wife is going home for 3 weeks starting next tuesday. starting to pack already. weve hit tesco, poundland and other places already. so--into her suitcase goes.. umpteen cans of spam, luncheon meat foil bags of coffee--loads of that electric tooth brushes pump action toothpastes toblerones--2 cartons 6 x assorted packs of cadbury chocolate bars--about 30 so far shoes trainers a cruise jacket handbags various toiletry lotions bars of soap bling jewellery a phone case dont they have all this crap over there ? i give up. i wont even try lifting the case--23 kilos--my arse. and guess who will be living on take aways for 3 weeks ?
goodluck! I think they are all "pasalubong" for the family and relatives. We have all those in Phil. But when someone gives something from abroad, Filipinos tend to feel excited and touched of the giver's thoughtfulness. Even with just a noodle from other country or candy, that means a lot already for a Fil.
Pop down to a Home Bargains and get a Luggage scale costs about £1.50, not the digital one just the dial with a strap that you use to lift the case and the dial gives you the weight, they are very accurate, far better than your wife paying huge excess baggage charges. Most airlines are pretty strict these days, I myself am packing and weighing tonight, bloody complex trying to get the best balance particularly when I have to carry the work laptops in my carry on allowance.
I'm taking two large HiFi speakers , plus my Cambridge Audio amp in my baggage next trip. Chocolate ? No chance. Priorities... .
Mica has just visited. Her luggage was over 40kgs when she arrived but only 17kg when she left... I think she is moving in by stealth.
Seems a bit like taking coal to Newcastle, the supermarket shelves are groaning under the weight of Spam in the Philippines. They even have a special Philippine inspired edition: Tocina Spam If you want to save umpteen kilos of excess baggage charges then start by offloading the spam. You can eat it for breakfast!
Toblerones are the same price there as here, as are Ferraro Roche. My wife also takes over loads of toblerones. When I had a bar of dairy milk over there, it tasted completely different and inferior. Didn't try a toblerone though.
