Open in App
  • Local
  • U.S.
  • Election
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Education
  • Real Estate
  • Newsletter
  • New York Post

    ‘Genius’ airport packing hack saves money, travel influencer claims — and security doesn’t care

    By Asia Grace,

    3 days ago

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3Pg11f_0vANd0e100

    They’re making a baggage claim that might actually save travelers some money.

    Shelling out an extra $40 or more to check an overstuffed suitcase at the airport can be a real pain in the pocket.

    But this cash-conscious hack is said to “work like a dream” for trippers with a penchant for overpacking but an aversion to overpaying.

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2pSUdX_0vANd0e100
    Online, travelers agree with Woodhall, saying her duty-free packing hack works like magic. stock.adobe.com

    “Travel tip,” fashion influencer Faith Woodhall wrote in the closed caption of her trending how-to. “Bring a second plastic bag full of stuff and buy a boots/duty-free bag at the airport so they think you’ve just bought stuff at the airport.”

    In the clip, the brunette, a rising reality TV star from the UK, shared visuals of herself and a friend hiding their belongings in tote bags from a duty-free shop — airport stores that sell tax-exempt merchandise — to avoid luggage fees.

    Apparent cyberattack leaves Seattle airport facing major internet outages

    Woodhall went on to tell her over 309,000 TikTok viewers, “[This hack] always works [like] a dream — never been charged for a second bag.”

    @faithinfashion

    This one for my overpacking girlies… Always works a dream- never been charged for a second bag👀🤫 #traveltips #airport #handluggage #overpacking #tipsandtricks

    ♬ Don’t be suspicious – io non so

    And it seems Woodhall and many other thrifty vacationers have enjoyed similar success thanks to her duty-free flimflam.

    “This is genius,” cheered a commenter beneath the content creator’s post.

    “Been doing this for years,” said another. “Works every time! Never had a problem.”

    Chaos erupts at Australian airport over security breach: ‘This is ludicrous’

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3iBTqF_0vANd0e100
    This TikTok hack may help travelers avoid airport baggage fees. Africa Studio – stock.adobe.com
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3kGhOz_0vANd0e100
    Duty-free shops sell tax-exempt merchandise in airports. Erman Gunes – stock.adobe.com

    “I did this for Ibiza last week!!” a separate supporter chimed.

    “Please don’t expose our secrets like that,” joked a cheeky jet-setter.

    “This is ULTIMATE girl math,” another added, to which a giddy Woodhall wrote: “YESSSSS.”

    It’s one of the many fast-ones frequent flyers try pulling in an effort to keep costs low.

    CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING REPORT NEWSLETTER

    However, these silly saving stunts can sometimes backfire.

    A penny-pinching guy recently attempted to bypass baggage fees by jamming his clothes inside a pillowcase . Apparently, he’d hoped to pass the sack off as a pillow, but the tightwad trickster was caught and ultimately banned from a Frontier Airlines flight out of Orlando International Airport.

    @natashaorganic

    Stop listening to the internet #airline #travelhacks #pillow #frontier #mco #orlando

    ♬ original sound – natashaorganic

    Dylan Springer, 23, a professional dancer, shimmied into his excess clothes at the airport, transforming himself into a human suitcase to sidestep the $60 demand an airline was leveling against passengers hauling large luggage.

    “I put my Birkenstock sandals in my socks and my jeans over the top,” he said in a statement. “I put two books in each of the little side pockets I had on my legs which somehow perfectly fit in there.

    “Then I had some snacks which I just put inside one of my pockets, and I had a portable charger inside my hood. I tied a shirt around my waist, too.”

    @delboi

    Birkenstocks couldnt get left behind #easyjet @easyJet @BIRKENSTOCK

    ♬ BET – METTE

    Luckily for the pro performer, his layering hustle did the trick.

    “I just walked straight through [security],” Springer bragged.

    For the latest in lifestyle, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/lifestyle/

    Expand All
    Comments / 0
    Add a Comment
    YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
    Most Popular newsMost Popular

    Comments / 0