New Amenity Kits for 2019
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2015
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New Amenity Kits for 2019
Wonder when we will start to see these come across.
Newsroom - American Airlines Leads the Way with New Luxury Amenity Kits - American Airlines Group, Inc.
Newsroom - American Airlines Leads the Way with New Luxury Amenity Kits - American Airlines Group, Inc.
#7
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I personally liked the Intl F Eames dot pattern tablet cases (my mom still uses one) and the heritage series J ones. Those fit a kindle perfectly (and I think my mom and dad use one of those still too)
#8
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: DEN
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- shoe bag
- dirty laundry bags
- bag for an spare change of clothes in my carry-on
Those bags may not look like much - but they are functional. I am happy to have a stock of them available. The new intl J one pictured doesn't look like it would have much extra function use.
The contents of the amenity kit just end up in the trash - the only thing I use is the disposal toothbrush and toothpaste. AA's amenity kit contents are in general a pointless waste.
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#11
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Agree. I liked the old QR ones. A pouch that contained socks and shades, and a cologne and aftershave from Giorgio Armani. Both things that I still use and like.
#12
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Does AA update their kits every year? I ask because this seems rather sudden compared to the change to the lousy plastic "shoe bags" after less than a year, so maybe they are listening to us. Based on photographs though I'd rather see them return to the rectangular "dopp kit" style.
I will miss the C.O. Bigelow contents though, I was impressed with the lotion and especially the lip balm. I even tried to buy the balm but it isn't available in Lime & Coriander
Devil's Advocate to "saving pennies" -- Singapore doesn't give out kits in J and they get complaints for it. So yeah, even pennies have the value, I just would rather it be a nickel worth with maybe a toothbrush that lasts more than a single use. Even if it lasted my entire trip (comparable to the toothpaste) I'd be happier.
I will miss the C.O. Bigelow contents though, I was impressed with the lotion and especially the lip balm. I even tried to buy the balm but it isn't available in Lime & Coriander
Devil's Advocate to "saving pennies" -- Singapore doesn't give out kits in J and they get complaints for it. So yeah, even pennies have the value, I just would rather it be a nickel worth with maybe a toothbrush that lasts more than a single use. Even if it lasted my entire trip (comparable to the toothpaste) I'd be happier.
#14
Join Date: Apr 2000
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Believe it or not, these old amenity kits do have value -- resale value. I stored ten years of AA international amenity kits in a closet in my Connecticut house after each overseas trip. A few years ago I leased the house, empty of furnishings, and the kits sold for $5 each at my giant yard sale. And they sold quickly. Kind of amazing.