[Discussion] What's bugging you now?

[GuiNNeSS]

wah biang eh...was planning to seal some cartons liao. But one carton still waiting for 2 seats to arrive. Now its possible that they wont come in time for me to bring home to Singapore. So that carton has excess weight allowance and I dont know what else to stuff in!

[GuiNNeSS]

Why? You wanna jio her out lim kopi is it???

 

he quoted my surename.

 

do I know him?

[thatone1]

I now have 5 luggages, 3 of them comfirm has to pay fines.

 

Now trying to spread the weight so I wont have to pay extra fines.

 

The carton of Goldwing stuffs is already 19+ kg, 4 more kg and I need to pay more fines.

 

you may want to try to use the USPS domestic priority mail flat rate box to ship tosingapore. it's pretty ok for the size and you can use 20lbs into it.

 

buy the shipping via USPS online and it's only US$35.50. it'll arrive in singapore in 6-10 days.check usps.com for details.

[thatone1]

ohh yeah ...northwest never checks my hand carry so i usually bring along my laptop bag, a pretty big camping bag and sometimes a shopping bag or a cooler bag too .. i put denny's inside the cooler bag =D and chicken bake from costco ! =D

 

i think i usually handcarry about 40kg with me..

[GuiNNeSS]

you may want to try to use the USPS domestic priority mail flat rate box. it's pretty ok for the size and you can use 20lbs into it.

 

buy the shipping via USPS online and it's only $35.50. it'll arrive in singapore in 6-10 days.

 

Thing is. it states domestic mail.

 

International mail is roughly US$359/-

[GuiNNeSS]

ohh yeah ...northwest never checks my hand carry so i usually bring along my laptop bag, a pretty big camping bag and sometimes a shopping bag or a cooler bag too .. i put denny's inside the cooler bag =D and chicken bake from costco ! =D

 

i think i usually handcarry about 40kg with me..

 

the last time I travelled with NorthWest in April.

 

The allowance was 23kg per bag. And only 2 bags checked in.

 

the handcarry can be 40kg?

 

My 23 kg is already one big army kit bag.

[thatone1]

Thing is. it states domestic mail.

 

International mail is roughly US$359/-

 

nope .. you can use the domestic mail flat rate box for international priority mail..it's $35.15 actually.

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/149/uspsyu1.th.jpg

[thatone1]

the last time I travelled with NorthWest in April.

 

The allowance was 23kg per bag. And only 2 bags checked in.

 

the handcarry can be 40kg?

 

My 23 kg is already one big army kit bag.

 

if you don't mind to pay another $30 for another 8 kgs making the total weight 32kg it should be fine.. that's for NWA

 

JAL has allowance to 32Kg

http://www.sg.jal.com/en/flight_planning/reservation/guide/index002.html#3

Free Baggage Allowance :Checked Baggage

1.

Flights to/from U.S.A. (including Guam), Canada,Mexico,Brazil.

 

1)

First Class & Executive Class : 2 pieces with total linear dimensions (length+height+width) of each not exceeding 158cm (62in.). Each piece must not weigh more than 32kg (70lbs.).

2)

Economy Class : 2 pieces meeting the requirement described in (1) and in addition the sum of total linear dimensions of 2 pieces must not exceed 273cm (106in.).

[thatone1]

handcarry 40kg for me cos i can carry that much and i don't care them and what they say ..

 

as for my books i used m-bag to ship it back to singapore 30lbs for US$15.took them 3 mths..and it got to my doorstep in singapore.

[GuiNNeSS]

JAL has allowance to 32Kg

http://www.sg.jal.com/en/flight_planning/reservation/guide/index002.html#3

Free Baggage Allowance :Checked Baggage

1.

Flights to/from U.S.A. (including Guam), Canada,Mexico,Brazil.

 

1)

First Class & Executive Class : 2 pieces with total linear dimensions (length+height+width) of each not exceeding 158cm (62in.). Each piece must not weigh more than 32kg (70lbs.).

2)

Economy Class : 2 pieces meeting the requirement described in (1) and in addition the sum of total linear dimensions of 2 pieces must not exceed 273cm (106in.).

 

I got JAL for the 2nd lag of the trip, so I am stucked with 23kg for one bag, exceeding 23kg but below 32kg, I need to pay USD50/-

to american airlines.

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But for additional bags of 23kg, I only need to pay USD80/-. Which was more economical.

 

Let me check with USPS again. Because the boxes was not the problem, it was the weight of the items to be shipped back to Singapore. The estimated cost they gave me was USD350+++

[thatone1]

Orange County, CA ?

