# Is keeping a hotel 'souvenir' towel, robe or other OK?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 30, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-keeping-a-hotel-souvenir-towel-robe-or-other-ok/705948 "2014-11-30T12:38:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-keeping-a-hotel-souvenir-towel-robe-or-other-ok/705948/9 "2014-11-30T13:43:40Z")

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> [@zoid](#):
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> I used to take the little soaps/shampoos/lotions that were in the bathroom and going back a LONG way I used to take an ashtray if it was a nice hotel stay and I wanted a reminder.

I don’t think taking the little soaps/shampoos/lotions is stealing as these are clearly yours to use for no additional charge. (Don’t touch that bottle of Evian though!) And since they rarely have seals to indicate if they’ve been opened and partially used, the maid should be replacing all of them as a matter of course.

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