Uh oh, I restarted mughandlegate debate again.

but it's true, the mugs without handles were cheaper. So is not providing lotion. Or pen and paper (in DVC villas at least.. Not sure about the other rooms.). It may not be for cost savings, but the trend does seem to always be in favor of it, so absent any other justification, it is a pretty fair assumption IMHO. To each his or her own, though.
One thing about the lotion is that they'll have to supply the small bottles since they're not part of the dispenser setup, which nullifies the idea of eliminating the small bottles. We'll have to see how this plays out. I still have a feeling - based on the volume in various discussion threads on it - that they got more than a few emails on lotiongate and decided to back off for now.