My friend gave me complimentary hotel soap for Christmas.

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Anonymous wrote:My husband brings me soap, shampoo, lotion, shower caps, mouthwash, toothpaste, snacks, all kinds of things from his hotel stays. Many many bags full. Sometimes full size bottles. Since the company pays for the stays, they are usually items from high end hotels. I keep all the freebies in my extra bathroom and tell visitors to use whatever they want. I might be the only person here that wouldn't mind a gift of freebies from anyone.

BTW, the shea butter soaps and lotions are the shit.

My 65 yo FIL does this and it's soo annoying! I am so embarrassed that he hoards hotel crap. He will even smuggle tea and yogurt. He looks like Santa Claus leaving the hotel even taking the pens and paper and robbing the maids cart !

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We used to have bags and bags of those. But they are usually harsh, so now we just leave them at the hotel.

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Anonymous wrote:It's hilarious. Unless she's being cute and you'd get it, she might actually think this is a good idea. Some people are really weird like that. My mom's step mom used to ship us their dirty clothes. From IL to a developing country. Not in any of our sizes or anything. Finally my mom complained and they were offended she'd even say we don't want your old dirty clothes.

wtf were you living in a developing country at the time and she was sending it to you?

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Anonymous wrote:I'd love it. I would totally be ready for next year and send her some hotel slippers or something.

I love hotel soap and collect it myself, and I'm STILL wearing the awesome hotel slippers I got from the hotel I stayed at in Barcelona!

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I actually do not mind the gift at all and fully intend to use them but seriously... If your close friend (who is a highly paid executive btw, not some poor schmuck), did this, would you just have no reaction at all? Half of you are claiming that if you got someone's hotel soap you would just be like "awesome!" And not wonder wtf she's thinking?

The fact that she's a "highly paid executive" is utterly irrelevant, considering you get her jack for Christmas. So what, now she's supposed to do even more for you?? Wow, not nice OP, not nice. Granted, I'll admit this is funny, but you can't honestly bring her income into this when this isn't an exchange, it's a one-sided gesture.
If any of your hotel soap is EcoFresh Naturals, send it my way, You can't buy it except ordering for a hotel and it's my favorite soap ever.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I actually do not mind the gift at all and fully intend to use them but seriously... If your close friend (who is a highly paid executive btw, not some poor schmuck), did this, would you just have no reaction at all? Half of you are claiming that if you got someone's hotel soap you would just be like "awesome!" And not wonder wtf she's thinking?

The fact that she's a "highly paid executive" is utterly irrelevant, considering you get her jack for Christmas. So what, now she's supposed to do even more for you?? Wow, not nice OP, not nice. Granted, I'll admit this is funny, but you can't honestly bring her income into this when this isn't an exchange, it's a one-sided gesture.
If any of your hotel soap is EcoFresh Naturals, send it my way, You can't buy it except ordering for a hotel and it's my favorite soap ever.

Not sending jackass is less weird than sending hotel soaps. What about someone you don't gift send you some used clothes or McDonald coupons for Christmas? Is it justified because you don't send that person jackass?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I actually do not mind the gift at all and fully intend to use them but seriously... If your close friend (who is a highly paid executive btw, not some poor schmuck), did this, would you just have no reaction at all? Half of you are claiming that if you got someone's hotel soap you would just be like "awesome!" And not wonder wtf she's thinking?

If you wonder WTF she was thinning - it was probably Larla might like these soaps and it's not like she reciprocates...

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My friend's MIL always gives her the Estee Lauder free gift as a Christmas present. Sure, I can see giving this as an extra but as the whole gift? No way. It says "you're not worth the money."

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I actually do not mind the gift at all and fully intend to use them but seriously... If your close friend (who is a highly paid executive btw, not some poor schmuck), did this, would you just have no reaction at all? Half of you are claiming that if you got someone's hotel soap you would just be like "awesome!" And not wonder wtf she's thinking?

The fact that she's a "highly paid executive" is utterly irrelevant, considering you get her jack for Christmas. So what, now she's supposed to do even more for you?? Wow, not nice OP, not nice. Granted, I'll admit this is funny, but you can't honestly bring her income into this when this isn't an exchange, it's a one-sided gesture.
If any of your hotel soap is EcoFresh Naturals, send it my way, You can't buy it except ordering for a hotel and it's my favorite soap ever.

