Not a 'shop'
I worked for the housekeeping department of a large chain hotel with a name that sounds like 'Harriett'.
The room I worked in was where they kept all the stuff you all (and I) swipe from the bathroom / tea tray.

Now I have a bit of a 'thing' for biscuits, so a fair quantity of those went missing. Pillow chocolates are tastylicious too. I suppose you could consider a disposable toothbrush (several actually) as useful, but why the fuck a 16 year old boy would want umpteen;
Shower caps,
Sewing kits,
Crappy biros,
4-page(!) branded notepads
and innumerable miniature bottles of (not very nice) body lotion / shampoo and miniature soaps.

Is this kleptomania?

Aside from that, I found a stash of top quality razz mags in the store room (presumably amassed by my weekday counterpart) which slowly found their way home with me.
(Greencloud Wanted to go fishing on, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 12:00, 2 replies)

I've had a Carter USM flashback
Fill another suitcase
With another haul
Of hotel towels and toothpaste
And the bathroom wall...


The Only Living Boy in New Cross'll be in my head all day now...


EDIT: actually, no. Today's earworm is the Clash's Police and Thieves. Just in case you're interested. It's still appropriate.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 12:03, closed)

4-page(!) branded notepads
We have a Harriet near where I work, and we use it as an overspill for meetings, (when all the rooms onsite are booked).

I used to wonder about the pads as I thought they were a little stingy, until I realised that a) if you use one page you can always take it back next time if you're feeling green and b) it has their branding and number number ALL over it.

They must have paid some consultant to come up with the idea though, which is a little irritating.
(Guizmeaux, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 19:18, closed)