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Man wears 70 items of clothing at airport to avoid baggage charge

提交時間：5年之前

A man took to putting on 70 items of clothing to avoid an extra baggage charge at an airport. The unidentified passenger turned up at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China, described as looking like a 'sumo wrestler'. According to Guangzhou Daily, the man's luggage exceeded the weight limit. He did not want to pay the extra baggage costs, and thus took out and wore more than 60 shirts and nine pairs of jeans. (www.digitalspy.com) 更多...

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alan jones 5年之前 14

THE WORLD WOULD BE A BORING PLACE WITHOUT PEOPLE LIKE THIS.

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shawn white 5年之前 14

I am intrigued as to why he has 60 shirts with him...

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Arthur Netteler 5年之前 7

I ship my stuff via FOREX from the USA to Philippines before leaving the USA. You can send a 18"X20"X30" box weighing up to 150 pounds for about $100. Try that on an airplane!!! We each take a backpack with our emergency clothes and cash in them.

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David Howells 5年之前 1

With family in Hong Kong this comment interested me - but googling forex in the UK only returned currency trading sites. Can you give more details?

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Isia Maria 5年之前 2

Google "Forex Cargo" I think it's forexworld.com

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Richard Royal 5年之前 6

He wouldn't want to get an urgent itch under 70 items.

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canuck44 5年之前 4

Must have been on his way straight to the open Market at Muthaiga Mall to resell them for if he got those shirts and jeans on over top of each other he had to have lots of XXXL sizes.

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Ric Wernicke 5年之前 4

Many people flying routes like this take large amounts of items to sell at the destination to recover ticket costs.

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Loyd Champion 5年之前 4

Say what you want, but I find his action creative! The airlines don't want to adjust their fares because of "competition". (Southwest does just fine by the way by not charging for normal baggage.) So they want to limit what you can bring as a carry-on, and then charge you for bags. I love it.

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mx747 5年之前 3

That people put up with such bullshit is whats unbelievable. I'd rather fly my 182 at night in moderate to severe turbulence with 2 inches of rime ice plastered to my windshield than spend one second on an airliner sitting between two snot nosed college kids glued to their Iphone20's and drinking Starbucks coffee.lol

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AWAAlum 5年之前 5

I think I'd rather have you do that, too.

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Frank DeLeon 5年之前 2

Didn't have to iron anything when he arrived.

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george foster 5年之前 2

Just think if he must go to the loo!!!!

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indy2001 5年之前 2

The guy just copied a scene from the Eurotrip movie.

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Lyndonio 5年之前 1

Must've gotten through security nice and quick

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mattdavis ♦ 5年之前 1

Joey: Look at me--I'm Chandler! Could I be wearing any more clothes? Maybe if I wasn't going commando!

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Stewart Smith 5年之前 1

LOL, but when you read on.... you see that "Wanting to board a flight to Nairobi, Kenya, he was stopped by the metal detector and had to undergo a full body search.

That probably took so long that he missed his flight!

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sparkie624 5年之前 1

Would be an interesting pat down....

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Antonio Grispos 5年之前 1

Hehehe

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Dave Mathes 5年之前 1

I don't even own 60 shirts...I assume this was a one-way ticket...!

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Sharad Patel 5年之前 1

a bit unbelievable - how does one wear 60 shirts and as many jeans???

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Shelly Holt 5年之前 1

Ingenuity at it's best!

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AWAAlum 5年之前 1

I've heard of a family (before baggage charges were so high) who actually moved the majority of their boxes along with them on a flight to their new home because it was cheaper than a moving van. Them days are gone forever, but I thought it was quite creative of them. Who'd have thunk it.

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Fitz Miller 5年之前 1

Maybe the airlines should surcharge if the total weight of the baggage and the person is over some number.

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JonathonClague 5年之前 1

Ha ha ! Love it ! Did they make him pay for an extra seat though? ... because I doubt he fit into just one seat with that many layers on !?

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mx747 5年之前 1

I dont blame him. Whats with these effin airlines these days. Last time I flew on Allegiant Air was the Last time I will fly on Allegiant Air. There wasnt enough leg room for a midget much less an average sized person. They allowed each passenger one carry on bag with a total capacity of about 1 cubic centimeter. If you put the designer of their airplanes brain on the edge of a razor blade it would look like a BB rolling down a 4-lane highway.

