Comments on: How To Avoid Checked Bag Fees To Hawaii http://beatofhawaii.com/how-to-avoid-checked-bag-fees-to-hawaii/ Hawaii Travel Deals, Tips, Culture and Analysis Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:38:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Colleen http://beatofhawaii.com/how-to-avoid-checked-bag-fees-to-hawaii/comment-page-1/#comment-6326 Colleen Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:44:21 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=9812#comment-6326 Chris - those circumstances would be enough to irritate a Saint. I am all for 'carry on' bags - but not necessarily for the reasons most are doing this now a days. We have traveled for years with only 1 carry on - to make traveling easier. We just like it better that way. But we DO adhere to the size limits/requirements and if the airlines are going to charge for checked bags and NOT make folks adhere to size limits - then THEY are creating the CHAOS. We are all capable of checkingm measuring and weighing well ahead of time to make certain our bags meet the size limitations. Those over sized, super stuffed carry on bags should be 'refused' long before we board the plane. Use some of the FEE REVENUE to hire someone specifically to pre-screen the bag size well before boarding. BETTER YET - DUMP the stupid bag fees and let people travel the way they are most comfortable - with checked bags or carry on. My two cents. :0) Chris – those circumstances would be enough to irritate a Saint. I am all for ‘carry on’ bags – but not necessarily for the reasons most are doing this now a days. We have traveled for years with only 1 carry on – to make traveling easier. We just like it better that way.

But we DO adhere to the size limits/requirements and if the airlines are going to charge for checked bags and NOT make folks adhere to size limits – then THEY are creating the CHAOS.

We are all capable of checkingm measuring and weighing well ahead of time to make certain our bags meet the size limitations. Those over sized, super stuffed carry on bags should be ‘refused’ long before we board the plane.

Use some of the FEE REVENUE to hire someone specifically to pre-screen the bag size well before boarding.

BETTER YET – DUMP the stupid bag fees and let people travel the way they are most comfortable – with checked bags or carry on.

My two cents. :0)

]]> By: Chris http://beatofhawaii.com/how-to-avoid-checked-bag-fees-to-hawaii/comment-page-1/#comment-6307 Chris Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:27:56 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=9812#comment-6307 The amount of folks bringing on carry on suitcases to avoid the fees was unreal on my recent trip to and from Hawaii. It didn't all fit in the overhead compartment, and some had to be checked anyway. Our flight out of Honolulu was delayed an hour for something on the plane, and once we did start boarding, the flight attendant said there was a take off time but it was taking forever to load the plane, due to the excess amount of luggage. We got to the taxi way, and had missed that take off time. We had to sit there for a good 20 minutes, when already late, until there was a clear path for take off. That was caused by all those people trying to avoid check in baggage costs. I know the idea behind the fees, but just as much weight is being taken on with the suitcases which just make the size requirements or those bigger than no one catches. The amount of folks bringing on carry on suitcases to avoid the fees was unreal on my recent trip to and from Hawaii. It didn’t all fit in the overhead compartment, and some had to be checked anyway. Our flight out of Honolulu was delayed an hour for something on the plane, and once we did start boarding, the flight attendant said there was a take off time but it was taking forever to load the plane, due to the excess amount of luggage. We got to the taxi way, and had missed that take off time. We had to sit there for a good 20 minutes, when already late, until there was a clear path for take off. That was caused by all those people trying to avoid check in baggage costs. I know the idea behind the fees, but just as much weight is being taken on with the suitcases which just make the size requirements or those bigger than no one catches.

]]> By: Rob http://beatofhawaii.com/how-to-avoid-checked-bag-fees-to-hawaii/comment-page-1/#comment-5339 Rob Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:25:22 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=9812#comment-5339 Thanks for all of your great thoughts on packing Colleen! Aloha, Rob Thanks for all of your great thoughts on packing Colleen!

