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Hello there, Tor here with a quick question for you today: Do you actually know if your carry-on will fit before you get to the airport? Most people don't. They look at the airline's size rules, eyeball their bag, and kind of... hope for the best. And honestly... That's how most surprise fees happen.You think you're fine, then the gate agent points at the sizer box, and suddenly it's $75 to gate-check the bag you spent all morning packing. It's not your fault. The airline rules are confusing on purpose. Different airlines have different limits, and on a multi-leg trip you have to stay within the strictest one. Budget airlines (Ryanair, Frontier, Wizz Air, that crowd) are the worst for this. They actually measure. But here's the thing: you can find out in 3 minutes from your couch. I built a free luggage calculator for exactly this. You enter your bag size and its content and the airline(s) you're flying. It tells you if you're good, or where you're over.
It's especially useful if:
Free, no extra signups, you'll know in under 3 minutes. And while you're at it, a quick bathroom scale trick: step on the scale holding your packed bag, note the number. Step off, put the bag down, step on again. Subtract. That's your bag's weight. No need to buy a luggage scale :) Do both checks before you leave home, and the check-in counter becomes "boring" instead of stressful. Talk soon, P.S. Heads up: next Sunday I'm sending the details, but I'm bringing back a workshop I haven't run in a while. It's the same one I used to teach the full packing method, and it goes deep on the part most people skip. There may also be a sale on the full course coming for anyone who wants to go further than the workshop :) More on that next week. |