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subject: toiletry collection in clay art room

updated wed 16 mar 05

 

Nancy Udell on tue 15 mar 05


Dear Wes,

I think it's not only ok to take the toiletries, it's expected. They
are "take aways." Hotels make them with their names on the labels.
It's a form of advertising and they want those little bottles to spread
around the world. Very different from taking an individual person's
soap. Of course, no one should take towels, toilet paper or other
supplies not meant to be "take aways."

Nancy

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Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 07:32:49 -0800
From: Wes Rolley
Subject: toiletry collection in clay art room

The request to dontate the unused toiletries from the Hotel always
brings up an interesting question of ethics when I hear it.

When you go to your Claybuds home, would you take the little round,
lavender scented, Lisa Skeen soap to dontate to the needy? If not, then
why is it suddenly the right thing to do when the toiletries come from a
faceless corporation rather than the friend you know?


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