Originally Posted by
jimrpa
On the subject of badly-designed amenity kits
- Memorial 'Tins' Anyone remember these? They were a series of large tins Delta used for BusinessElite kits to celebrate their 75th anniversary. The concept (showing Delta's history) was very good, but the tins were totally impractical. Very large, difficult to keep with you.
- Hard Plastic Triangles I never understood the concept of these. The shape was totally impractical and they were again bulky and difficult to carry with you.
Given that, what's an example of a well-designed amenity kit? I still have a leather (or is it pleather?) tie case from Delta in the late 1980s or early 1990s that I still use to this day to hold ties when I travel. I also remember a leather (or pleather) CD case from about the same era (which I don't use).
I remember the tins too well, and that is one of the few versions I never kept. As you note, they are totally impractical for other uses. I still have one of the "teflon" triangles in my inventory, for some unexplained reasons, but have never found a use for it.
As for a well-designed amenity kit, my favorites are two. One is a navy soft leather bag I obtained in the late 80's/early 90's. It may actually have been a 1st class amenity kit, back in the days when DL had an FC service to Europe. There was also a soft leather BE kit, that came in both tan and red, in the mid-90's, that is quite useful for many things.