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    Quote Originally Posted by retiredfigment View Post
    I always bring my own shampoo etc. anyway. My question, how do they keep someone from opening them and putting something in it. Yucch!
    The container tops are locked in the tray and have to be opened by housekeeping in most settings. Hotelier here, keep in mind there are health regulations in place and those have to be met in order for those to be used. There are processes like changing bottles, pumps, cleaning procedures in place during room reset so the products are safe for the new incoming guests.

    I first heard of these being used in very high end hotels at least 5-6 years ago. The idea is not new and Disney is far from the first. The high end hotels have worked on the usage and cleanliness issues. No hotel wants to risk bring the source of illness.

    Also, this was started not to save money but to attract new younger clientele. Every year older guests stop coming and have to be replaced with younger ones. Eco tourists are one group who don't like all the bottles being thrown out. The other target group is millennials who want to use lots of shampoo etc and don't like the limitations of the small bottles. At best this will cost about the same or more likely a bit more.
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    I don't eat out, ever, because have you seen most chefs.

    I don't buy clothes because I think maybe the Macy's associate rubs them with itching powder (or worse).

    I steadfastly refuse to buy a house, because who knows who might have dumped a pile of termites on the foundation during construction.

    Being constantly wary, you see, is exhausting. :-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mendelson View Post
    I'm not sure I understand the repeated theme here that someone will doctor the products in some kind of devilish prank. I mean, what are the odds? Is it any less likely that under the old system mousekeeping would have "put something" in the little bottles? Or the people who work at the factory where they initially bottle them would put antifreeze or snot or whatever in them? Or in any one of hundreds of other instances where you have to rely on a human being coming before you to not do something awful to something you're going to use/consume?

    I put my trust in the average disney visitor to not be a maniac.
    I read that the bottles are locked down so no one would be able to tamper with them.
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    I hadn't heard at it being at too many high end. I prefer them, and haven't seen this. Hopefully they'll try it at the Poly and Grand Floridian and see how it goes. When we do stay onsite, we tend to enjoy Dixie Landings, and so I hate they are doing it there at all.

    As far as Millenials and Eco tourists.. Well, I won't touch that one. But alas I suppose this is one more reason, that the Disney hotels are no longer for me, if this is the new trend.

    As far as Macy's. reductio ad absurdum But to play, clothes are washed first. I do limit my time out, and selective of where I eat, and as you can see, I live in Tx and termites are a way of life here.

    I just feel its a crock of cheapness. ECO whatever. You can always label things like that. But in reality, its cheaper. Like how flimsy water bottles are now (most, not all). Supposedly better for the environment. But in reality, I'm sure done b/c less bottle is cheaper.
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    Quote Originally Posted by missymouseworld View Post
    I don't think it will catch on once people start pumping all the product out into an empty bottle....
    HAHA - that's what I thought too!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mendelson View Post
    I don't eat out, ever, because have you seen most chefs.

    I don't buy clothes because I think maybe the Macy's associate rubs them with itching powder (or worse).

    I steadfastly refuse to buy a house, because who knows who might have dumped a pile of termites on the foundation during construction.

    Being constantly wary, you see, is exhausting. :-)
    Everybody has their "thing" that bugs them. This doesn't happen to be yours, but I'm sure you have one.
    And face it, you've heard the stories coming out of fast food restaurants - burgers getting spit on, pizzas with "special" sauce, etc. It isn't like it never happens. If you've never heard them, I'll be more than happy to share some with you. :P

    I don't really think these people are too concerned about someone being malicious on purpose, but humans are nasty creatures. What if some little kid wiped his booger on the bottom of the container? Someone mentioned a butt towel draped over it. (Do people really have a special towel for their butts?) What if a couple gets "frisky" in there? Hmm, maybe I shouldn't add any more thoughts to those who are already grossed out by it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cinderelley View Post
    Everybody has their "thing" that bugs them. This doesn't happen to be yours, but I'm sure you have one.
    And face it, you've heard the stories coming out of fast food restaurants - burgers getting spit on, pizzas with "special" sauce, etc. It isn't like it never happens. If you've never heard them, I'll be more than happy to share some with you. :P

    I don't really think these people are too concerned about someone being malicious on purpose, but humans are nasty creatures. What if some little kid wiped his booger on the bottom of the container? Someone mentioned a butt towel draped over it. (Do people really have a special towel for their butts?) What if a couple gets "frisky" in there? Hmm, maybe I shouldn't add any more thoughts to those who are already grossed out by it.
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    Sorry. ER nurses know no boundaries
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    That does explain. Dealt with the type for many years..

    NO limits

    Yeah, just no excited about any aspect of this. I don't like community bottles in restaurants either. I've seen kids play with them, and i'm like,, yeap, nope...
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    I don't think we have to worry about "boogers." The human body is fairly resourceful and there are only a handful of "bugs" that people can't recover from. Hopefully the containers are controlled as noted, but hopefully no one is ingesting the products either.

    I agree that there are a number of people, specifically millennials, that want eco-friendly travel and don't mind pumping their soap or shampoo from a dispenser (if they even take a shower).

