'Either you pay 50€ or you somehow make the luggage 50g lighter': Passenger has to make bag lighter to check luggage, maliciously complies by eating chocolate

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Sep 11, 2023 8:00 AM EDT

Airport security is full of arbitrary rules. Having to pay ridiculous fees in order to make your luggage ever so slightly lighter is just one of many. Let's not forget that there is also all the TSA nonsense, and sometimes, the rules are wildly different depending on the airport. Sometimes you have to put all your bags in one cart, sometimes you have to separate everything, and sometimes they're so backed up that no one has to take their shoes off (which makes you question the effectiveness of the entire system, but I digress…).

 

This Redditor began to question the system when he was told that he needed to make his bag slightly lighter or he would have to pay a considerable amount extra. When he was forced to lighten his load, he realized that he had about 200g of chocolate in his luggage, so he decided to eat it in front of the security guard. Thankfully, there wasn't a long line. Otherwise, this guy would have been wildly annoying. However, hopefully, the security lady would come to understand that there is absolutely nothing meaningful about this rule if it meant that eating 50g of chocolate slowly and deliberately in front of her would get rid of the extra fees.

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions in the comments section. For more stories like this, check out this post about an airline passenger who was told to move seats.

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    Font - 311 10 MRISES ennen Check-in Desk Closed 34 GROADS Check-in Desk Chard 784 GROSON Check Des SOUR annenn Chedd C 50 grams over the weight limit at the airport? I guess I'll eat them. 17 12 BE
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    Font - 50 grams over the weight limit at the airport? I guess I'll eat them. S OC This happened a couple days ago, also mandatory English isn't my first language. For Americans: 50g=1.760z 200g=7oz 23kg-50.7lb
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    Font - So when I travel by plane (which happens about 2/3 times per year) I'm usually quite conscious about the weight of my luggage because of how much you have to pay if it exceeds the limit. This time I put a bit more stuff in because of gifts but I thought I was fine. I pass the police and get to the check-in,
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    Font - where a woman in her late 30's/ early 40's that reminded me of my old history teacher indicated me to proceed. I give my passeport, do the usual stuff, and I put my luggage on the scale which shows 23.05kg (the limit being 23). I was quite pleased with myself while looking at it, thinking I got it just right, but NO, the woman tells me I need to pay 50€ for excess baggage. I look at her confused,
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    Font - telling her it's 50 grams, surely it doesn't matter, she repeats herself and we start arguing until she says: "Either you pay 50€ or you somehow make the luggage 50g lighter". (I didn't have a carry on so I couldn't take anything with me).
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    Font - At that moment I remember the 200g of chocolate that are sitting in the luggage and I start smiling. I open the luggage, take the chocolate out and start nibbling at it with a grin on my face while looking at the woman, who goes from pikachu face to annoyed. She tells me to hurry up (even though I was the only one in line) so I offered her some and she just stared at me. I ended up eating exactly a quarter of the 200g and lo and behlod the scale showed 23kg. The woman gives me my ticket w
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    Font - urgh_i_dont know. I love that you offered her some! 8.3k ♡ Reply Share
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    Rectangle - freewaterfallIII. Thats the ultimate petty move. "Want some...?... Too slow!!" Nom nom nom 3.4k Reply Share
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    Font - SenpaiRanjid The only thing making this better would have been if OP had a Snickers bar.. Those are 50sth grams and just imagine the power move of gifting that woman a Snickers, bc she definitely needed one.. 1.2k Reply Share
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    Font - pinguinitox_nomnom If I was that woman I would have take half of the chocolate to celebrate that smart move Reply Share 1.2k
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    Font - DistortedNoise. Only reason I can think why you wouldn't be amused by this move is if you get commission on excess baggage. 562 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - onecoolchic77 Or being in charge of luggage gives you some feeling of power. 513 Reply Share
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    Font - bright_morning_star One time, when coming back from overseas, I was over the limit but had a coat with big pockets. I just started taking out as many things that weighed a lot but were also small enough to fit in my pockets. Successfully managed to reduce my weight enough to not pay excess baggage fees Reply Share 942
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  • 14
    Font - jetah "I'm going to eat this which means the total weight hasn't changed (you plus luggage)." 534 Reply Share
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    Font - maartenvanheek. Same for taking sweater out and wearing it :) 165 Reply Share
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    Font - Vox Popsicle Perfect malicious compliance. And chocolate! It doesn't get better. 377 B Reply Share
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    Font - [deleted] I reckon shes probably not being awkward. Its probably an automated thing that she has no control over. Like if the scale reads over 23kg it automatically adds the fee 329 Reply Share
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