Not sending jackass is less weird than sending hotel soaps. What about someone you don't gift send you some used clothes or McDonald coupons for Christmas? Is it justified because you don't send that person jackass?

There is nothing "justified" about sending a gift. It's a GIFT. And they weren't used soaps or a coupon, so I don't know what the hell you're talking about. One person sent a gift, the other person didn't, the recipient of gift is complaining/making fun of it and bringing up gift giver's income level. That's rude.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I actually do not mind the gift at all and fully intend to use them but seriously... If your close friend (who is a highly paid executive btw, not some poor schmuck), did this, would you just have no reaction at all? Half of you are claiming that if you got someone's hotel soap you would just be like "awesome!" And not wonder wtf she's thinking?

The fact that she's a "highly paid executive" is utterly irrelevant, considering you get her jack for Christmas. So what, now she's supposed to do even more for you?? Wow, not nice OP, not nice. Granted, I'll admit this is funny, but you can't honestly bring her income into this when this isn't an exchange, it's a one-sided gesture.
If any of your hotel soap is EcoFresh Naturals, send it my way, You can't buy it except ordering for a hotel and it's my favorite soap ever.

Not sending jackass is less weird than sending hotel soaps. What about someone you don't gift send you some used clothes or McDonald coupons for Christmas? Is it justified because you don't send that person jackass?

I can't stop laughing over sending *jackass*.

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For those of you who just leave the toiletries at the hotel you could always collect them and when you have a bunch donate them.

I work at the WB and before DS was born I volunteered at Miriam's Kitchen in DC. In the IFC each floor has a collection box for toiletries. Someone would collect all the boxes, bag up the goodies and I would drop them off when I had a shift. It was always amazing to me how many people would bring in the airline amenities kits and hotel soaps and shampoo. It was so great to see so many people who thought to lug this stuff home and then drop them at the office for donation.

But as for OP, I too would find it interesting and would likely use it as well. I love to try new things. that is why I signed up for ipsy which is mostly crap but sometimes you get a good sample and find a new product.

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Anonymous wrote:Today I got a small package from a friend. Every year she sends some of her friends some fancy soaps, moisturizer, etc. Honestly, up until today I never really gave any thought about where she got these soaps from. I might have thought that she bought a larger gift set and would split it up and send a couple of items to each friend. Again, I didn't think about it, and I don't get her anything for Christmas, and have consistently asked friends and family to not get me any gifts because I don't need any more "stuff." Soap/lotion is never a bad gift though, right? Today, I opened the package in front of DH and he immediately said "Why did Larla send you some hotel soap?" It is very obviously a little package of hotel soaps from a nice hotel. Out of curiosity I looked online to see if one could buy this particular set of soap... and I couldn't find a similar very small set. Her job requires her to travel extensively, so I suppose she must collect quite a few of these over the year. I'm not offended, really. I guess I'm just... bemused... Has she always been sending me hotel soap? Is this incredibly frugal and clever or just a little insane? Is it worth the shipping? Does she think I'm too dumb to recognize hotel soap? I just had to put this out there, and I texted her thank you and will just enjoy the set, I guess!

Does she think I'm too dumb to recognize hotel soap?

I might have thought that she bought a larger gift set and would split it up and send a couple of items to each friend.

Today, I opened the package in front of DH and he immediately said "Why did Larla send you some hotel soap?"

Does she think you're too dumb to recognize hotel soap?
Hmmmm... OP, I don't know. What do you think?

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It's a somewhat eccentric choice of gift, but it's the thought that counts. Accept a gift graciously, in the spirit it's given. Don't listen to the petty, materialistic snobs.

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Was it a boxed set of soaps or just an assortment of loose toiletry-sized soaps? The former was probably purchased at the hotel gift store. The latter, well, consider it her way of saying she's thinking of you

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Anonymous wrote:It's a somewhat eccentric choice of gift, but it's the thought that counts. Accept a gift graciously, in the spirit it's given. Don't listen to the petty, materialistic snobs.

Don't listen to them? She is one. At least petty.