The Chronic Consumer

I have an ongoing argument with one of my friends that was revisited earlier today when we had lunch together. This person travels a lot for business, and always gets to stay in pretty nice hotels. When she stays at these places, she thinks it’s perfectly ok to take things out of the room as “souvenirs”, but I think this is actually stealing.

I mean, I can understand keeping the little bottles of shampoo and conditioner, and maybe the branded notepad and pen that are put out on the desk, but my friend doesn’t stop there. Going through her house is like taking a cross-country trip, as she has towels, bathrobes, glasses, mugs, and ashtrays from the various Orlando, New York, Chicago, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and laughlin hotels that she’s stayed at. It’s kind of weird, if you ask me.

Anyway, I’d like to know what other people think. Is it ok to swipe these kinds of goodies from your hotel room, or is it straight-up stealing? Let me know your opinion!

The Body Shop is having another great sale right now on facial skin care products. If you buy any two selected facial skin care products, you get one free. This includes their special Tea Tree line of washes, scrubs, and exfoliators that help combat and control blemishes, as well as their Seaweed, Vitamin E, Wise Woman, Aloe, and Men’s line.

Most of the skin care products featured in the sale range from $9-$19, and though the campaign doesn’t specify, I’m assuming that you’d get the lowest priced product as your free one (that’s how the sales usually work). No end date for this campaign was listed in any of the materials I read.

This is a great time to stock up on moisturizers and toners to combat the effects of harsh winter weather, so get shopping now!