I hadn't traveled by plane in years until this past February. I went to San Francisco with my Husband on a business trip, so his company paid for one checked bag. Well, we crammed in two tons of clothes and jackets and shoes and somehow managed to make the weight requirement on our departure flight. However, on the way home we somehow packed differently I guess and when they weighed the bag it was too heavy and they were going to charge us an EXTRA $80 to check it! We did some incredibly fast shifting of heavy items to our carry on luggage and avoided the fee, but had we actually purchased souvenirs in SF we would have really been up a creek!
We are now thinking about traveling to New York on yet another business trip with our daughters this time. Remember that one checked bag.....3 females and a Husband who has to take suits AND casual clothes? Yeah, it'll never happen. So my plan is to still pack as light as possible, but to SHIP (Fedex, UPS, USPS) some of our items directly to the hotel a few days before we leave. If the hotel will not hold the items for us, then I will ship it to my Husband's NY office instead. It will be much cheaper than checking in bags at $50 each - and we can send items like full size shampoo and contact solution - items that the airlines won't allow but small containers in your carry-on. If we purchase any souvenirs then we can simply have them shipped back home.
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