What do you do with the amenity kit?

[Batterytraveller]

I give them away to the local women’s shelter or homeless hub. I did keep 2 special bags that I love and use. (But gave away the contents)

This seems like an excellent idea.

 

[Seat0B]

I use the lip balm and toothbrush and then keep the bags for various travel uses such as cosmetics, jewellery and cables. Seat Granddaughter (aged 3) LOVES them for storing her treasures and uses quite a selection to transport feathers and rocks and lego and mini teddies and other such childish things.

 

[GlennT]

Sadly, the contents of most post-pandemic kits are, err, minimal. Most recently the Air France business pack is not too bad, with a quite chic bag.
The Etihad bag contents is apparently very good, with my amenities-addicted friend chastising me for not pillaging left behind packs on my last Etihad flight! Who does that?

 

[ThePointyEnd]

I use the earplugs, socks and a bit of hand cream. I take the hand cream home to use and every few years throw it away!

 

[Quickstatus]

If people are really concerned about plastic use they can start with amenity kits

 

[Parischris]

I must have more than 50 from various airlines (Qantas, Cathay, Emirates, Finnair, LATAM, Jetstar etc). I use them with tags on them for storage or cables, plugs, face masks etc. Recently found that they are also great to house my collection of 97 million allen keys.

Slowly depleting my collection (still adding to it ) by including them in the annual Share the Dignity bag drive as cosmetic/hygiene/baby product bags.

 

[Hampton Mike]

Usually take them home unopened. Have given a few away as secret Santa presents come work Xmas party time. Give sets of PJs too. Usually well received.

PJs washed?

 

[pks]

I use what I need in-flight and on travels then take home and either reuse bags for adaptors or similar or give them away. Some of the First class amenity bags make a great travel wash bag.

 

[PumaPilot]

Let's be honest, you don't get much in a kit these days compared to the 1980's. I flew Both First and Biz in the late 80's and the kits were jam packed with goodies, perfumes, lip balms etc. Now you get a bag with a pen, pair of cheap socks, ear bud things and toothbrush. Almost the same as Econ but in a bag

 

[NoName]

PJs washed?

Unused. Still in their bags or tied with the ribbon depending on how they are given onboard. Gave one set of QF F PJs last year which were swiftly commandeered by the lady’s 12 year old son. The kid loves them!

 

[SYD]

I have a cupboard where I keep my collection, but I do use a few of them for things like travel adaptors, passports etc.

Is it like the Tupperware cupboard that attacks you when you open the door?

I have similar. Every couple of years I reconcile the little toothbrushes, toothpastes, razors, earplugs etc and manage to fill one or two large shopping bags with empty cases. Those bags then sits around in the garage for a year or three…

 

[quick_dry]

they mostly get hoarded, but some end up repurposed and coming with me.

Cable/Charger bag is the black 'barrel/duffel' shaped North Face kit from China Airlines.

Toiletry bag is the old old larger United amenity kit that had the one mesh side.

Pills bag is the old UA kit that was like a small mesh pencil case.

There is a Luxe neoprene kit from Etihad (?) with a stylised union jack logo that lives in my sports bag where the contents won't get wet from sweat.

 

[blackcat20]

Is it like the Tupperware cupboard that attacks you when you open the door?

I have similar. Every couple of years I reconcile the little toothbrushes, toothpastes, razors, earplugs etc and manage to fill one or two large shopping bags with empty cases. Those bags then sits around in the garage for a year or three…

No, they're all very neatly lined up but Miss Tomcat does like to poke around in them occasionally. We looked through lots of them while she was toilet training.

 

[maia200]

I keep the ones I like for toiletries whilst travelling e.g. I still have my Kate Spade. I had a too large collection of Qatar Amenity Kits which were really nice and had some good toiletries in them. However after sitting in my bathroom cupboard for some years I gifted them all to DV sanctuary, with a selection of other hotel goodies. The Qatar bags are fairly solid, so I use them for cables/medicine/stuff while travelling and to store a myriad of travel plugs/connections in my cupboard.

 

[texter]

Question. If you leave the bag unopened do the cleaners throw it away or are they regiven on the next flight?

 

[markis10]

I give them to the kids next door, they love the little toothbrushes and eye masks.

Hopefully their ones without condoms, that could make for some interesting questions.