V-Flyer

I posted somewhere that OH had bought a 1.75 litre bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky while we were in the States.

Imagine how far that soaks when it smashes in the suitcase.

OH's newish, expensive shoes not looking good, among other casualties.

As chief (only!) suitcase packer, I am not flavour of the month. I'd ask you to shed a tear, but we've got more than enough liquid!

I shall get my pipes out and pipe a wee lament for the shoes and clothes

So sorry .....

Sorry to hear that. I'm sure V-Flyer could arrange a team of cleaners to head your way

Your case just have been thrown about more than usual as I've never had issues with bottles in my checked luggage before....and there's usually at least 1 in there going either way

I put each bottle in a plastic bag and then cover that with a sock or two, seems to make a good bottle protector. I also try and pack them in the middle of my case away from the sides as well.

Oh no! We're often gifted bottles of wine by well meaning souls (we don't really drink, but wine usually fines a happy home at my dad's house!) and for this precise reason I try to put people off gifting us alcohol. When packing now, even if the only liquids we have are toiletries in the suitcase, I put them in bags, then wrap in supermarket carriers (and separately wrap all clothes and shoes, too). I now also always put bubblewrap in the suitcase to protect anything delicate we *might* end up having to bring back.

Hope the shoes can be salvaged!

I did that once and look what happened!

Sorry to hear about the fate of the Whisky. I always try to avoid packing glass bottles into checked baggage for the reason you describe. (I often tape shut plastic bottles of suncream / shampoo etc in the toilet bag - especially if I'm checking in a soft sided bag).

On my last VS flight, the FSM was asking passengers in Upper Class to put duty free bottles into their carry-on bag if at all possible so it was not loose in the overhead bin. Bit extreme as you'd need pretty severe turbulence to break a glass bottle.

International Hitman wrote:

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I did that once and look what happened!

OH Chrissy,

What a mess that must have been, we never put bottles in our luggage now after a similar accident some years ago with Pernod. As we reckon before Xmas that most supermarkets have good offers on that sometimes rival the duty free prices.

Besides all that, hope you have managed to get the offending liquid/smell out of your stuff and the shoes can be salvaged. As long as you and yours are ok thats all that matters. Lin

Thanks Linda. Didn't buy in duty free, it's much cheaper in USA.

Hard lesson but in future, we'll be packing the stuff in carry-on luggage!

whiterose wrote:Thanks Linda. Didn't buy in duty free, it's much cheaper in USA.

Hard lesson but in future, we'll be packing the stuff in carry-on luggage!

Not unless it comes in 100ml bottles you won't!

You can buy a product called a 'wine skin' which can protect bottles from damage but it is best to wrap them up in the middle of your case surounded by clothes

tontybear wrote:

whiterose wrote:Thanks Linda. Didn't buy in duty free, it's much cheaper in USA.

Hard lesson but in future, we'll be packing the stuff in carry-on luggage!

Not unless it comes in 100ml bottles you won't!

You can buy a product called a 'wine skin' which can protect bottles from damage but it is best to wrap them up in the middle of your case surounded by clothes

Aaargh. It's addled my brain hasn't it. No of course we can't put it in carry-on. Never had a problem before, always bring one back, this time should have been better/more secure as it was boxed, in heavy card backed by corrugated, all now saturated in JW Black!

You'd be better with a Scottish single malt anyway.

tontybear wrote:

whiterose wrote:Thanks Linda. Didn't buy in duty free, it's much cheaper in USA.

Hard lesson but in future, we'll be packing the stuff in carry-on luggage!

Not unless it comes in 100ml bottles you won't!

You can buy a product called a 'wine skin' which can protect bottles from damage but it is best to wrap them up in the middle of your case surounded by clothes

Wine skins are good, cheaper one that's worked routinely for us:
Two pairs of socks worn by the bottle, then double freezer bag knotted, then wrap in some clothing.
Can also get single bottle polystyrene containers.
These being for wine.... We must of moved "dozens" of bottles this way over the years with no mishaps.
Bad luck by the way

burnise599 wrote:You'd be better with a Scottish single malt anyway.

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