Lufthansa offers its first class passengers collectible rubber ducks. This is kind of fascinating, since rubber ducks aren’t typically something you’d associate with premium air travel. I’ve talked about these rubber ducks many times in passing on the blog, and would like to discuss them in a bit more detail in this post.
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Have a corner or “pedestal” of sorts somewhere at home and display one at a time and keep rotating. Makes for an interesting conversation piece if someone ever visits your home
You mean you don’t place each duck in a cubed lucite block and engrave it with the flight details of the flight that you took that earned you the duck?
It’s the ultimate deal toy! 😉
I mailed Ben my coronavirus duck. I asked for a duck and it wasn’t the coronavirus one. I was told those are in Munich as I was in the First Class lounge in Frankfurt. Wearing a suit with a cigar in hand I asked again if they can find me one. Moments later they showed up with the coronavirus one.
I wonder if any jeeps have an LH rubber ducky on their dashboard. I'll have to look now.
Do you collect the Conrad Rubber ducks as well?
Not quite as exciting but you forgot the commemorative finjan (Arabic coffee cups) that Etihad gives out. I'm not sure in which classes, but I got 2 of them in The Residence recently (one for the BOS route and one for the CPH route, each with the inaugural service date).
Wall mounted glass or acrylic display box in a bathroom would be great, especially the guest bathroom as a conversation starter.
Only such an excellent airline as Lufthansa could’ve come up with this amazing idea
Store ducks in Christmas ornament boxes until a decision is made on display. Or decorate a tree with them. Ah whimsy. It's a fun thing
My Lufthansa rubber duck sits proudly in a display class but he's/she's lonely. We'll be getting some Conrad rubber ducks and another Lufthansa rubber duck (or 2) to join him soon. Does add a touch of fun to Lufthansa First Class adventures.
Rubber ducks were the symbol of the opposition movement led by Alexei Navalny until his assassination by Trump's friend Vladimir Putin. If Lufthansa ever returns to Moscow, it will be interesting to see whether they make these available there.
Nothing oozes first class sophistication quite like a rubber toy purchased for .49c in a discount store. Stay Classy, Lufty.
You can easily get a companion for your duck on eBay - just search for "Lufthansa duck". And bring your credit card because they're not dime store cheap (but far less expensive than first class airfare).
I find amazing and sad at the same time, how easy some people links ANY topic to their favorite political trend topic. For example, LH ruber duck - Putin - Trump
Two first class LH flights, two ducks. One I gave to my daughter and I have misplaced but it’s a fun gesture.
Q: Can I read ANY post by Lucky without SOMEONE obsessively mentioning Trump, no matter the topic?
A: [much laughter]
See if Ford will sign off on one of those diner-style rotating pie display cases. 😛
The LH Erste Classe Terminal in FRA has been a near obsession of mine for almost a decade now, thanks to you Ben. I search LH F availability (I REALLY want the to bag a seat on the Intercontinental 747-8) at least 2-3 times a year and wargame it all. I have ticked off many bucket list items in that time with my husband - Etihad First Class Apartments, First on QF/BA/AA/QR, the Qantas First Lounge in Sydney, the Al Safwa & Al Mourjan lounges - I’m extraordinarily lucky. Yet, this one holy grail just always seems to slip further away!
In the meantime, I have a non-LH duck that sits proudly on the corner of my tub - where else?
There's a thread about the Lufthansa ducks:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufthansa-austrian-swiss-brussels-lot-other-partners-miles-more/1216429-lufthansa-fct-fcl-duck-merged.html
My collection is sitting next to the bath tub and of course join us in the water. And one or two accompany us on our travels and swim with us in hotel pools.
Oh and btw, damaging those ducks is pretty much impossible They literally survive decades in the open ocean so unless you use a chain saw on them do not worry about their health
Oh and do not wmorry about the longevity of the ducks. They will surely outlast you. Google container with ducks lost.
You can always take your ducks on a cruise and hide them for others to find - it's a whole thing on cruise ships that many people don't know about. Ducks are often tagged with family name and where they are from and it makes kids very happy when they find one (and many adults too!...lol)
Display in a shadow box, the way you would display golf balls. Some have window cabinet doors that open out and each time you get a new one, you could keep adding to the collection.