    I'll tell you what drives me crazy is people who think they are owed something because they go to a Disney resort. If you don't want to go then please stay home! People stealing soap and pens? Sure, maybe a pen or a bar of soap ends up in your bag, but enough to set up shop on eBay? People that leave their trash because, "It's Disney and they'll clean it up."

    What is most disturbing is, whether intentional or not, people who a destructive on Disney's dime. Again, I don't if people think they do it because they think Disney overcharges or if it is just to test the limits. However if you wouldn't do it at your own home (jumping, climbing, pulling, picking) then why would you do it at Disney?
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    Quote Originally Posted by baldburke View Post
    I don't think we have to worry about "boogers." The human body is fairly resourceful and there are only a handful of "bugs" that people can't recover from. Hopefully the containers are controlled as noted, but hopefully no one is ingesting the products either.

    I agree that there are a number of people, specifically millennials, that want eco-friendly travel and don't mind pumping their soap or shampoo from a dispenser (if they even take a shower).

    I'll tell you what drives me crazy is people who think they are owed something because they go to a Disney resort. If you don't want to go then please stay home! People stealing soap and pens? Sure, maybe a pen or a bar of soap ends up in your bag, but enough to set up shop on eBay? People that leave their trash because, "It's Disney and they'll clean it up."

    What is most disturbing is, whether intentional or not, people who a destructive on Disney's dime. Again, I don't if people think they do it because they think Disney overcharges or if it is just to test the limits. However if you wouldn't do it at your own home (jumping, climbing, pulling, picking) then why would you do it at Disney?
    What do you mean by, leaving trash?

    As far as tearing up the place. I agree. I see people trying to break off stuff, tear up landscaping, etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by baldburke View Post
    I don't think we have to worry about "boogers." The human body is fairly resourceful and there are only a handful of "bugs" that people can't recover from. Hopefully the containers are controlled as noted, but hopefully no one is ingesting the products either.
    Yes, the human body is very resourceful. That doesn't mean I want somebody else's bodily functions on my body. You can pick your friends. You can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.

    You would be surprised at what people think is ok and do at their own home. Maybe I'm jaded from my job, but I don't think the "if you don't do it at home" test really works for a large portion of the population. While I was an EMT and also as an ER nurse, there are a lot of days I wished I could just bathe in a giant tub of bleach, and it wasn't because of blood.
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    If a person is truly freaked out by other peoples' germs, bodily fluids, etc., then they wouldn't ever be staying at any hotel anywhere, individual bottles of shampoo, conditioner or lotion notwithstanding.
    Even worse than a hotel room however is a theme park. The handrails in line queues, the seats on the attractions, (not to mention rest rooms and water fountains); they contain thousands of peoples sweat, snot and who knows what else (well we know what else, but there's no need to mention those). At least in hotel rooms there is a pretense of cleaning between you and the last guests to use the room.
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    Quote Originally Posted by joonyer View Post
    If a person is truly freaked out by other peoples' germs, bodily fluids, etc., then they wouldn't ever be staying at any hotel anywhere, individual bottles of shampoo, conditioner or lotion notwithstanding.
    Even worse than a hotel room however is a theme park. The handrails in line queues, the seats on the attractions, (not to mention rest rooms and water fountains); they contain thousands of peoples sweat, snot and who knows what else (well we know what else, but there's no need to mention those). At least in hotel rooms there is a pretense of cleaning between you and the last guests to use the room.
    If you are referring to OCD people who are afraid of germs, yes they don't tend to go places. Some people on here have already stated they don't feel comfortable with it. They will just find other alternatives to staying in the hotels that are switching to the dispensers. There's hand sanitizers, wipes, etc that they can use in the parks.

    As I said before, everyone has their own thing that bothers them. Apparently for some people, it is the fact that other people don't want to use a large dispenser instead of individual bottles.
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    Quote Originally Posted by texas211 View Post
    What do you mean by, leaving trash?
    Haven't you ever seen someone at WDW drop trash just because they know CMs are required to pick it up. Sure, the same is true at movie theaters, the mall, where ever, that their employees will pick up trash and messes. It's just a feeling instead of a proven fact, but I just feel like people take advantage of the situation because it is Disney. "I paid $100+ for this park ticket? Let someone else clean up my trash then!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by baldburke View Post
    Haven't you ever seen someone at WDW drop trash just because they know CMs are required to pick it up. Sure, the same is true at movie theaters, the mall, where ever, that their employees will pick up trash and messes. It's just a feeling instead of a proven fact, but I just feel like people take advantage of the situation because it is Disney. "I paid $100+ for this park ticket? Let someone else clean up my trash then!"

    I guess I hadn't noticed. I thought maybe you meant in the rooms, etc, and I was looking for clarification.

    As far as trash in the parks. In the food court, eating areas, certainly. But I don't think much of that as it seems on par with any other public eating place (people leaving trays, kids being animals w/ food on the floor, etc) such as the ballpark, Burger King, mall food court, etc. I'm not saying you are wrong, I haven't seen it. But totally believe you are right.

    But outside the area, no. But again, not surprising. People leave their.... strollers, all over the place. Stand wherever they want. I have noticed in the bathrooms, folks get crazy. I don't know if they are unaccustomed to indoor plumbing or what.
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