 

for me is Solano County, CA. Or Napa, CA

 

Vallejo ... i love the city..!

 

and well i miss my uni in Salem,WV 26426..

[GuiNNeSS]

handcarry 40kg for me cos i can carry that much and i don't care them and what they say ..

 

I still cant believe how you can bring 40kg thru as handcarry on board a aircraft.

 

Whats the size of your handcarry?

[thatone1]

I got JAL for the 2nd lag of the trip, so I am stucked with 23kg for one bag, exceeding 23kg but below 32kg, I need to pay USD25/-

to american airlines.

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But for additional bags of 23kg, I only need to pay USD80/-. Which was more economical.

 

Let me check with USPS again. Because the boxes was not the problem, it was the weight of the items to be shipped back to Singapore. The estimated cost they gave me was USD350+++

 

ohh yeah . you can get those boxes free from the post office. just ask for priority mail flat rate box..

 

or you can get usps to send it to you but it takes 2 weeks usually.

http://shop.usps.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10152&storeId=10001&categoryId=13354&productId=11699&langId=-1

 

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/1705/flatratedh0.th.jpg

 

as long as you can squeeze 20lbs of stuff in there the post office won't say anything.. squeezing includes oversizing the box till you have to tape it up..

[thatone1]

I still cant believe how you can bring 40kg thru as handcarry on board a aircraft.

 

Whats the size of your handcarry?

 

those kinda backpacker's bag? about 3/4 size of it...

 

i did that countless times with united, nwa, cx, and sq.

[lunloon]

i know what u can pack

 

Sovenirs

 

^^

[GuiNNeSS]

those kinda backpacker's bag? about 3/4 size of it...

 

i did that countless times with united, nwa, cx, and sq.

 

Before or after the rules on handcarry was put out?

[thatone1]

i know what u can pack

 

Sovenirs

 

^^

 

souvenoirs like keychain are usually made in china...

 

i want chicken bake and denny's!

[thatone1]

Before or after the rules on handcarry was put out?

 

the last time i flew was in feb this yr on northwest. i came back with that backpack i said, a cooler bag with lotsa food and a shopping bag with some stuff..

 

was carrying it like mad but it think together with my laptop bag it was 50kg +?

[GuiNNeSS]

Type of baggage allowed

 

Carry-on ~1x 45 in/114 cm 40 lbs/18 kgs.

Checked ~2x 62 in/157 cm each 50 lbs/23 kgs

$25 USD charge each for bags weighing 51-70 lbs.

[GuiNNeSS]

the last time i flew was in feb this yr on northwest. i came back with that backpack i said, a cooler bag with lotsa food and a shopping bag with some stuff..

 

was carrying it like mad but it think together with my laptop bag it was 50kg +?

 

then why dont you put the backpack as your check in luggage? its free!

[thatone1]

Type of baggage allowed

 

Carry-on ~1x 45 in/114 cm 40 lbs/18 kgs.

Checked ~2x 62 in/157 cm each 50 lbs/23 kgs

$25 USD charge each for bags weighing 51-70 lbs.

 

yup you can choose to pay the $25 or use the priority mail box.

 

carry on is usually not enforced... unless you seemed to be like carrying very heavy items.

 

those items i carry on usually i ask someone to hold for me when i go check in ... when you appear at the gate with those items they can't say much too.

 

and if it's too little space on the cabin they will offer to you check in your carry-on for free usually. this applies to NWA and UAL.

[thatone1]

then why dont you put the backpack as your check in luggage? its free!

 

ohh i already had 2 check in with 32kgs each. =S

[GuiNNeSS]

Sigh...I cant get away from it eitherway. Cos we are talking about cartons here and the kit bags.

 

But if the clothes can be mailed back. I really wouldnt mind lessening the load. Will check with the USPS personally tomorrow.

[thatone1]

hmm orange county.

i been near or in there.. lake forest, torrance, Aliso Viejo .

 

one of relatives used to be at long beach but moved further south to lake elsinore..

 

usually drive to little saigon - bolsa for great vietnamese food!

[thatone1]

Sigh...I cant get away from it eitherway. Cos we are talking about cartons here and the kit bags.

 

But if the clothes can be mailed back. I really wouldnt mind lessening the load. Will check with the USPS personally tomorrow.

 

do head down to the post office. for clothes maybe you would like to use vacuum bag and then pack inside the usps box?

 

i get my vacuum bags from costco at about $14.99 for a set.