Do you take the free stuff when you stay at a hotel?

Somehow I am skeptical about the stuffs in hotels. I do not use them, not to mention take them. Besides, I am not sure if I will suddenly be charged if something is missing. No, I do not even use the free stuff provided, not to mention take.

Haha yeah I do if I want the stf. I don't like their soaps and shampoos though so I will usually just end up taking the coffee grains. I love to take extra food to my room in the complimentary breakfasts though and eat it later in the day or in the car driving a long time.

Not always, it all depends on what it is. I did take the shower cap and cream the last time I stayed at a hotel...the other stuff I left since I really had no use for it at home. But I also take a complimentary envelope and writing paper as souvenier of my stay there. Not all hotels have the stuff in the room free, and sometimes you even ahve to pay for what is in the mini bar.

Hi Toofancy. I just got back from a 4 day vacation and we stayed at a hotel. I did use some of the free things that were there. I liked the hand lotion and hair shampoo/conditioner, it had a nice citrus scent to it. I took what I did not use home because they are just going to throw it out when you leave any how. I did not use the shower cap,sewing kit, pad or pen and left them there. However my husband used the shoe buffing mit and we took that also. We did use their coffee as it was quite good and we even asked for 2 coffee filter packs a day. I would never take the towels either although the robes that they had there for us were very tempting. They were fluffy terry cloth and comfortable, I used them going to and from the indoor pool.

sure i do. not too many freebies come my way so why not take advantage of them. of course i don't get to stay in many hotels either. lol

To be honest, I think the hotels expect it! My daughter had a teacher whose brother ran a hotel. She used to come in on Monday morning with her pockets bulging with presents for the kids - don't know what bro thought of it though! I've even been to a hotel where there was a message, "Please help yourself to anything you need," next to a big basket of bathroom goodies next to the checking out desk! Nobody ever did, though. Odd, that.

we do as well. Besides if you don't use them don't they have to throw them away? or something silly like that?

Once the complimentary items are nice I take them. Some items make really good souveniers and others come in handy when I have to do short overnighters elsewhere.

Yes, I take them. Those little bottles fit nicely into our hurricane evacuation kits and some of the stuff hotels provide smells really nice! I think I was at a Hilton where the lotion had a citrus scent that I really loved and I tried finding it online but never could. This stuff is meant to be used...you're paying for it anyway...so why not take it home? I don't take the little coffee supplies because we usually use them up and, no, I never steal towels and washcloths because that truly is stealing.

Of course I do! Well, I leave the sewing kit and the shower cap since I don't use those things. And I usually use the coffee. But the rest of the things I take and leave in my travel bag. Then they're ready for when I travel again, and perhaps I'm staying in a hotel where those things aren't available. Or, for when I'm staying with family or friends and I don't want to use their supplies.

Usually, I would not take them. But some of my friends do. When I ask them why,they give me the same answer as you. Yes, you have paid for it, surely you should take it. Now it's my turn to answer the question, why not take it. In my opinion, the stuff we buy is what we want and need. If I don't need it, what should I deal with it after bring it home? Usually, the stuff like that has certain shelf-life. So it's not as good as leaving the stuff. It can be used for other people who need it, and that can save resources.

I used to be like your husband, then it occurred to me that they make great little basket items for house guests! I fille a basket with shampoo, minature soaps along with a nice bathcloth and lightly scented shower spray. I add in a new toothbrush and small toothpaste. They love it!

Yep, I do. Not so much the pad of paper, but I occassionnally take the pen. i will take the shampoo and conditioner. I stash them for those annoying instances when I don't realize that a beloved family member has just used the last bit of whatever in the entire house. I agree with you, these items are provided on a daily basis to us for staying in their hotel. So I will use them or stash them away on a daily basis for my stay.

Of course! What's free is for me! I have to admit though, I have taken a towel in the past. I just had to. I just hope no one ever takes the remote control to whatever room I will be checking into, the next time I go anywhere.

hi toofancy...yeah if there are some left behind..i guess its part of what we had pay for..except of course of the towels and the bedsheets..even in planes..if i dont like to eat yet what they had served surely i kept it ..but not the liquid thing of course..

I do take the complimentary shampoos and conditioners, the lotions and the coffee or tea. I tend to leave the shower caps and pens and pads of paper. I dont use shower caps so i dont feel the need to take them. Honestly alot of the time i just use the hotel shampoo rather than taking it but if i havent i do. I wouldnt take the towels or robes or anything. I think some hotels stipulate in that paper you sign that they can bill your credit card after you leave if they find things like that missing...or major damage.

Well I have not been in a motel or hotel in a long time. But if it did arise I would and I feel the same way you do. I paid for it why not? I mean hotels are not cheap and they throw out all that stuff if you leave it anyway. Like you said I do not take any towels or anything but soap, pens, and paper yes I take it! Nice discussion and happy mylotting to you.

If the soap and handcreams are nice, I take them. I would never take towels or anything like that, because they do an inventory of what's in the room and if you steal things you shouldn't they will charge it to your credit card. The other things are complimentary - creams, shampoos, lotions, so why not take them? Besides that, they are good for travelling. I collected a lot of those shower caps and a bunch of us laughed our heads off one nite by wearing em.

Hi toofancy, I always take the soap and shampoo from the hotel room. Once it is used they are going to throw it all away anyway , I also take matches if they had them or a little writing tablet just as a little keep sake .

I take the small things that they replace whether they were used or not. Hand soaps, shampoo, the little bottles of lotion.... At one hotel, they also had complimentary ear plus, eye masks and linen spray! Those were great, and you were able to take them so I did.