Why do hotels not provide toothpaste when they do provide other less important items like sewing kits?

Question

Hotels could provide small tubes of toothpaste similar to the tubes supplied on long haul air trips, suitable for 1 or 2 uses

Answer 1

Some hotels (Holiday Inn, for example) have small tubes of toothpaste at the front desk. I guess it saves on costs when you don't put it in every single bathroom. If the people don't use it, you would have to throw it away because you're not sure if it's been used or tampered with. They also have stuff like toothpaste, deodorant, shaving cream, etc., at the front desk as well.

No harm in asking.

Answer 2

I think this would come down to all the way the world has become.

If someone was to use the toothpaste the hotel / motel provided, and got sick from it , they would sue the hotel.

Answer 3

Cuz toothpaste gets stolen more often than sewing kits. If a toothpaste is left on a counter free-for-all, everybody just takes it coz everybody brushes teeth...I hope. But if a sewing kit is left on a counter free-for-all, only women might take it....I hope.

Answer 4

Wow. Omgosh. I on no account observed that because of the fact i've got continuously extra a toothbrush. I truthfully think of that of all the failings, human beings will in many cases remeber to deliver toothpaste/brush. So i think of that for motels to grant them might in simple terms be a waste of funds, because of the fact human beings might in simple terms take them you comprehend? yet whilst bags gets lost, or something like that, i think of toothpaste and stuff like that would desire to be appropriate! besides the reality that i'm rather advantageous in case you referred to as room service, that they had be happy to grant you a toothbrush!

Answer 5

I work in a express by holiday in and all the intercontinental hotels i.e.intercontinental, crown plaza, holiday inn and express have shaving kits and dental kits at reception, all you have to do is ask as with most other hotels as well

Answer 6

'Cause every hotel I've stayed at recently sells toothpaste for an inflated price in the lobby. I bet they make a bomb from it!

Answer 7

Some do, The Oriental Bangkok for example. Most have it available if you call reception. (even Travelodge have toothpaste for sale)

Answer 8

you are obvioulsy used to staying in cheap hotels!

The hotels I stay in are far too high brow not to provide toothpaste

Answer 9

Because everybody uses toothpaste (well most), and it would cost them too much. They are all skinflints at heart.

Answer 10

because it would be brand advertising also everyone has different sorts of toothpaste and they would probably get alot of complaints and they would also get nicked so not cost effective really