating out.

I always take toiletries, coffee sachets, the obvious stuff. If they have the toiletries attached to the shower I take toilet rolls instead just to be petty 😂The one time I’ve ever gone too far was when they had loose teabags in a cute tiny tin that was perfect for putting my rabbits treats in 😬

Why would anyone want to steal from a hotel room? The towels/mugs etc have been used by god knows how many people before you.

Most hotels, items such as lamps and TVs are wired into the plug socket so they are not taken by guests. Also some hotels have no separate lights such as lamps - they are incorporated into the headboard, desk area or fixed to the wall.

Though that means fewer plugs for guests to use such as chargers etc. I have a USB plug with interchangeable plug plates - UK, Euro and Americas. I do hate hotels which don't have a plug point by the side of the bed as some days - especially when on tour holidays that have an early start or need to check out early as flight home is 11am - which means leaving hotel at 8am. So have an alarm on my phone.

I take the sugar sachets to top up the pot at home for when I have tradespeople visit to do work as 99% of them take sugar in their tea or coffee. None of my friends or family who visit don't take sugar in their drinks. Plus the odd recipe requires a bit of sugar so use one sachet. My parents do the same

Also when you visit a cafe or restaurant and order coffee and put 2 sugars on saucer, I take those.