Father returned the Chivas, unfortunately (for him).

I always wondered what to do with the growing stack of expired cards. I can imagine similar efforts by myself would result in a hearty :rolleyes: by The Significant Otter

She'll just have to tolerate it though, just like she tolerates J tickets to LCA & AKL :p

I archive my elite packages from each year. This archive, as well as my amenity kit collection, continues to grow. In fact, I now have an entire area in one of my walk-in closets dedicated to amenity kit storage.

For those who have not yet seen it, there is a "Looking Young and Being Elite"-type thread in the SPG forum: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=722334.

Maybe you should setup a display booth at the DO? :D

I would, but I am certain that it would be unimpressive to many of the FT'ers present at the event who fly much more than I.

I, too, suffer from Amenity Kit Packrat Syndrome. My latest fetish is toiletries from upscale SPG properties (Hermes & Molton Brown, mostly). I take the cheapies (Westin Heavenly Products, or Sheraton's Stuff) and donate them to local women's shelters.

If anyone has a ton of hotel toiletries laying around that they'll never really use, Ronald McDonald House loves to have 'em.

To the majority of the population that's would seem a bit weird, you know. But not here, here it's cool :cool:

We really are a collection of freaks :p

Bulgari - I got buckets of that stuff when I stayed at the Hotel Imperial in Vienna. That stuff stinks GOOD

It's very nice that you donate the rest of your less down-market toiletries ;)

The Maid's Cart can be an utter bonanza!

And, alas, I have a slight DNA transcription error in Chromosome X-4 (the charity chromosome) :p

Edited - Oh...Bulgari. The Alitalia Amenity Kit was Bulgari. Had some very nice unisex fragrance in it...Eau De The Vert, I think. Good stuff.

Yes, I pulled out the handcream I have in my desk and it's Bulgari. Honestly, though, I'm a slut for any free upscale beauty product. It's part of being a girl.

We have some from 8-10 years ago which are still in their cello packages. :rolleyes:

I had put aside two old Alitalia kits to contribute at the SEA Do but forgot and left them in NY so am forced to bring along a couple of more recent DL packs that were lying around (in the cello wraps) in Fla. We seem to have some of them laying around everywhere.

EK used to provide Bulgari products in their J amenity kits. I am not certain whether they still do, however.

Sheraton products are garbage.

Has anyone ever tried inputting their birthday into Wikipedia? It's like those booths they used to have at State Fairs where your birthday was put into a machine, and out came a faux-newspaperish printout with notable news that occurred on that date.

I input mine (March 31), and found some interesting factoids:

1889 - Eiffel Tower Inaugurated ^
1917 - U.S. Takes possession of Virgin Islands from Denmark ^
1931 - Earthquake Destroys Managua :td:
Also, Two Plane Crashes and One Hijacking on said date :td:

Notable Births:
Rene Descartes
Joseph Haydn
Herb Alpert (Big ^ to he and the Tijuana Brass :D)
Cesar Chavez
Patrick Leahy, Barney Frank & Al Gore

Notable Deaths
John Donne
Sir Isaac Newton
Knute Rockne
Jesse Owens
J.P. Morgan

Wikipedia's great...