Hot Towels- what do you do with them after use?
May 6, 2007, 4:41 pm
#31
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Since few hotels seem to supply wash-cloths ("flannels" to you Brits) we've taken to hoarding the very thin ("chetif" comes to mind) terry-cloth "hot"(-ish) towels UA hands out, and using them at our travel destination. There they get tossed.
The towels Thai hands out, in biz at least, are of very high quality cotton; THOSE go home and occasionally find their way in luggage on other trips.
The towels Thai hands out, in biz at least, are of very high quality cotton; THOSE go home and occasionally find their way in luggage on other trips.
May 7, 2007, 1:27 am
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May 7, 2007, 1:28 am
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May 7, 2007, 1:56 am
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May 7, 2007, 2:24 am
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Fine then, but don't be surprised if there's no room for the Kelly Hu pics next time you're looking for a place to hang them.
May 7, 2007, 3:17 am
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I have no preference to what I do with the towels, but I know what BA do. They put them in the wash again as they've been doing with the same towels since the 60s.
May 7, 2007, 3:47 am
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I've actually seen a passenger on an African airline neatly fold up her hot towel after use and put it into the sick bag, which she then put into her carry-on and took home. The scariest part was that she asked the man sitting next to her if he would mind giving his used towel to her as well, but he politely declined.
May 7, 2007, 6:27 am
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BTW, when people here say "they set them on the armrest" why do that? Why not just hang it on the table even if it's upright? Are you in the aisle seat or do you want to get your sleeve all clammy when you forget it's there and have to rest your elbow? I just very quickly flick mine backwards at full speed and don't look back. Somewhere back in lilke seat 30F you hear "HEY!!!!!!!!!" and then we in the front giggle and go on with the flight
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May 7, 2007, 8:09 am
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