Ken Yasumoto-Nicolson <knicolson@pobox.com> wrote in message news:<fgttfv8hbvpivgmbin3ojus73pph27ktu1@4ax.com>...
> ...with five tonnes of omiyage (and she forgot a few people) and ten
> tonnes of hotel soap and tea and sugar and crap. Is it a common
> Japanese trait to ensure the hotel room is stripped clean of all
> available freebies?
> 
This is pretty common everywhere, I thought. Every time we take a trip
we make certain to pick up all the free shampoo and stuff. I can't
think of a really good reason not to.

John W.