Those gift bags you get when you go on a hen do

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I’ve never wanted to appear ungrateful but I’ve always hated them. Full of rubbish no one needs and a pain in the arse to carry round.

But, planning a very good friend’s do and don’t want to skimp. Is there anything you’ve ever got in those bags which you’ve liked?

So far I’m planning:

Paracetamol
Energy gel
Haribo
Mugshot noodles
Vodka shot
Mask of the groom
Itinerary card
A condom

Please don’t comment to say you don’t like hen dos/the bags are a waste of time and unnecessary/the wedding industry is out of control.

I’m just wanting ideas from people who’ve actually liked something they’ve got in one of these bags.

Sack off the condom. Someone I was on a hen with had a huge row with her husband after he found a goody bag condom wrapper in the suitcase after a hen do.
Edit to add it was the wrapper as the condoms had been blown up during the pre drink.

The most useful thing I’ve had in one of those bags was flip flops.

Hair bobble? Alkaseltzer? Bottle of water? Bar of chocolate?
I've never had one, don't think they were a thing when I last went on one

a bag of crisps, can of coke and a dairy milk

My suggestion is not to do it, but instead donate the money you’d have spent to the hen’s favourite charity.

i promise you ppl will appreciate this over a bag of crap.

anyway have a lovely time

Wow there are some miserable people crawling out from under their rocks just to comment here!

I've done a few of these (and I drink like a fish), instead of berocca chuck in some dioralyte - works a charm to rehydrate you ready for brunch.

If you're Bloody Mary drinkers, Bloody Drinks do great cans which are perfect to take into the hangover sit down shower as you prepare to get back on it. I need savoury the morning after, no sugary cocktail cans...

Also, tide pens! Someone (probably the bride, in white) will get ketchup or baby guiness down themselves at 3pm and tide pens will get that out a dream. They're also great at getting foundation off collars.

I’d go to Home Bargains and get a lip balm,
fade mask, paracetamol and a pack of tissues. Maybe a bar of chocolate.

genuine question - do you take these bags out with you on the hen do?

Well thanks for that bad suggestion.

Thank you! I am a Bloody Mary drinker and I’m taking a suitcase because of the costumes (I know what horror that will cause some people) and I’m going to take a couple of cans for me - sod the rest of them.

No, you leave them at the hotel or wherever you’re staying.

Well why do you need condoms?

Flip flops or similar but probably would not work if you are not bring the actual bags with you. Invariably heels started to hurt.

Because the OP thinks it’s fucking hilarious.
hasn’t Year 11 exam study leave just started? 😉

That's a bloody handy idea!!

What about some nice seeds to plant when you get home?

such a helpful comment, thank god you showed up.

What kind of PRIVATE joke involves a goody bag with condoms on a hen night? Assuming they’re all over the age of 12?
Honestly, what a venomous response!
Calm down.

Yes, that is my point…. It’s private so you wouldn’t get it…. 🤦🏻‍♀️
Crikey, it’s really not getting through is it 😂

Oh, come on.

It’s highly unlikely that there’s a hilarious private in-joke attached to such a hackneyed cliche as condoms handed out to hen party guests 😂
Nice try, though.

Hen do bags are a thing now?? Blimey.

Cyncial old me is thinking there doesnt appear to be an event left in life that hasnt been turned into a gimmick/commercial opportunity.

I mean, you literally have no idea because you don’t know the OP…. It’s nice and bold of you to insist you’re correct.

In basic terms what I’m saying is “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”. You disagree with that which is your prerogative. But as you and others have insisted on making pointless comments which could upset the OP, I’ve come on to stuck up for the underdog.

Carry on with your little digs if they make you feel better, but I’ll sleep soundly knowing I’ve backed the OP who has literally just asked for a bit of advice. Excuse me for thinking that’s what this forum is for.

You really think something as clichéd as condoms at a hen do is a private joke? You might as well claim the penis shaped straws are a private joke. It's a ridiculous claim.

Oh another one piping up.
Bizarre so many of you think it’s worth your time to comment purely to try and make someone feel a bit shit.

You're very prickly but I suppose you did warn us, @Cactusprick 😉