A savvy traveller has shared how she saved £260 on budget airline cabin bag fees with a ‘brilliant’ £20 gadget from Boots that helps her pack more into her hand luggage. If you’re the type to take everything but the kitchen sink when you travel, this affordable gadget could potentially save you hundreds in airport baggage fees.
The £20 packing tool, praised by shoppers, reportedly reduces luggage size by half, allowing you to fit more into your carry-on and checked suitcases, thus avoiding any extra charges at the airport. The JML Vac Pack Go vacuum storage, which is available for £20, removes air from clothes, reducing luggage volume by 50%. The mini pump creates an air-tight and waterproof seal around your clothes, making it ideal for maximising space in your cabin bags and suitcases.
The kit includes a mini pump, two VacPack Go Small Bags and two VacPack Go Medium bags. Plus, the handy gadget uses a USB cable for charging, so you can use it anywhere in the world.
At Boots, the Vac Pack Go vacuum storage has received over 40 five-star reviews from satisfied customers, reports the Manchester Evening News. One shopper commented: “This little gem is a life-saver. I’m cabin crew and hate packing a case to check in, so with this little gadget I can go away for four to five days and use my cabin bag. A little travel hack is to put the vacuum bag into your suitcase first and then put your clothes in and then seal the bag and compress.”
Another customer wrote: “Well worth the money, used in last holiday to America. Managed to get more clothes in my suitcase than I would have been able to without them. ” A third added: “As someone who travels a lot on budget airlines for weekend breaks this has saved me close to £260 on cabin bag fees since I bought it. I’ve used the same bag multiple times now. Absolutely brilliant product.”
Nevertheless, some users find it ‘a bit awkward to use’, with one such individual rating Vac Pack Go a three-star review and expressing: “Good for shrinking clothes for packing, but the machine has to be plugged in to work, it’s not rechargeable, so can be a bit awkward to use.”
In other options, you can grab the Flextailgear Max Portable Air Pump from Amazon for a discounted price of £17.47 from its original £22.99 tag. Also, check out the slightly cheaper Hugerstone Electric Air Pump for Inflatables at just £16.99, which boasts over 400 five-star ratings.
