Hot Towels Are Not So HOT Anymore

[emperorsr]

So why are you wasting time lecturing us and not going out MAKING A DIFFERENCE. For just 8c a day....

How do you know if we haven't already done our part before posting about towels? Some of our full time jobs are about putting people first.

And the slapping incident has already been covered in another thread.

gawd. talk about missing the point and not even making sense. whatever. enjoy your towel talk.

[emperorsr]

So I guess we all better check with you next time to see if a complaint is worthy of discussion or not. It'll be hard competing against HIV/AIDS in children but I'm sure we can manage.

and fyi, your response is incredible immature. but then again, it shouldn't be a surprise since so many here are of such young ages.

and for f!@k sake don't you EVER make make light of the HIV AIDS situation. or this forum will receive a lot of flak for such insensitivity.

[fimo]

and for f!@k sake don't you EVER make make light of the HIV AIDS situation. or this forum will receive a lot of flak for such insensitivity.

Which just goes to show that you haven't the faintest idea what my day job involves.

[StarG]

emperorsr, discussions on this forum mostly relate to SQ and its surroundings. Sure, there are many more important issues than the threads started here. But starting those threads do not mean that the person cares about that issue more than more serious issues like HIV/AIDS etc.

I think it is a bit unfair when one decide to make a snap judgement about a poster here just because he/she just watched something that touched or changed his/her own point of view on life.

And to answer your earlier question, this thread was obviously started in the spirit of humour.

[jjpb3]

i dont know if this is humorous or tragic. sometimes we are so self involved that we notice things that are, in the bigger picture, insignificant. ...
geez. paraphrasing suze ormon, people first, then class of travel, then towels.

Jeez. Try stepping down from that soapbox to go look for your sense of humor.

You've completely misread the tone in the thread; misjudged the values of the posters (I know the OP, and I know he puts people first in his priorities); and missed the point of a travel forum (which is not to keep discussions solely on weighty matters).

[fimo]

I'd prefer a cold towel on board to be honest.

You can let a hot towel cool down and have it reasonably refreshing but you can't heat up a towel yourself!

SQ's hot towels are what I miss when I fly other airlines. I don't like those disposable wipes some airlines give out - not even individually packed but off a tray. I want to say it is LH but I can't be sure.

They used to have hot towels in the SKL F lounge - I think that's been discontinued? Can't remember anymore.

[SQflyergirl]

I'm not going to add fuel to the fire here, but please, mind the language. Thank you.

[jjpb3]

SQ's hot towels are what I miss when I fly other airlines. I don't like those disposable wipes some airlines give out - not even individually packed but off a tray. I want to say it is LH but I can't be sure.

Much as I appreciate the disposable wipes, I agree they're just not on the same level as the towels.

SQ's choice not to cut the towels out in economy class gives travelling on SQ an extra oomph right at the very beginning.

[Singapore_Air]

Peace and love y'all!

[icn.sg]

Cold towels, hot towels, lukewarm towels, thick towels, thin wet-wipes.... I'm just thankful that some airlines bother to give them out in all classes. They're always welcomed for people like me who end up sprinting to my gate7 out of 10 times I travel... give me a towel...any towel.

Someone should carry a thermometer with him/her everytime he/she boards an SQ flight and take the temperature of the towels, plot a chart and show it to SQ management if it really shows that hot towels are no longer hot anymore!! I'm sure SQ will then launch a marketing campaign highlighting the wonders of a 'refreshing towel, that isn't too hot or too cold, to wipe away the stress of a long day and prepare you for a great flight ahead...Singapore Airlines...room temperature towels that even other airlines talk about'

[KeithMEL]

I'm not going to add fuel to the fire here, but please, mind the language. Thank you.

Seconded! Let's please all remember that behind every computer screen sits a human being with feelings...

Going back to the topic... I do not get why the hot towels have to be SO HOT! I don't mind a hot towel like anyone else but it'd be nice if they were just lukewarm rather than scaldingly hot. Actually... do any airlines give out ice towels? That'd be really cool!

Just as well you dont fly Qantas.. their towels are COLD.

I wish they were on my flights - but as it is I got scalded yet again on the MEL-HKG flight. I was reading a book and not paying attention when the towel was handed to me - it was quite a shock.

[jhm]

Actually... do any airlines give out ice towels? That'd be really cool!

Yes, I'm fairly sure in my recollection that the towel on my GF DXB-BAH flight had just come out of a fridge and was delightfully refreshing after the crowds in DXB airport.

[jhm]

Yes, I'm fairly sure in my recollection that the towel on my GF DXB-BAH flight had just come out of a fridge and was delightfully refreshing after the crowds in DXB airport.

Here!

http://www.sqtalk.com/forums/showpos...56&postcount=1

The GF flight was a short 45-minute hop on a 2-class A320-200. J was configured as four rows of 2-2 seating with comfortable seats with 40+ inches of pitch. The crew was from all over the world, e.g. Bahrain (obviously!), Greece, the Philippines etc. Like the seat, GF's service and meal on such a short flight put BA's Club Europe service (the duration being something like BA CE LHR-CDG with a cold salad) to shame - as well as a pre-departure drink, newspapers and a choice of hot or cold towel (a proper towel rather than the flimsy toilet cloths which BA use), I had the following menu

[ grilled lamb koftas - yum! ]

[SQ LPP]

gawd. talk about missing the point and not even making sense. whatever. enjoy your towel talk.

No, I am not missing the point. I know from last discussion, you have flown on SQ long long time ago, while I am just started this century. But, you were wrong saying that we are here immature. We are all professionals who love to travel and it happens we love SQ.
If you don't notice thing, because you said it's just a tiny matter, not looking at the big picture, perhaps you have to look back at your "boss or leadership" ability. Look, just an example, which I don't know whether you can relate on this, since perhaps you have lived well off since you were born.
A small restaurant in the neighborhood. Having lunch almost everyday there. I notice something tiny has changed. For example, only one pickle in the sandwich. Being a regular customer, certainly I would notice it. Thus, I could make a conversation with the owner, perhaps biz had been tough, thus make it saving here and there.
In the case of the hot towels, I don't know how many hot towels I had for the past 7 years flying on SQ. Thus a slight change can get noticed by me right away. I don't complain. But at least, the lurker from SQ would know that there is an inconsistency in the tiny weeny part of onboard service.
Another example, you think I am complaining because the satay was served in a small circular plate instead of the large rectangular one? No. It's an input that there is a problem.
And do you know that my cushion thread that showing pictures of the cushion flying off while landing, it led to someone to notice that the crew was not aware that the divider in 77W HAS to be down upn taking off and landing. Thus, security, safety and quality control can gain from what you called a tiny matter.

[SQ LPP]

And for cold towels fan, I do prefer a hot one. It's more refreshing wiping off my hands and face after boarding. And again, I am the person who drinks hot tea when the temperature outside is 35 degrees Celcius.