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It Wouldn't Be Caesars Palace Without a Hangover

We were walking through Caesars Palace the other day when we couldn’t help poking our noses into the official giftshop at the entrance to the Forum Shops. We go crazy for tat, and Caesars is usually one of the best at providing it (no offence CP, it’s just your plastic Roman chariots really do it for us).

Anyhoo, in between the plastic Roman chariots we spied this: a t-shirt of the Hangover baby. You mean that joke hasn't worn thin? Not a chance. If you want it, it's yours for $22. Heather Graham, sadly, not included.

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To Buy or Not to Buy: The Souvenir Photo Conundrum

We spend so long telling you what to do in Vegas, that we thought it was time to redress the balance. So welcome to our new feature: what not to do in Vegas. First up: souvenir pics.

You’ve been looking forward to your Vegas trip for weeks. You finally arrive on the Strip. You’re so excited you lose concentration for one second and the next thing you know you’ve agreed to spend two hours watching a timeshare presentation in exchange for a free buffet. What else in Vegas might you think twice about before buying on impulse? Souvenir Photos.

Before many Vegas shows you're encouraged to stand in line and wait your turn to get your picture taken. And after those shows you’ll walk smack into a lovely lady shoving said picture into your hand. It may be in a cardboard frame or it may be in a fancy leather bound binder. But these pictures can cost upwards of $40. Yes, forty bucks. For one.

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Hooters Will Charge You $25 If You Steal the Room Service Menu

We'll never understand some people's obsession for all things Hooters. For these Hooters kleptos fans, just having a Hooters t-shirt, tank top, sweatshirt, beer cozy, visor, orange shorts and baby onesie is not enough. They will pretty much grab their hands on any Hooters logo can find. Which is probably why the Hooters Casino Hotel has warned guests that if they steal the room service menu, they will be charged $25.

Yup, we snapped this pic just moments ago after arriving in our room. We'll have more on that tomorrow but we can promise you we will not be stealing the room service menu. And that's because it looks like some of the magazines populating the bathroom of a frat house. We're not even going to touch it.

Another pic of the menu is after the jump. See what we mean!

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Matt Goss Merchandise Is Taking Over Caesars

T-4 days to the glorious Goss debut, and as well as the tarting up of Cleo’s Barge that’s finally got underway, the other big news is that the merch has arrived.

When we asked before at the shop nearest the Barge when the Goss guff would be arriving, we were they wouldn’t be stocking it till 12 March itself. But on Thursday, we found ourselves walking by a mannequin with “dirty” emblazoned across its bosom, and we had an inkling that if we looked round the back we would see “virgin”.

And we were right. There’s a whole load of t-shirts – taking up two whole segments of the shop (like half the front wall). In fact there’s pretty much one for every day of the week.

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Indulge Your Cardsnapper Fantasies At Miracle Mile

Ever wondered what the life of a cardsnapper’s like? (It’s ok, we have too.) Well now you can – kind of.

These t-shirts from Città delle Luci in Miracle Mile tickled us. They’re the right color, the right lettering, and possibly even the right phone number (we aint calling to find out).

Yours for only $16.99 (make that a “$17 special”). The folks back home will love it (maybe).

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Print Out Your Photos at These Kodak Kiosks

Remember the old days when cameras required film and you had to wait at least a week to get your vacation pictures back from the developer? Then remember when one-hour photo processing was introduced and we thought nothing could be better? Yeah, that was a long time ago.

Now that everything's gone digital, everyone is printing out their own pictures--whether it be on specialty photo printers at home or by doing it in-person at the drugstore. And guess what? You can even do it in the Wynn Las Vegas..

We spied this nifty little photo kiosk on the Esplanade near the shoe shops and the Pizza Place. There's also another one located in the Bellagio too. Simply plug in your camera, memory stick, USB card or even CD and the kiosk will print out your picture right there.

The pricing options vary depending on what kind of print you want and how many but typically, a single photo print-out costs about 30 cents. But we wouldn't be surprised if there were Vegas-esque prices here for your print-outs.

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Douchebag Frames Pick Vegas Douchebag To Hate On

There’s nothing like a little light stereotyping is there? Brits are stuck up. Americans are stupid. And Vegas may as well be a synonym for “dickhead”, “ballbag”, “wanker”, “shit for brains”, “twat” and our current favorite, “ass-clown” (as well as some naughtier ones we weren’t sure we could upload on t’internet).

Who are these Vegas haters? Why, they’re the people behind Douchebag Frames, who sell photo frames enabling you to immortalize the people you hate. Or “name, shame and douchebag frame” them, as they so neatly put it, for just $20 (or £11 to UK people via Popbitch).

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Five Oversized Souvenir Drinks to Try (Responsibly) in Vegas

Nothing says, "It's My First time in Vegas!" like a plastic souvenir cup. But of course, this being Vegas, a standard plastic cup with a hotel logo slapped on it just won't do. Your Vegas souvenir cup needs to be huge, so huge that people will doubt you can finish it without getting alcohol poisoning.

If people aren't staring at you when you walk down the Strip with this drink in hand (or slung around your neck for support), then you haven't found the right souvenir drink.

Fortunately, VegasChatter is here to guide you through the options. Looking to advertise your Vegas virginity with one of these oversized drinks? Or just trying to show off how much alcohol you can consume in 10 hours or less? Here’s our list of places to snag an oversized souvenir drink.

Just remember, one is probably enough. These things are loaded with alcohol due to their size but we've also heard rumors that vendors use Everclear as a way to save some money. (Around the world, folks are smacking their heads and saying, "That's why I blacked out after that drink....")

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'World’s Largest Gift Store' More Than Fuzzy Dice and Shot Glasses

At the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara Avenue, you will find not only the city’s most dangerous traffic pattern (if you’re headed east-west, that is), Ivana Trump’s lipstick-colored sales office for her now-abandoned high-rise condo project, a lot that’s been vacant for decades and the Sahara Hotel but you will also find the wildly popular Bonanza Souvenir and Gift Shops.

Occupying an L-shaped strip mall, Bonanza truly does appear to outsize the souvenir emporiums found in destinations with similar inclinations toward kitsch (Myrtle Beach, Atlantic City). Its changeable marquee-covered exterior doesn’t appear to have been updated since it opened in 1980, beckoning the masses with pronouncements like “TOON TOWN” and “MOCASSINS.”

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