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I don't see the mystery. It seems perfectly straightforward to me. (1) Toothpaste, deodorant, tampons, and similar "intimate" items are highly desired by most
by GarrisonPrime 10y ago
I don't see the mystery. It seems perfectly straightforward to me.
(1) Toothpaste, deodorant, tampons, and similar "intimate" items are highly desired by most people, and so, clearly, most people will bring them as a matter of course.
(2) Soap, shampoo, and other things you usually find provided by hotels are, however, awkward for the traveler to carry on their journey. But they are cheap for a hotel to provide, so they do so.
(3) Loofahs, shoehorns, and other misc. junk are just thrown in to cheaply create an image of luxury.
Why is this a mystery?
- munchbunny 10y agoYou'd think it'd be this obvious, but then again Asian hotels give you the brush and toothpaste. When I think about why I bring toothpaste and a toothbrush with me... it's because hotels don't provide them. It's not because I want my toothbrush, or my toothpaste, or even my floss, I just bring it because I can't rely on always having it otherwise. Which just gets into the circular reasoning. Hotels don't provide it because travelers bring it because hotels don't provide it etc. That's probably the reason the pattern continues, but then why didn't it catch on in the first place?