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Old Jun 5, 2017, 7:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Boraxo
... Personally I prefer the nice brown leather cases or even the LH cases both of which are thinner and rectangular and thus (1) easier to take home and (2) suitable for many uses including pill bottles etc.
I agree on Thinner. It makes it easier to stuff into my bag
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Old Jun 6, 2017, 12:23 am
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Flying family SFO to LHR on June 14. Hope these are stocked by then! Returning from CDG on the 26th, so I would hope at least on the return.
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Old Jun 6, 2017, 1:31 am
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I'm flying June 8 and June 12, both TPAC. Hoping for a kit as well!
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Old Jun 6, 2017, 6:26 am
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Originally Posted by warrenw
I'm flying June 8 and June 12, both TPAC. Hoping for a kit as well!
Same 8th and 13th are you on the EWR-HKG on the 8th?
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Old Jun 6, 2017, 7:33 am
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If they are really going to wait until the existing supply is depleted, I won't hold my breath, considering how long we had the Olympic tins.
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Old Jun 6, 2017, 10:10 am
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Originally Posted by Maximilion
These look actually very nice.

Why do we have a white and a black one? Perhaps for the few remaining GF flights I assume.
It would be smart of UA to do a male and female kit like some airlines have, small difference that looks nice
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Old Jun 6, 2017, 11:00 am
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I got one of these June 3 MUC-EWR, BF. Wasn't expecting that.

They look nice, but that's about it.

The previous one is better - better presentation (Sleep, Relax, etc). With the Saks ones, they've just thrown all the same contents into the cylinder case.

Some of you will like the change, but don't get too excited.



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Old Jun 6, 2017, 11:31 am
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Originally Posted by EWR764
New Saks kits are coming. Polaris First appears to retain a separate bag. We'll see about quality, but the design looks a notch or two more upscale than previous kits.

See: https://hub.united.com/united-saks-p...335257185.html

Looks a bit nicer anyway. UA really falls short on it's amenity kits IMO. My toiletries bag is from a BA F flight 15 years ago and still in great shape. I just give all my UA amenities kits (inc polaris) away or leave them on the plane.
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Old Jun 6, 2017, 11:36 am
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Originally Posted by ermintrude
Looks a bit nicer anyway. UA really falls short on it's amenity kits IMO. My toiletries bag is from a BA F flight 15 years ago and still in great shape. I just give all my UA amenities kits (inc polaris) away or leave them on the plane.
Its not only UA. Business class amenity kits are getting skimpier everywhere. The one I got on Swiss last week left a lot to be desired.
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Old Jun 6, 2017, 11:54 am
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I suspect (hope?) the new design addresses the #1 complaint of the original Polaris kits, that the earplugs were irreversibly crushed by the elastic of the 'sleep' pouch.

Originally Posted by ermintrude
My toiletries bag is from a BA F flight 15 years ago and still in great shape.
I haven't picked up the new UA bags yet but these remind me a bit of BA's Anya Hindmarch F kits from a few years ago.
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Old Jun 6, 2017, 11:55 am
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We're flying ORD-FCO on 6/17 with 2 in F and 2 in J. I'll report back on any amenity kit developments.
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Old Jun 6, 2017, 2:36 pm
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Originally Posted by EWR764
New Saks kits are coming. Polaris First appears to retain a separate bag. We'll see about quality, but the design looks a notch or two more upscale than previous kits.

See: https://hub.united.com/united-saks-p...335257185.html

Funny that this was technically annnounced back in April... but there was quite a bit of speculation in the past few weeks wondering about the GF kit.

Was under our nose all along.

Now, whether it will be better or not... that's the real question.
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Old Jun 6, 2017, 2:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Kacee
Those look sweet. Fingers crossed for UA2 this week.
On my flight last week from Frankfurt to IAH I received the one on the left of the nice pic previously posted. In summary, they are functional and serve their purpose well.
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Old Jun 6, 2017, 3:21 pm
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Are the skincare products in the kit still made in China?
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Old Jun 6, 2017, 4:36 pm
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The new SoHo House Cowshed products are great!

I was at the SoHo House Istanbul last month, and was pleasantly surprised to see the same hand cream in their bathroom that is on United's airplanes.
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