odd Royal Ambassador gifts
Oct 25, 2017, 8:46 pm
#1
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odd Royal Ambassador gifts
Oct 25, 2017, 10:18 pm
#3
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Oct 26, 2017, 3:23 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2016
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The idea is not to have a handbag or any bag put on your chair back stolen by pickpockets, in public places, like restaurants. Such thefts occur when someone passes behind your chair, steals your bag and leaves the places as if the bag was theirs.
Oct 26, 2017, 3:59 am
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Oct 26, 2017, 6:27 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2013
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To steal it as a whole, yes. But it makes impossible to get something from your bag without your attention.
Oct 29, 2017, 8:01 am
#8
Join Date: Oct 2016
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Random RA gifts
alright so let me share my experience....
I have been to a few ICs in Japan this year ... IC Osaka , ANA Tokyo, Tokyo Bay and Yokohama.
the weirdest gift is from Tokyo Bay ... a facial towel .. ( just like the one from the bath room, you know the small square ones) ...
the second weirdest ... is from Yokohama - moon cake that is expired in 3 days ...
I got multiple plain tea cups from IC HK also!!!
I have been to a few ICs in Japan this year ... IC Osaka , ANA Tokyo, Tokyo Bay and Yokohama.
the weirdest gift is from Tokyo Bay ... a facial towel .. ( just like the one from the bath room, you know the small square ones) ...
the second weirdest ... is from Yokohama - moon cake that is expired in 3 days ...
I got multiple plain tea cups from IC HK also!!!
Oct 29, 2017, 8:59 am
#9
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Stuck on this planet - mainly in STR and LAX
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Many of the gifts are somewhat weird, useless, ugly and not worth taking.
Recently in the IC Frankfurt a jar with mustard (more than 100 ml, useless if you travel with carry on only). HK was a little teacup for a while, then a small container with steak rub. Most other gifts I don't even remember because I left them behind.
Some hotels offer a choice between gift and points (Cairo Citystars) or gift and some food items (Dubai Festival C). They should standardize on this.
Recently in the IC Frankfurt a jar with mustard (more than 100 ml, useless if you travel with carry on only). HK was a little teacup for a while, then a small container with steak rub. Most other gifts I don't even remember because I left them behind.
Some hotels offer a choice between gift and points (Cairo Citystars) or gift and some food items (Dubai Festival C). They should standardize on this.