A WOMAN has said that she "can't live without" a £10 bag that allows her to pack a week's worth of clothing into her hand luggage.
Strict size rules often mean passengers have to fork out more than they'd like on their plane tickets just so they can take some of their favourite clothes on holiday.
However, Tiktoker Teni Stepanosian (@tenistepanosian) has a bag that she describes as the "best purchase" she's ever made, in which she managed to fit a week's worth of clothing.
Her bag is a 6L compression bag, or stuff sack, which squashes all the air out of the bag, and packs clothes as small as possible to make sure they all fit inside.
The bags can either be packed inside other backpacks and cases, or taken as a bag in their own right for really minimalist travellers.
Teni captioned the video, "I can't live without it!" and in the footage showed how much she was able to squash down into the small pack.
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She said: "I want to show you one of the best purchases I've ever done for travelling with only hand luggage and trying to fit everything in it.
"I saw this on a TikTok video and I decided to buy it.And it's this little compressor bag.
"It's for camping. I put all my clothes in it for a week in Spain with only hand luggage. And to be honest, this is the smallest one.
"It doesn't even show the effect as much as the biggest one. But I'm going to show you how much stuff is actually in this little thing."
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Teni then proceeds to pour all of her clothes out of the bag, revealing a big pile of clothes packed for her trip.
She continued: "All of this stuff would have taken up so much more space in my suitcase if I put it like this.
"Best purchase."
People were astonished to see quite how much Teni was able to pack in the bag, saying they would get one for their next holiday.
One wrote: "Great, what a great bag… love it."
Another said: "I’ve been travelling with these for 10 years… You can fit so many clothes in there!"
A third added: "It’s Mary Poppins bag for sure!"
Compression bags can be found on Amazon from £10, including the Yundxi stuff sack.
The description of the nylon travel bag promises that travellers can "take everything you need including: clothes, blankets, sleeping bags, pillows, hats, gloves and nearly anything else without wasting space!
"It will make your journey more convenient and comfortable."
The bag has only four and five star ratings from previous purchasers, and an overall score of 4.8/5.
One wrote: "I've been using this for clothing while travelling and it will hold a lot of clothes.
"Most recently I put my lightweight sleeping bag and a weeks worth of clothes in it with lots of extra room still available."
Another verified purchaser said: "Had a whole week of clothes in one little bag."
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Meanwhile, this flight attendant explained why they're happy for passengers to try and sneak extra luggage on board.
And this £5 item could let passengers take more items in their hand luggage.
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