What tips are there for taking a wedding dress as a carry on?
Oct 13, 12, 8:56 pm
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What tips are there for taking a wedding dress as a carry on?
Options are either I take it on UA/CM or the wife takes it with Lan down to South America
Are there are tips for what to do and want to stay away from?
Are there are tips for what to do and want to stay away from?
Oct 14, 12, 11:39 am
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Originally Posted by clacko
bunch of threads on this....use "wedding dress" to search this forum...
much quicker than waiting for replies....
much quicker than waiting for replies....
@OP - The FAs are 99% willing to help you out, etc. My wife brought hers on a southwest flight and the guy was more than helpful.
Oct 14, 12, 12:31 pm
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Originally Posted by UnitedFlyGuy
This response never helps people. How about linking to some of those threads also?
@OP - The FAs are 99% willing to help you out, etc. My wife brought hers on a southwest flight and the guy was more than helpful.
@OP - The FAs are 99% willing to help you out, etc. My wife brought hers on a southwest flight and the guy was more than helpful.
Last edited by clacko; Oct 14, 12 at 12:44 pm
Oct 14, 12, 2:33 pm
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Make sure you have it on a nice wooden hanger. My heavy duty plastic hanger broke in the airport making it a pain in the butt to carry.
Oct 15, 12, 9:05 am
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Originally Posted by theshaun
I have seen the FA's be very accommodating in hanging them up in the closet. I'm assuming it came with with a nice garment bag. If not, you will want that.
Oct 16, 12, 10:33 am
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Originally Posted by stupidzbu
awesome info guys ...
is this something I need to call ahead or just show up with it?
is this something I need to call ahead or just show up with it?
Oct 16, 12, 4:09 pm
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But when you get to your hotel, do NOT hang it on the sprinkler head that is typically above the doorway. This will break the connection in the sprinkler, which will start going off and flood your room. My hubby is a firefighter and frequently gets called to a hotel where someone has done this and set off the alarms.
Oct 17, 12, 7:08 am
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Originally Posted by dj506
But when you get to your hotel, do NOT hang it on the sprinkler head that is typically above the doorway. This will break the connection in the sprinkler, which will start going off and flood your room. My hubby is a firefighter and frequently gets called to a hotel where someone has done this and set off the alarms.
Oct 17, 12, 8:29 am
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It happens all the time. Wedding dresses and bridesmaids' dresses are typically too long to put in the closet. But that sprinkler head is just sticking out of the wall at just the right height to keep the bottom of the dress from hitting the ground.
The hangar breaks a connection in the sprinkler, it goes off, spraying water (often rusty from sitting in the pipes), and flooding their room. Hotel gets evacuated since the alarm goes off and fire department gets called.
The hangar breaks a connection in the sprinkler, it goes off, spraying water (often rusty from sitting in the pipes), and flooding their room. Hotel gets evacuated since the alarm goes off and fire department gets called.
