When travelling, I usually buy tacky souvenirs for friends at home. (Sorry!) But for myself, there is only one type of souvenir–which unfortunately has multiple product categories–I need.

My Achilles heel is not a killer pair of shoes nor a nice dress, but toiletries.
I dislike how the airlines limit how much liquids we can carry. But I’m secretly happy that this will give me an excuse to buy toiletries in a foreign land.
Here’s why you should buy toiletries as souvenirs (for your friends or yourself)