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Dee Lowry 5年之前 1

Seriously??? What else will people do to get a cheap fare!! Not going to get away with it! Listen up, passengers...it is what it is...GET OVER IT! Can't get anything for free! Although, you are trying your damnest to suck the life out of. The airline! Thank you , Mr.President, Jimmy Carter, for deregulation! This is the result of what ever you were thinking! The fall of the airline industry as we used to know it!

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AWAAlum 5年之前 2

I agree, as I would think most will, this man has taken an extreme route. However, in these days of high unemployment and economically difficult times we have to do what we have to do to make money stretch as far as possible. (Not to mention that this man, I'm reasonably certain, was probably a bit of a jokester while at the same time making a point, which it seems he accomplished.)

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Douglas Rodrigues 5年之前 1

What would that guy have done if he had to use the commode quickly?

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Jorge Rivas 5年之前 1

Well done !!

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suz 5年之前 1

But, would he give you the shirt off his back?

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AWAAlum 5年之前 1

Just think, you could have a larger selection than in the shops.

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richard weiss 5年之前 1

Real glad he didn't try on pairs of shoes

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richard weiss 5年之前 1

glad he didn't have 5 pairs of shoes with him

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Erica E. 5年之前 1

Exactly how long was the full body search?.. o_o

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yewsuanlim lim 5年之前 1

I am very interested to know how the airline people dealt with him !!!????
AND, if they allowed him to board, did they manage to fit him onto a seat ???!!!

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yewsuanlim lim 5年之前 1

I am very interested to know how the airline people dealt with him !!!???
And, if they allowed him to board, they did managed to fit him onto a seat ???!!!

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ljilek ★ 5年之前 1

who has 60 shirts in their luggage?

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AWAAlum 5年之前 1

Someone who wants to sell them at a flea market at the other end of the flight to help recoup the expenses? Just a guess.

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Toby Sharp 5年之前 0

somebody going outta country for a long time or for good? a shirt salesman?

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sparkie624 5年之前 1

Go figure.. Idiots born every day.

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Toby Sharp 5年之前 1

Stickin' it to the Man

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كاظم الخطاط 5年之前 1

البخيل قريب من النار بعيد عن الجنة

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joel wiley 5年之前 1

Google Translate thinks " Skimpy close to the fire is far from Paradise".

Not sure what Skimpy has to do with it, I like the rest

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Don Thomson 5年之前 1

Who in the world travels with SIXTY shirts????? And how in the world get he get them on without ripping them apart at the seams? Inquiring minds want to know! <tongue firmly in cheek>

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Ken Roocroft 5年之前 4

MEN
10 Shirts
4 shorts
7 underwear
2 bathing suits
1 jeans
2 shoes
1 flip flop
TOTAL=27

WOMEN
36 shirts
36 underwear
4 bras
6 dresses
4 bathing suits
2 jeans
8 shoes
4 flip flops
TOTAL=100

:)

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Isia Maria 5年之前 1

Who seriously takes 25 shirts for a two week vacation? Or 14 bathing suits or pairs of shorts???

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Don Thomson 5年之前 0

Try wearing them all at once.... <chuckle>

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Arthur Netteler 5年之前 1

They were all different sizes. He was the owner of the small store.

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Robert Lewis 5年之前 1

As the kids say... 'WIN!'

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benin 5年之前 1

Can't blame him with todays baggage fees, overweight fees, carry-on fees, 2 suitcase fees, and what not.

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Rod Williams 5年之前 0

Bullshit. See how many of your shirts you can get on after about the fourth one. Ditto jeans, try getting a third pair on. The article is crap.

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mitto m 5年之前 -1

I agree with you. This is just common sense and reality..without even trying out. That guy could have packed up other size dresses as well.

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george foster 5年之前 0

The more people they have the more money they make.

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george foster 5年之前 0

Oh omg the things people do

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AWAAlum 5年之前 3

Just think what a dull place this planet would be without people such as that.

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Satyaprakash Rana 5年之前 0

Ops !!! He may b experimenting different size clothes for some other purpose.

Satyaprakash Rana

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Curtis Brewington 5年之前 0

Looks like an old story from 2008 ...

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Toby Sharp 5年之前 2

but yet it still happened

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MimosaDrive 5年之前 0

I think his relatives fly Spirit and do the same thing. I've been behind them several times in the "Check Baggage" line. Sometimes they shift stuff from one suitcase to the other (while everybody else waits for them to finish).

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