an heavy issue ... that may cause offence

[louisesgarden]

Im off on holiday tomorrow, just me and my mum, as a bit of a rest after the nasty road accident i was in, ive just weighed my case and its over the 20kg, so im now pondering now what to leave behind so i dont get charged at the airport ! but surely it should count on your overall weight ! including yourself ! i weigh 8 stone so my case been a couple of kilo`s over isnt going to be as much as someone that weighs 25st with 20kilo cases ! but yet i will get charged extra, sorry if i offended anybody, but i was just thinking about it, whilst i re think my holiday clothes !!!

[janeyo]

It is a bummer. We have had to take stuff out before and rejiggle cases in the airport. Their scales never seem to match ours at home! Can you put it in hand luggage - you are allowed 10kilos of this.
have a good holiday anyway!

[smallblueplanet]

Just have to hope you don't put on any weight on holiday then!

Rules is rules, what on earth have you got in your case to weigh over 20kg!? Oh also there's a thread about a similar subject on MSE, bare in mind that airport scales don't have to be calibrated and may not be as accurate as your scales are.

[HeyWayne]

Sorry, I can't agree with the overall weight thing. I'm 6ft 7 so am never going to weigh the "average" weight. I have to pay a premium as it is because airline seats are not quite big enough, so we pay to have extra legroom - not as a luxury, more out of necessity.

[louisesgarden]

shoes !!! i think maybe 8 pairs is to many, but they have to match my outfits !

[zazen999]

Louise - yes 8 pairs is too much!

Can you wear more clothes to keep the scales down at the check-in? I just chuck loads of stuff in my back pack for the cabin......if I'm over but I've only ever been over once on the way back from Glasgow and she let me take some stuff out and carry it.

[TEB]

pmsl twice over

[louisesgarden]

I know im probaly a bit blinkered to the subject !! the last time we went away, i was sat next to a woman that must have weighed 30st, and it was no medical condition why she was so big, she must have put 7000 cals away in a 4 hour flight ! the worst thing was she over lapped into my seat and made for a very uncomfortable flight.

[louisesgarden]

Louise - yes 8 pairs is too much!

Can you wear more clothes to keep the scales down at the check-in? I just chuck loads of stuff in my back pack for the cabin......if I'm over but I've only ever been over once on the way back from Glasgow and she let me take some stuff out and carry it.

This hotel that my mum has booked is so posh ! but then my mum lives a life that most of us including me could only dream about ! it has a dress code !!! hence the over weight suitcase !!! and 8 pairs of shoes !!!

[piskieinboots]

..., she must have put 7000 cals away in a 4 hour flight.

she won't now - they've had cut backs ya'know

eight (8!!) pairs of shoes!! I don't own eight pairs shoes

[SarzWix]

How on earth do you know that it wasn't a medical condition??!! I know somebody whose medication makes them eat like a horse, & without the meds, hospital!

...Eight pairs of shoes...?!

[HeyWayne]

There's no way anyone could put away 7000 calories on a 4 hour flight.

Airline food doesn't have that much nutritional content.

[Incy]

she won't now - they've had cut backs ya'know

eight (8!!) pairs of shoes!! I don't own eight pairs shoes

My sentiments entirely! I tend to buy new shoes when the old ones wear out.
Surely you have some shoes that go with several outfits? black/navy ones?

[HeyWayne]

I would imagine my brother in law who has size 16 feet would love to be able to fit 8 pairs of shoes into his suitcase.

Who says size isn't important eh?

[louisesgarden]

There's no way anyone could put away 7000 calories on a 4 hour flight.

Airline food doesn't have that much nutritional content.

Airline food may not !!!! but god knows how many mars bars, and at least 4 tubes of pringles and then a toblarone from the duty free ! plus the in flight meal washed down with a gallon of pop does !!!

My sentiments entirely! I tend to buy new shoes when the old ones wear out.
Surely you have some shoes that go with several outfits? black/navy ones?

I know its a sad obession, but i have 400 pairs of shoes, i dont know why maybe its a ocd, who knows, but i thought i did really well only packing 8 pairs !