Today: "Check Your Amenity Kit for $4,000 Eyeshades"
Sep 6, 2012, 8:44 am
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Today: "Check Your Amenity Kit for $4,000 Eyeshades"
Surprised no one has posted about this:
Wowza! 
On a related note, does anyone know what the new UC kits look like? I can't seem to find any info about them...
The airline has just announced that, on September 6, five lucky Economy passengers on Virgin Atlantic flights will also enjoy an extra bit of sparkle by finding crystal-covered eyeshades in their onboard amenity kits.
They're not just any crystal-covered eyeshades, either; these are Swarovski ones with 3,000 crystals painstakingly hand-applied over 10 hours. The value? $4,000 each. Kinda makes you not want to put your greasy, jetlagged face on it and snore through a 7-hour flight, huh?
They're not just any crystal-covered eyeshades, either; these are Swarovski ones with 3,000 crystals painstakingly hand-applied over 10 hours. The value? $4,000 each. Kinda makes you not want to put your greasy, jetlagged face on it and snore through a 7-hour flight, huh?
On a related note, does anyone know what the new UC kits look like? I can't seem to find any info about them...
Sep 6, 2012, 9:22 am
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Sep 6, 2012, 9:34 am
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Sep 6, 2012, 12:20 pm
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I think the new UPPER kits look nice... You do have to take with a pinch of salt some of the comments on V-Flyer as the regulars do tend to get a little too critical of the airline ( for better AND worse).
It is definately an improvement over the old kit.... and why some poeple complain about the size of toothpaste... I mean VS want to provide you with something to freshen your mouth with after the flight.... not to brish your teeth with for the next 2 weeks!
And people moaned about no pen in the kit and when they bring back a pen, they moan about the quality of the pen. At least it is an improvement!
It is definately an improvement over the old kit.... and why some poeple complain about the size of toothpaste... I mean VS want to provide you with something to freshen your mouth with after the flight.... not to brish your teeth with for the next 2 weeks!
And people moaned about no pen in the kit and when they bring back a pen, they moan about the quality of the pen. At least it is an improvement!
Sep 6, 2012, 1:06 pm
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I think the new UPPER kits look nice... You do have to take with a pinch of salt some of the comments on V-Flyer as the regulars do tend to get a little too critical of the airline ( for better AND worse).
It is definately an improvement over the old kit.... and why some poeple complain about the size of toothpaste... I mean VS want to provide you with something to freshen your mouth with after the flight.... not to brish your teeth with for the next 2 weeks!
And people moaned about no pen in the kit and when they bring back a pen, they moan about the quality of the pen. At least it is an improvement!
It is definately an improvement over the old kit.... and why some poeple complain about the size of toothpaste... I mean VS want to provide you with something to freshen your mouth with after the flight.... not to brish your teeth with for the next 2 weeks!
And people moaned about no pen in the kit and when they bring back a pen, they moan about the quality of the pen. At least it is an improvement!