Originally Posted by bgriff

While yes I could afford to buy lotion and ill-fitting socks, I have to admit I assign disproportionate value to the little tubes of toothpaste, given the need for small toothpaste containers to be able to get through security with carry-on bags only. And the Delta amenity kit ones are particularly nice, since they're big enough to get a week or so of brushing out of them, whereas some airline amenity kits have the smaller containers that only contain maybe 2-3 servings. I hoard those toothpaste tubes (as well as the ones I get at the dentist every 6 months!) obsessively. Indeed my travel lately has been mostly domestic and sadly amenity-kit-free, and I am burning through mini toothpastes at an alarming rate. And so since my life experience has taught me that the only way to replenish them is on $6000 international business class tickets or through needing dental work, as far as I can tell they really are quite expensive to procure.