Airline bag ‘hack’ divides travelers

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[{"selector":"#anim-47f615cd-375b-407d-839c-2440d9ce8dce","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5d44519b-f276-4093-a615-eb3fd69c616d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.60510%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Californian-based musical group Bed Sweater uploaded a clip on TikTok last week to share their trick, showing a man clandestinely using his foot to prop up the luggage scale while the bags were being weighed by airline staff, presumably to make them seem lighter — and avoid oversized baggage fees.

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“I do this all the time. It works.”

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“As someone who flew for years for work…I did this every week.”

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“Crazy how you think that’s so clever but you’re jeopardizing the flight and other passengers by screwing up the weight and balance."

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