Shampoo and conditioner, okay. Sewing kits, great. Soap? Gotta have it. BUT WHY THE EFF DO THEY STILL GIVE OUT SHOWER CAPS?

I want to hear from ANYONE who has actually used a shower cap while at a hotel. Think of the thousands of dollars which could be saved if these were elimiated -- and of course the hotels could keep the 15 or 20 boxes of extras in the basement, on the off chance that some blue hair calls and asks for one.

Come on, who's with me?

With you.

I don't get it either.

Well, I hope I'm not weird or anything but, I did use a shower cap when I went to Lake Tahoe for Christmas in December. I was going to Christmas dinner , my hair looked good and I didn't want to wash it but, I did want to take a bath. I put the shower cap on from my bathroom at Harrahs and used it. I think I even brought it home with me. There's my shower cap story for the day.

I always use a shower cap. It comes in very handy when you are not going to wash your hair that day.

OK, I'll tell you. I am a businessman with fairly long and thick hair. I am short. Often showers in hotels are very high. If I take a shower in many of them my hair gets wet and immediately starts to curl. When I arrive after a flight, I like to take a shower, so I put on the shower cap so my hair doesn't get wet and I don't have to mess with it later. I never use a shower cap except when traveling, but I sure appreciate the fact that they are so often provided.

I am not a blue hair; in fact I have very long hair, which is why I use a shower cap often, as it takes too long to dry, and I don't want to wash it every time I shower

They provide shower caps because not everyone wants to wash their hair every time they shower. Simple isn't it?

I hardly ever travel in the U.S. (mostly in Europe) and have never, ever seen a shower cap in a hotel. What kind of hotels are you talking about?

Forget the shampoo and conditioner. I LOVE the shower caps. Like the other long-hair posters, it takes too long to dry and washing your hair every day (unless it's really oily) is not great for the hair.

Pb: You just might be wierd. Shower caps are not for wearing in the tub.

Well, tubber you just may be stupid. Hair can get wet in the bathtub as well as the shower depending on how long it is.

Jen, shower caps are de rigeur in many hotels -- most big strip hotels in Las Vegas, resort hotels in Hawaii . . . I guess most hotels which are above the no-frills, budget category.

Hey, shower caps are great, they come in little flat boxes that take up no room in your pocket so when you're out sightseeing and it starts to rain, you can whip one out and put it over your camera to keep it dry.

They are also good to put your shoes in when packing, no need to take along shoe bags (more of the packing light theory).

There are many uses for shower caps besides putting them on your head!

I absolutely LOVE hotel shower caps. They're lighter and tighter than the ones I find in stores. I have thick hair that I don't wash every day because it takes forever to dry.

I use them.

Another yes!

Use them to cover bowls of salad to keep the flies off when at a picnic.

Instead, I would appreciate tiny toothpaste and cheapie toothbrush! Why do they never give those - instead of shoe rags and shower caps? (My hair stinks unless I wash it every day, doesn't everyone's?)

I take them because they are great when you employ the techniques of Miss clairol at your home. I love the salad bowl idea.
I also would appreciate the cheapie toothbrush and toothpaste.