New First Class Amenity Kit
Nov 16, 2012, 3:38 pm
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New First Class Amenity Kit
AA will introduce new First Class amenity kits on December 1st. The case is neoprene and designed to hold an iPad, as apparently many people complained that there was no use for the current generation of bags after the flight. We were told it had slightly upgraded contents, but the only difference I can see from the current F/J kit is the addition of a microfiber cloth for glasses/phones etc.
Nov 16, 2012, 3:43 pm
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Same junk, new wrapper.
Nov 16, 2012, 3:43 pm
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Very snazzy!!! I'm guessing it is for First Class only? Or will Business get it as well?
(it would be the first time in a long while that AA went to the effort to differentiate the amenity kits for the different premium classes of service)
Oh, and where did you get an advance copy of the kit? The black tabletop looks like one of the ones near the buffet area at the JFK FL....and the glass looks suspiciously like one of the FL glasses too!
(it would be the first time in a long while that AA went to the effort to differentiate the amenity kits for the different premium classes of service)
Oh, and where did you get an advance copy of the kit? The black tabletop looks like one of the ones near the buffet area at the JFK FL....and the glass looks suspiciously like one of the FL glasses too!
Nov 16, 2012, 4:21 pm
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Very snazzy!!! I'm guessing it is for First Class only? Or will Business get it as well?
(it would be the first time in a long while that AA went to the effort to differentiate the amenity kits for the different premium classes of service)
Oh, and where did you get an advance copy of the kit? The black tabletop looks like one of the ones near the buffet area at the JFK FL....and the glass looks suspiciously like one of the FL glasses too!
(it would be the first time in a long while that AA went to the effort to differentiate the amenity kits for the different premium classes of service)
Oh, and where did you get an advance copy of the kit? The black tabletop looks like one of the ones near the buffet area at the JFK FL....and the glass looks suspiciously like one of the FL glasses too!
The picture is from a table near the bar at the DFW C AC (where I'll be for the next hour).
Nov 16, 2012, 5:25 pm
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The thread title New "First" class..... Contains a clue to which cabin gets the kit.
Originally Posted by ESpen36
Very snazzy!!! I'm guessing it is for First Class only? Or will Business get it as well?
(it would be the first time in a long while that AA went to the effort to differentiate the amenity kits for the different premium classes of service)
Oh, and where did you get an advance copy of the kit? The black tabletop looks like one of the ones near the buffet area at the JFK FL....and the glass looks suspiciously like one of the FL glasses too!
(it would be the first time in a long while that AA went to the effort to differentiate the amenity kits for the different premium classes of service)
Oh, and where did you get an advance copy of the kit? The black tabletop looks like one of the ones near the buffet area at the JFK FL....and the glass looks suspiciously like one of the FL glasses too!
Nov 16, 2012, 5:38 pm
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Nov 16, 2012, 5:43 pm
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Seriously though, I miss the Burt's Bees stuff. AA went completely cheap on that. It really isn't going to cost them that much more to put a decent brand in those kits. This gas station special stuff that's in those kits now is so cheap and bad it's not even worth using.
Nov 16, 2012, 5:52 pm
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I would prefer kids Xanax to give the kid whose parents park their little monster in the seat behind me and kicks the partition the entire flight. It happened twice this year. Put those kids back in coach.
Seriously though, I miss the Burt's Bees stuff. AA went completely cheap on that. It really isn't going to cost them that much more to put a decent brand in those kits. This gas station special stuff that's in those kits now is so cheap and bad it's not even worth using.
Seriously though, I miss the Burt's Bees stuff. AA went completely cheap on that. It really isn't going to cost them that much more to put a decent brand in those kits. This gas station special stuff that's in those kits now is so cheap and bad it's not even worth using.
Nov 16, 2012, 5:55 pm
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Exactly. The Burt's Bees lotion and lipbalm were the only parts of the kits I really liked (and I still have a dozen or so from past amenity kits squirreled away at home). I also wouldn't mind seeing socks that are made out of something more sturdy than medical gauze, an eye mask with a strap accommodating anything bigger than a croquet ball, and Hearos Xtreme earplugs (just a few cents more, but soooo much better than the cheapo yellow ones).
Nov 16, 2012, 6:02 pm
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[QUOTE=BrewerSEA;19696963] We were told it had slightly upgraded contents, but the only difference I can see from the current F/J kit is the addition of a microfiber cloth for glasses/phones etc.
That microfiber cloth for cleaning glasses is my favorite thing in UA GlobalFirst kit, happy to see its coming to AA First
That microfiber cloth for cleaning glasses is my favorite thing in UA GlobalFirst kit, happy to see its coming to AA First
Nov 17, 2012, 1:14 am
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Can I ask what said Facebook EXP group is and where to find it?
Nov 17, 2012, 1:20 am
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Personally, this is not going to make me like more AA's F.
Waste of money (on AA's part, if they spent any money on this)
Reportedly, some F flights are not even getting PJs, bedtopper, etc.
Better invest their money in making their product more consistent than in re-designing amenity kits.
Waste of money (on AA's part, if they spent any money on this)
Reportedly, some F flights are not even getting PJs, bedtopper, etc.
Better invest their money in making their product more consistent than in re-designing amenity kits.
Nov 17, 2012, 10:40 am
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Well, I don't think the new kit looks world classy at all. So many other airlines do it better.
Best kit I've had in a long time was Virgin Upper Class but they reduced the quality of that kit.
Best kit I've had in a long time was Virgin Upper Class but they reduced the quality of that kit.
Nov 17, 2012, 10:57 am
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