Hotel Soap Dispenser vs. Single Use

Hotels these days are all about the environment, which means they&#;re physical environment, reduction in cost, and creating a bigger green footprint for themselves. One of the green initiatives is the amenity packets in your hotel room. The soap, body wash, shampoo, and conditioner in your hotel or resort showers or bathrooms are the topic of this article. I will shed some light on the classic product line but also to the newest ideas like the dispenser option.

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As we all know, if you check into your hotel of choice and move into your favorite room, you will have an assembly of bathroom amenities at your disposal. So the question to and from a customer perspective is: would you like to use the more traditional 1-ounce individual packed soap bars, conditioner, and shampoo bottles, or would you prefer to use a dispenser unit mounted in the bathtub/shower area?

As a frequent hotel room user and General Manager, I personally do not like the dispenser option, and this just from a personal use perspective.A couple of years back, I stayed at DreamMore Resort and Spa, which is one of Dolly Parton&#;s resort in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The room and the layout were absolutely great, but as I entered the room and was ready to use the shower, I encountered a dispenser option on the wall. Please don&#;t get me wrong, it was well cleaned and looked absolutely nice but it gave me the feeling of someone having used the product before me. As I said, it is a personal preference.

Let&#;s look at the pros and cons of the two product options-

I used average pricing from the American Hotel.com website so that it is fair to compare both product options. Also, let&#;s use a standard studio hotel room with one bathroom, including one bathtub with a shower option. Yes, we all know we as resort and hotel operators have better pricing than what is displayed on the website but it just to keep it easier and comparable. I already know that this will cost me five comments below my blog, but let&#;s see what the outcome of the comparison is- classic soap versus dispense out option; looking at it from a cost and operational perspective.

So for our studio in the classic option, we would need to have two soap bars, one for the sink and one for the counter in the bathtub. Also, for the shower, we will provide one shampoo, one conditioner, and one body wash bottle next to the shower. All of the items are holding one-ounce weight each. All counted items together would be five total, not reusable items.

The cost perspective for that classic soap and shampoo kit would come around $1.80. The soap bar is an average of $.25. The conditioner $.40 and the body wash and shampoo $.45.

All of the items cannot be reused after they have been opened. At checkout, the resort would throw the open bottles in the trash or would have a recycling program in place like Clean the World. However, this recycling program is not free. It would also be accumulating additional expenses in someone&#;s expense account.

Now to the dispenser option-

So for our studio room, we need to have two dispensers- one for the soap bar next to the sink (single unit) and a four-set dispenser unit for the shower. The first big expense comes with the purchase of the dispenser units. The units are ranking between $40 and up to $150 based on the preference and taste of the GM.

The average soap containers are coming in 3 liters or 101-ounce containers. The cost for the shower gel/ shampoo and soap sits at $.83 per ounce. The conditioner comes in at $1.05 per ounce. In addition, the upkeep and the repair of the units. The additional cost for the repair is $6.00 to replace the pump system inside the dispenser unit. Furthermore, upon installation of the dispenser unit, you need to drill or use double-sided tape to install the dispensers to the designated area.

"Conclusion of the first look, the dispenser product line is more expensive, but in reality, it is cheaper than the classic one in the long run due to the fact you would not use more than 1-3 pumps per amenity to complete your shower experience. One pump of the dispenser would equal .25 ounces per interval, so that is a significant cost controlling benefit. Furthermore, the guest won&#;t have the chance to see the amenities like a free gift by checkout."

Regards,

Tommy Draves

hospitalitypage.com

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Yesterday&#;s tip was about how to deal with hotel shampoo and conditioner dispensers if your eyesight isn&#;t great. I think everyone over 45 can probably relate (45 is when I had to start using readers).

You really feel your age when you get into a hotel shower and find that the print on everything is so small, you can&#;t read it. So I feel like I&#;m playing Russian roulette trying to figure out which one is shampoo, which one&#;s conditioner and which one is body wash. The order should be universal: shampoo, conditioner, body wash. Or possibly body wash, shampoo, conditioner.

Whoever puts conditioner first is either a knucklehead or is playing a cruel joke on old people. Although, my wife tells me that there is something called &#;reverse hair washing&#; but come on &#; I don&#;t believe most people do that.

Anyway, it was comforting to read numerous comments from readers who agreed with me.

Nicole wrote: &#;This is so factual it&#;s comical. I&#;m happy it&#;s not just me that feels this way.&#;

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Mike K: &#;Hear you Johnny! love the Russian roulette comment. I&#;ve started to read them before I take my glasses off and put the washcloth over the shampoo so I know.&#;

Reader Barbara posted: &#;What is just as bad with these new dispensers is at a hotel with both shower and bathtub there are no dispensers or individual containers for the bathtub. This has happened at two different 4 stars. After sanitizing the bathtub I had to pump bodywash from the shower into a glass to take my bath.&#;

Betty writes: &#;I&#;m on this bandwagon as well. Equally as frustrating is when you get in for first time and the shampoo is all gone&#;&#;

However, these gripes are nothing compared to what I&#;m about to share with you. My wife (our editor, who I met on a press trip) did some additional research for yesterday&#;s tip and found this disturbing TikTok from a former hotel manager. I realized I shouldn&#;t be complaining about the too small print or the order of the hotel dispensers because there&#;s something far worse to be concerned about. See the video embedded below.

Video creator Melly says she &#;will never use these refillable shampoo and conditioner bottles in the tub that are like this [she shows screw top bottles fastened on a shower wall] where people can put anything in it. I&#;ve seen Nair and God knows what else in there.&#;

She then shows a different type of dispenser, which she says she will use because: &#;If you look, you have to unlock them to open and refill.&#; This is good advice.

In college, a friend of mine did indeed put Nair in a shampoo bottle once as a prank that went too far on his college roommates. It&#;s insane, of course, but if one of my mild-mannered friends could think of something like that then who knows what others might do.

The comments in Melly&#;s TikTok seem to agree. Here are a few:

Tee: &#;Former housekeeper (of a 5&#;&#;) no lies were told here &#;.also don&#;t use the glass dishes unless you bring dish soap and wash them first&#;

AboveTheCrest: &#;As a former houskeeping manager at Disney I also NEVER use glass cups in rooms. Also, immediately search for bed bugs before settling in&#;

kewie21&#; &#;ignorance is bliss&#; leave me alone ???? lol&#;

Bailey: &#;I&#;m getting to the point where I just need to bring my own house on vacation ?&#;

KatieAnne: &#;New fear unlocked.&#;

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