I had great intentions of doing a favor for a relative on my trip to China and India. You see, Mrs Bison's cousin's daughter (presumably one of those "second cousin once removed" type relatives, although I have no idea what the rules are for that stuff) has decided to collect airline vomit bags. No, don't ask me why. Suffice it to say that I was in a position to help out, and not just with economy class bags either - I was in first class going over to China, so maybe I'd get a really good sick bag. You know, extra thick, or larger, or something.
My first surprise was that I actually remembered to look for a sick bag to take home for her; normally I wouldn't think about it again until after I'd got back, so I was already way ahead of my usual game.
Unfortunately I discovered that, at least on the airlines I was flying, the bags were uniformly white and uninteresting. No airline logo or any distinguishing feature, which must make collecting them something of a challenge. Unless you become a real connoisseur of the paper quality, liner material and the little wire tie that keeps the carrots in once you're done.
I used to encourage Bison Daughter to collect hotel electronic door cards, which was good, because they come in many interesting designs, and also because they were about the only thing I could reliably be depended upon to bring home at the end of a trip. Maybe that's how my cousiny relative got started - perhaps her dad was headed back from a trip with nothing, and thought "You know what, I'll give her this vomit bag and tell her it's to get her collection started." Ten out of ten for creativity, but really - vomit bags?