Did the hotels stop giving out toothbrushes for free?

[mf1972]

Did you ask for a toothbrush? Frequently the extended amenities including comb, "dental kit" and shaving stuff is on demand.

we brought a pair with us

 

[LittleBuford]

Why bring just a few single use ones in the first place and not a multi use one if you know you didn't bring enough?

I don’t even know what a single-use toothbrush is!

 

[Club Cooloholic]

I don’t even know what a single-use toothbrush is!

I think they are for like emergencies such as, I have a big interview and want to make sure they are looking good, let me duck into the bathroom with my single use toothbrush. If I recall you wouldn't want to do too much brushing with them

 

[LittleBuford]

I think they are for like emergencies such as, I have a big interview and want to make sure they are looking good, let me duck into the bathroom with my single use toothbrush. If I recall you wouldn't want to do too much brushing with them

Are they the ones for sale in public-toilet vending machines? It’s weird to me that someone would bring a couple of those rather than a regular reusable toothbrush.

 

[nickys]

Are they the ones for sale in public-toilet vending machines? It’s weird to me that someone would bring a couple of those rather than a regular reusable toothbrush.

So when I did some travelling in my (even) younger years, I took a couple of “travel” toothbrushes. The advantage is that you can click the lid on and not get everything in your wash bag wet.

Now I have a “wet” and a “dry” wash bag (and don’t travel light with everything in one backpack), so it doesn’t matter.

 

[Club Cooloholic]

Are they the ones for sale in public-toilet vending machines? It’s weird to me that someone would bring a couple of those rather than a regular reusable toothbrush.

Agreed

 

[lewisc]

You can use the "single use" toothbrushes more then once. A few days, maybe a week. A regular toothbrush will frequently last 6 months.

You don't bring home the disposable toothbrush.

 

[LittleBuford]

So when I did some travelling in my (even) younger years, I took a couple of “travel” toothbrushes. The advantage is that you can click the lid on and not get everything in your wash bag wet.

Now I have a “wet” and a “dry” wash bag (and don’t travel light with everything in one backpack), so it doesn’t matter.

I know the travel ones with the lids—they sold them in Boots and I also used them! Interestingly, I don’t think they’re as much of a thing in the US (though you can buy travel cases for your toothbrushes here).

 

[nickys]

You can use the "single use" toothbrushes more then once. A few days, maybe a week. A regular toothbrush will frequently last 6 months.

You don't bring home the disposable toothbrush.

Making room for souvenirs.

 

[Hakunamatata]

Nothing is free. The cost of complimentary items is built in to the amount they charge you. Outside of Disney, hotels that offer a complimentary breakfast build that cost into the price of the room stay. Same for complimentary toiletry items.

 

[Nunu]

I don’t even know what a single-use toothbrush is!

I think they're referring to these, maybe?:

 

[Club Cooloholic]

I think they're referring to these, maybe?:
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Yeah I guess what we couldn't understand is why bring that instead of...ya know a regular old toothbrush?

 

[Nunu]

Yeah I guess what we couldn't understand is why bring that instead of...ya know a regular old toothbrush?

I don't get it either?
I guess the Colgate Wisps work fine when you're in a jiffy.

I've always traveled with a regular, full size toothbrush.

 

[Ayla]

Are they the ones for sale in public-toilet vending machines? It’s weird to me that someone would bring a couple of those rather than a regular reusable toothbrush.

What the heck is a public toilet vending machine?

 

[LittleBuford]

What the heck is a public toilet vending machine?

A vending machine hanging on the wall near the sinks in a public toilet (restroom). Maybe you call them something else, but they’re ubiquitous at airports, petrol stations, clubs, etc.

 

[Ayla]

A vending machine hanging on the wall near the sinks in a public toilet (restroom). Maybe you call them something else, but they’re ubiquitous at airports, petrol stations, clubs, etc.

Must be a UK thing. I have been in airports and gas stations all over the US, and if there even is a vending machine in the bathroom, it only has feminine hygiene products and sometimes condoms.

 

[LittleBuford]

Must be a UK thing. I have been in airports and gas stations all over the US, and if there even is a vending machine in the bathroom, it only has feminine hygiene products and sometimes condoms.

Although I've lived most of my adult life in the US, I still get confused about what's on this side of the Atlantic and back home!

And to complicate matters further, machines that dispense toothbrushes seem to be a continental European thing rather than something you'd find in the UK, where instead we have these absurd contraptions:

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Must be a UK thing. I have been in airports and gas stations all over the US, and if there even is a vending machine in the bathroom, it only has feminine hygiene products and sometimes condoms.

Yes, being from Australia and only having attended male restrooms, I also think of vending machines in bathrooms as dispensing condoms. Makes some sense as I've never been in a public restroom and had the urge to pick up a toothbrush before continuing on with my day.

 

[IanDLBZF]

For the record, I stayed at the Grand Bohemian in Savannah back in November 2022, and they have a shave kit with shaving cream and razor, and a dental kit with a toothbrush and toothpaste. This mind you is a 4-star hotel part of the Marriott Autograph Collection brand. And boy was I surprised when I saw that.