Timeshare Soap.

[pjrose]

I was stunned when an acquaintance, with a lot of money, said they always take the extra toilet paper and kleenix--maybe that's how they got so much money, one toilet paper roll at a time.

Reminds me of something my son said at around age 4 or so.....we had previously told him not to use too much TP, and explained how paper comes from trees. Then sometime later he wanted us to buy something that was too costly. We said "money doesn't grow on trees", and he said "I know, only toilet paper does".

So maybe there IS a connection...money doesn't come from trees, it comes from toilet paper!

 

[vacationhopeful]

Years ago, to afford my vacation house, I would rent it out for long weekends. As it was 280 mile RT, I would bring up a Costco-type case of 24 rolls of TP. Half would be left under the bathroom sinks. The other half "locked" in the owner's closet.

Always, the TP would be totally gone after the first or second "guest" stay. It never cease to amaze me as to how everyone seemed to think that they PAID for those 20+ rolls of TP. Gone even from the "locked" owners closet.

After trying to leave less there (only a 2 or 3 rolls), I just put in the "what you need to bring" fact sheet "All paper supplies - including TP, paper towels, tissues".
:annoyed:
Also gone with less frequency would be 3-way light blubs and 9-volt batteries, from the smoke detector.

 

[dioxide45]

A professional timeshare resort manager in Florida recently reported that (a few) unit occupants have been unscrewing the energy-saving compact fluorescent bulbs out of the the lamps & fixtures & replacing those with old-fashioned energy-wasting conventional light bulbs -- as though resort staff wouldn't catch on.

Hard to understand why folks would resort to such low-level larceny, now that prices on those cute little twisty bulbs have come way, way down.

In any case, what makes it specially vexing to the timeshare resort, in addition to the cost of replacing stolen twisty bulbs, is that the resort gets an energy conservation discount from Florida Power in exchange for replacing all the incandescent bulbs in the whole resort with low-energy compact fluorescents. So if too many low-energy bulbs revert to high-energy bulbs because of larceny & the power company finds out about it, the timeshare's price break on electricity could become endangered.

To cope, the resort manager is sending somebody with a clipboard into each unit to run a check-out check-list of all the lamps & fixtures. Reported bulb snatchers will then be billed for compact fluorescent bulbs to replace the 1s the snatchers took home as souvenirs.

I'm guessing it would be a good idea also to install little placards -- someplace where unit occupants will notice them -- briefly explaining the deal with the power company & putting occupants on notice that somebody with a clipboard will be going through the units after the occupants check out.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

While the bulbs only cost a few dollars each. To outfit an entire home can be quite expensive. We just did ours and it was over $75. Guess if they figure they can save a few bucks, then why not. Is the cost of paying a person to go around and check all the units going to cover the savings they will get when billing the costs back to the renter. If it doesn't, it is sometimes cheaper just to let it happen and replace them when stolen. I wouldn't think it is a regular occurance.

 

[Icc5]

Bring our own

We always bring our own but when we have guests with us extra soap, shampoo, etc. works out great.
Our favorite is at Worldmark (we are owners) where the units have spices in them. We used to have to either spend lots on different spices or change what we planned on cooking. Now that we know what will be in the unit we can bring recipes, etc. and know the spices will be there.
Bart

 

[dwsupt]

Great idea

I don't use any of the toiletries provided in TS's or hotels - I prefer my own brands, but I do take them home and donate them to the high school football team's locker room!

I donate them to our school social worker who works with kids on hygene and such. :whoopie:

 

[1st Class]

I donate them to our school social worker who works with kids on hygene and such. :whoopie:

We donate them too. A few years ago a good friend and neighbor put out an all points bulletin asking anyone in the neighborhood who travels to save any toiletries they received from hotels and T/S so she could create little gift packages for a women's shelter. Because of this effort, each year she is able to make up between 30 and 50 packages for distribution around the holidays. Every little bit helps.

 

[rhonda]

Tough day at work: pull out the timeshare soap

I'm rummaging through my "personal drawer" at work for anything to lift my spirits (think "chocolate"). Instead, located in the far back of the drawer, under my box of spare change (used to secure "chocolate") ... I find a rose-scented Glycerine Complexion Bar from Warner Springs Ranch. Ahhhh ... just what I needed. I closed my eyes and breathed in ... exhale, repeat, again.

Hmm -- feeling much better. The scent brought me back a peaceful setting of a rustic cottage, warm bath and toasty fireplace. Yeah! A mini-vac!

 

[AwayWeGo]

Trick Or Treat.

I figure if we run out of Hershey bars, etc., we can hand out leftover bars of Timeshare Soap to the Halloween trick-or-treaters.

Wouldn't that be something ?

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[Dori]

:hysterical:

Dori

 

[Debbyd57]

Ok, I will go against the main stream of thought. :rofl: I prefer to have soap provided. I could care less about the shampoo, (or so I thought until I forgot my shampoo at home last weekend when we went to TN for 2 days). :rofl: And, with that said, I would love them to provide Evelynn and Crabtree shower gel for my use. I would also prefer E&C soap over logo soap. JMHO. I would however, be very unhappy to have my maint fees raised over a fancier more expensive brand of soap. Debby

 

[AwayWeGo]

Regular Soap At Orlando Timeshare & Timeshare Soap At Club Intrawest Sandestin.

Vacation Village At Parkway, where we stayed last week on RCI Last Call, stocked our 1BR "B" unit with 2 decent size bars of Dial soap in the bathroom & a 3-oz. squeeze bottle of generic dishwashing liquid detergent in the mini-kitchen. No shampoo, no conditioner, no lotion, but plenty of paper products.

Club Intrawest Sandestin, on the Florida Panhandle, where we're staying this week on a straight-weeks RCI exchange, equipped both bathrooms & the jacuzzi in our 1BR 4/4 unit with Club Intrawest proprietary-branded (i.e., Judith Jackson Spa) premium hotel-size soap, shampoo, conditioner, & shower gel, along with plenty of TP & tissue. The full kitchen has a little squeeze bottle of dishwashing liquid detergent, but no automatic dishwasher detergent & no paper towels.

This is the 1st 1BR timeshare we've stayed in that has 2 complete full-size bathrooms -- 1 for the bedroom occupants & another for the people stuck with the sleep-sofa. With just The Chief Of Staff & I here this week, we get to have His & Hers bathrooms for a change.

Kissimmee was warm & sunny last week. This week Sandestin is sunny enough, but coolish. We're having a wonderful time anyhow.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[pjrose]

If you don't take the little shampoos and lotions, do they throw them out or leave them there?

What if they're partly used? Do they refill them?

After all, you might have contaminated them.......

I have more than enough of the cute little bottles, but if they're just going to throw them out, I'll take them.

 

[AwayWeGo]

Waste Not, Want Not.

I have more than enough of the cute little bottles, but if they're just going to throw them out, I'll take them.

Shux, you paid for'm so you might just as well take'm home with you.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​