I've talked about the packing gestalt before. Really it's a whole thing in and of itself for me, and for others of you on the board, which is why I write this morning, because you will understand my dilemma. (A few of you apparently are able to just throw a few things in a knapsack and be on a plane. I cannot comprehend this, and sometimes even play a game with myself trying to choose which 10 items I would bring.) I've spent weeks planning and organizing and purchasing. I remarked to my hairdresser yesterday that it sure takes a lot of time and money to be so laid-back on vacation!
The problem - we each have our own large-as-they-allow suitcases for clothes. Son is small so there is extra rooms in his suitcase for some non-clothes items. We are large and our suitcases already weigh 42 and 45 pounds each (50 = max allowed). My hand scale, which I covet, is not clicking into it's reset position, though I can put it there manually but I'm worried it could be off a pound or two - I'm going to check for another during my final Walmart run later today. I can likely bring 1/2 of the rest of what I want, which would have to be mostly toiletries, in my son's suitcase. But I will not get to bring everything for sure. Some of my creature comforts and some of the gifts will be left behind, (no one will get nothing, but some will get less). The extra bag is $35 each way. There's a possibility I could either bring an older bag and leave it for a friend, and pack it back into one of the larger bags and not have to pay both ways.
What would you do? Spend the extra potential $70 and have what you want? The spoiled me says just do it, but perhaps your saner heads will prevail. US Air already getting too much of our money btw, between charge for first bag, and also we paid extra to sit together - saw recent thread about this on Board. Not sure I would have taken my chances and waited, but still wish I'd seen before I bought into their deal. In the end, tickets will be about 625 each - maybe the most I've paid, certainly close to it.
Flip flops, bathing suits, and a few outfits! Just curious what everyone takes that requires so much room?
