‘Genius’ airport packing hack saves money, travel influencer claims — and security doesn’t care
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.
“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.
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.”
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.”
“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.
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.
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.”
Luckily for the pro performer, his layering hustle did the trick.
“I just walked straight through [security],” Springer bragged.