Aloha, Rob

]]> By: Colleen http://beatofhawaii.com/how-to-avoid-checked-bag-fees-to-hawaii/comment-page-1/#comment-5337 Colleen Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:52:23 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=9812#comment-5337 My #1 suggestion: Only take your favorite, most comfy clothing items and then in very limited quantity. We packed 1 carry on each for our last 1 week trip and still did not wear about 1/3 of the items we took. (yes, we did laundry - only takes a couple of minutes) We make sure everything we take will go with everything else. Khaki shorts and capri's go with just about anything else :0) Go to different restaurants and you can wear the same thing and no one else knows that you are wearing the same outfit :0) This was the hardest idea to accept and implement - that a person does not NEED a different outfit and matching shoes for each evening out. My #2 suggestion for those who just HAVE to have their favorite hair products. Problem: the can of hairspray is HUGE. So is the gel. So, I bought small spray bottles and spent forever spraying the stuff into those little bottles until they were full! What a pain!! But, it worked. I had enough (barely) to last the week in Hawaii. Did I appreciate having to do this? Of course not!! Did I have a choice? Not if I wanted to use the same hair products as at home without paying a fortune for them in Hawaii and then either having to leave them behind (which I have done) or pay more to ship them home. We also did not want to spend the time looking for products that are not readily available. My #3 suggestion: Contact the property where you will stay and see if you can ship your liquids and gels ahead - thereby avoiding the screening/confiscation and often the LEAKING problem at the airport. Yes, we lost our sunscreen that way, too :0( My #1 suggestion: Only take your favorite, most comfy clothing items and then in very limited quantity. We packed 1 carry on each for our last 1 week trip and still did not wear about 1/3 of the items we took. (yes, we did laundry – only takes a couple of minutes)

We make sure everything we take will go with everything else. Khaki shorts and capri’s go with just about anything else :0) Go to different restaurants and you can wear the same thing and no one else knows that you are wearing the same outfit :0) This was the hardest idea to accept and implement – that a person does not NEED a different outfit and matching shoes for each evening out.

My #2 suggestion for those who just HAVE to have their favorite hair products. Problem: the can of hairspray is HUGE. So is the gel.

So, I bought small spray bottles and spent forever spraying the stuff into those little bottles until they were full! What a pain!! But, it worked. I had enough (barely) to last the week in Hawaii.

Did I appreciate having to do this? Of course not!! Did I have a choice? Not if I wanted to use the same hair products as at home without paying a fortune for them in Hawaii and then either having to leave them behind (which I have done) or pay more to ship them home. We also did not want to spend the time looking for products that are not readily available.

My #3 suggestion: Contact the property where you will stay and see if you can ship your liquids and gels ahead – thereby avoiding the screening/confiscation and often the LEAKING problem at the airport. Yes, we lost our sunscreen that way, too :0(

]]> By: Jack Bauer http://beatofhawaii.com/how-to-avoid-checked-bag-fees-to-hawaii/comment-page-1/#comment-5234 Jack Bauer Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:31:00 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=9812#comment-5234 These fees have got to go! At least Hawaiian is screwing us the "aloha" way by offering the screw-in-disguise "Economy Plus"! These fees have got to go! At least Hawaiian is screwing us the “aloha” way by offering the screw-in-disguise “Economy Plus”!

]]> By: Rob http://beatofhawaii.com/how-to-avoid-checked-bag-fees-to-hawaii/comment-page-1/#comment-5228 Rob Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:36:26 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=9812#comment-5228 Thanks for the comments. I've just been taking 3 ounce or less containers of sunscreen, shaving cream, toothpaste, etc. Sometimes I buy small ones and sometimes I just repack them. Interestingly, I pack salad dressing the same way. Aloha, Rob Thanks for the comments. I’ve just been taking 3 ounce or less containers of sunscreen, shaving cream, toothpaste, etc. Sometimes I buy small ones and sometimes I just repack them. Interestingly, I pack salad dressing the same way.

Aloha, Rob

]]> By: KG http://beatofhawaii.com/how-to-avoid-checked-bag-fees-to-hawaii/comment-page-1/#comment-5226 KG Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:02:01 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=9812#comment-5226 Airlines are just trying to make extra money by screwing us. We went to Hawaii last month and thought of packing less so we can take a carry on and avoid the baggage fees. All our things got into the carry-on, but still we had to check in. Why? Because remember - no liquids are allowed in a carry bag. Obviously we had a sunscreen, shaving cream, toothpaste, cream, deo etc. Where to put them now? Don't tell me we shouldn't have carried all this stuff and rather bought it from there. Hawaii is expensive. Moreover, we went to relax not to run to a store to buy some necessities. Airlines are just trying to make extra money by screwing us. We went to Hawaii last month and thought of packing less so we can take a carry on and avoid the baggage fees. All our things got into the carry-on, but still we had to check in. Why? Because remember – no liquids are allowed in a carry bag. Obviously we had a sunscreen, shaving cream, toothpaste, cream, deo etc. Where to put them now?

Don’t tell me we shouldn’t have carried all this stuff and rather bought it from there. Hawaii is expensive. Moreover, we went to relax not to run to a store to buy some necessities.

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