Originally Posted by StarG
It has been practiced most of the time IME. They usually collect them after you are done with your second meal.
They collected ours just before landing. By that time, I'd stashed mine in my bag. I asked, "Oh you need it back? May I keep it as a souvenir, please?" I'll attribute the "yes" to my nice smile.
I bet
TGflyergirl can bat her eyelashes a lot more convincingly than I ever could. But I like
CGK's hissy fit even better.
Originally Posted by StarG
Sometimes they 'sneak' up to your seat to pick it up when you are in the lavatory around 1 hour before arrival, which I think is a bad idea.
Going to the lav 1 hour before arrival is definitely a bad idea if they're going to be cheeky that way.