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Danielle HerbertBBC Wales
Laura Poole
Laura received thousands of likes and comments after sharing her savvy hack on social media
A "frugal" woman has been hailed a money-saving genius after posting a month's worth of clothing for £2.59 to avoid a £30 luggage charge on a flight.
Laura Poole, 33, from Cardiff, squeezed her clothes into a gym bag which she wrapped in a carrier bag before dropping it off at her local Tesco Express InPost locker.
Laura, who flew from Bristol to Glasgow on February 22 for a month for business, shipped "at least" five outfits including suit jackets and dresses, saving £27.41 on the trip.
The confidence trainer sent the parcel on the Thursday evening before her Sunday morning flight and it arrived safely in Glasgow just after she arrived in the city.
Laura Poole
Laura threw suit jackets, trousers and dresses into her gym bag before wrapping it up inside a Lidl carrier bag to post at her local Tesco
Inspired by Vinted and its parcel shipping process, Laura has received thousands of comments since sharing the hack on social media and has been described as a "genius".
She said she had "better things to spend her money on than really expensive baggage fees" and had used the travel hack before "so I knew it worked".
"I've always been really frugal," she added.
The hack led to others sharing their top tips to save money when travelling, from stuffing clothes into a neck cushion to wearing cargo trousers with large pockets for extra storage.
Laura Poole
Laura said she had "better things to spend her money on than really expensive baggage fees"
Laura also packed enough clothes in her cabin backpack to last her two to three days.
"I would not post anything that I loved. That stuff goes in my backpack," she said.
"My thought process is if anything goes wrong, or it doesn't arrive in time, I've got time to buy new clothes."
Laura Poole
Laura wearing one of the outfits she shipped to Glasgow ahead of her business trip
Laura, a public speaker and trainer, said her appearance mattered when she was working.
"I need to look good. Suit jackets, trousers, all sorts - I threw it all in, dresses as well," she said.
She said she planned to use the same posting method when she returned from the trip, and had been amazed by the reaction to her post.
"There are always trolls whenever anything goes that big and people are always negative, but overall I've never been called a genius so much in my life."
