You make a Baggage claim This can actually help travelers save some money.
Spending an extra $40 or more to check an overfilled suitcase at the airport can be quite a pain.
But this money-conscious trick is said to “work like a dream” for travelers who like to overpack but don’t want to overpay.
“Travel tip,” wrote fashion influencer Faith Woodhall in the caption of her trendy how-to. “Bring a second plastic bag full of stuff and buy a Boots/duty free bag at the airport so people think you just bought stuff at the airport.”
In the clip, the brunette, an aspiring reality TV star from the UK, shared pictures of herself and a friend hiding their belongings in tote bags from a duty-free shop – airport stores that sell tax-free goods – to avoid baggage fees.
Woodhall went on to tell her more than 309,000 TikTok viewers: “(This hack) always works (like) a dream – I’ve never been charged for a second bag.”
And it seems that Woodhall and many other frugal holidaymakers have had similar success thanks to their duty-free scam.
“This is awesome,” cheered one commenter under the content creator’s post.
“Been doing this for years,” said another. “Works every time! Never had a problem.”
“I did that for Ibiza last week!!”, another supporter chimed in.
“Please don’t reveal our secrets like that,” joked one cheeky jetsetter.
“This is ULTIMATE girl math,” added another, to which an excited Woodhall wrote, “YEEESSSSS.”
This is one of the many quick flights that frequent flyers try to keep costs down.
However, these silly cost-saving stunts can sometimes backfire.
A cheapskate recently attempted to avoid baggage fees by stuffing his clothes into a pillowcase. Apparently hoping to pass the bag off as a pillow, the cheapskate was caught and ultimately banned from a Frontier Airlines flight out of Orlando International Airport.
Dylan Springer, 23, a professional dancer, donned his excess clothes at the airport and transformed himself into a human suitcase to avoid an airline’s $60 fee for passengers with large luggage.
“I tucked my Birkenstock sandals into my socks and my jeans over them,” he said in a statement. “I put two books in each of the little side pockets on my legs, and they somehow fit perfectly.”
“Then I had some snacks that I just put in one of my pockets, and I had a portable charger in my hood. I also tied a shirt around my waist.”
Luckily for the professional performer, his skill at layering did the trick.
“I just walked through (security),” Springer boasted.
