WE’VE all experienced it at least once or twice – the waging war against the zip on your suitcase just hours before a flight.
There’s nothing more annoying than having to take out a pair of shoes, multiple bikinis or leave your straighteners at home, only to ensure that you can fit the bare necessities in for a trip.
And if you’ve tried all things from packing cubes to vacuum-packed bags in a bid to save space in your luggage but with no success, then you’ve come to the right place.
Thanks to a ‘genius’ hack, many travellers are only just realising that they’ve been packing their suitcase all wrong.
Content creator Aline Lowry took to social media to share her simple but effective space-saving packing hack – and it’s left many very impressed.
Thanks to this influencer’s trick, which has now gone viral online, gone are the days of putting your suitcase on the floor to stuff in all your bits.
Now, according to Aline, the best way to load up your belongings is to pack your suitcase upright on a bed.
In her short video which has amassed 8.6 million views, the fashion and travel influencer stood up an empty suitcase on her bed and packed it from bottom to top.
She asked her followers: “Have you ever packed like this? I saw someone packing with their bag in a vertical position and I had to try.”
Thrilled with the amount of stuff she was able to squeeze in, the blonde beauty continued: “I’m very impressed by the amount of clothes I was able to put in this bag.”
Not only this, but Aline also recognised: “I think this will be a great way when you arrive at the hotel and you don’t unpack at all, this is like a drawer full of clothes.”
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @alinelowry, has clearly impressed many, as it has quickly amassed a whopping 209,600 likes, 50,800 saves and 59,800 shares.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Shoppers run to Tesco desperate to nab the ‘suitcase of dreams’ that’s the ‘prettiest vintage style case’ and ‘so cheap'” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6362102402112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]As well as this, 722 users eagerly raced to the comments, keen to share their thoughts on the packing trick.
One person said: “I pack my groceries like that but never thought to pack my suitcase that way. Genius!”
[quote credit=”TikTok user “]I can’t believe I have never thought of this![/quote]Another added: “Genius idea, so easy to find your stuff.”
A third commented: “I can’t believe I have never thought of this!”
But despite this, at the same time many travel fans raved about packing cubes as opposed to Aline’s savvy trick.
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A second agreed: “Packing cubes win.”
Whilst someone else chimed in: “Packing cubes are the way to go!”
Not only this, but others weren’t too keen on having a suitcase on their bed.
One cleaning enthusiast shared: “Wheels on the bed is diabolical.”
At the same time, another penned: “Luggage on the bed. I just can’t.”
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