Best way to get to Dulles with a lot of luggage?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
We’re Asian, return to Asia with gifts, and somehow manage NOT to have a ton of luggage.

The “diaspora” PPs clearly don’t plan well, or belong to an excessively materialistic circle.

We do not take it to the level of some prior posters, but know that the gifts we are bringing are largely practical items that are hard to get, prohibitively expensive or potentially tainted — orthotic shoes, supplements, skincare.

[Anonymous]

Normally we do not carry much but since DH's younger sister was getting married and we basically carried a lot of stuff for the wedding that MIL paid for. Not only us, but DH's brother in California also did the same. We had IPads, IPods, IPhones, other electronics, perfumes, designer purses, sneakers, Northface coats, watches, cosmetics, supplements, eyeglasses. Basically name brand luxury goods that is 3x the cost in our home country and that was going to be given to our extended family members as well as the grooms family. Since we had business class tickets in Etihad, we were not at all inconvenienced.

Once in our home country, we ILs sent several vehicles and several of our younger male cousins came to pick us from the airport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
We’re Asian, return to Asia with gifts, and somehow manage NOT to have a ton of luggage.

The “diaspora” PPs clearly don’t plan well, or belong to an excessively materialistic circle.

You don’t get that others might do things differently from you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buy your gifts locally. It's not like Asia is short of the stuff you're lugging there.

And pay 3-4x what its costs here? LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ridiculous amounts of luggage. "Immigrant diaspora" need to get control of themselves.

Because a random on DCUM says so?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Normally we do not carry much but since DH's younger sister was getting married and we basically carried a lot of stuff for the wedding that MIL paid for. Not only us, but DH's brother in California also did the same. We had IPads, IPods, IPhones, other electronics, perfumes, designer purses, sneakers, Northface coats, watches, cosmetics, supplements, eyeglasses. Basically name brand luxury goods that is 3x the cost in our home country and that was going to be given to our extended family members as well as the grooms family. Since we had business class tickets in Etihad, we were not at all inconvenienced.

Once in our home country, we ILs sent several vehicles and several of our younger male cousins came to pick us from the airport.

Wedding guests receive iPads???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Normally we do not carry much but since DH's younger sister was getting married and we basically carried a lot of stuff for the wedding that MIL paid for. Not only us, but DH's brother in California also did the same. We had IPads, IPods, IPhones, other electronics, perfumes, designer purses, sneakers, Northface coats, watches, cosmetics, supplements, eyeglasses. Basically name brand luxury goods that is 3x the cost in our home country and that was going to be given to our extended family members as well as the grooms family. Since we had business class tickets in Etihad, we were not at all inconvenienced.

Once in our home country, we ILs sent several vehicles and several of our younger male cousins came to pick us from the airport.

Wedding guests receive iPads???

NP. We carry iPhones, MacBooks and iPads when we travel back home because they cost far less in the US than our relatives can buy locally. They reimburse us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Normally we do not carry much but since DH's younger sister was getting married and we basically carried a lot of stuff for the wedding that MIL paid for. Not only us, but DH's brother in California also did the same. We had IPads, IPods, IPhones, other electronics, perfumes, designer purses, sneakers, Northface coats, watches, cosmetics, supplements, eyeglasses. Basically name brand luxury goods that is 3x the cost in our home country and that was going to be given to our extended family members as well as the grooms family. Since we had business class tickets in Etihad, we were not at all inconvenienced.

Once in our home country, we ILs sent several vehicles and several of our younger male cousins came to pick us from the airport.

Wedding guests receive iPads???

NP. We carry iPhones, MacBooks and iPads when we travel back home because they cost far less in the US than our relatives can buy locally. They reimburse us.

Is that legal? Do you have to make some sort of declaration?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Normally we do not carry much but since DH's younger sister was getting married and we basically carried a lot of stuff for the wedding that MIL paid for. Not only us, but DH's brother in California also did the same. We had IPads, IPods, IPhones, other electronics, perfumes, designer purses, sneakers, Northface coats, watches, cosmetics, supplements, eyeglasses. Basically name brand luxury goods that is 3x the cost in our home country and that was going to be given to our extended family members as well as the grooms family. Since we had business class tickets in Etihad, we were not at all inconvenienced.

Once in our home country, we ILs sent several vehicles and several of our younger male cousins came to pick us from the airport.

Wedding guests receive iPads???

NP. We carry iPhones, MacBooks and iPads when we travel back home because they cost far less in the US than our relatives can buy locally. They reimburse us.

Is that legal? Do you have to make some sort of declaration?

We are travel as a family of 5 so we stay within the limits.

[Anonymous]

Is this for real?

How many people are traveling? 2,3,4??? Include the baby in the number...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:6 suitcases is insane. Can’t see how you’d need more than 2. If you’re taking piles of baby stuff: 1) you really don’t need it; and 2) you should ship things ahead.

Agree with advice to drive yourself.

+1

Holy sh*t 6 suitcases? Are you moving abroad?

-Family of 4 who has traveled abroad for weeks at a time with one larger suitcase and carryon backpacks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:6 suitcases is insane. Can’t see how you’d need more than 2. If you’re taking piles of baby stuff: 1) you really don’t need it; and 2) you should ship things ahead.

Agree with advice to drive yourself.

+1

Holy sh*t 6 suitcases? Are you moving abroad?

-Family of 4 who has traveled abroad for weeks at a time with one larger suitcase and carryon backpacks.

For the folks in the back: other people are allowed to do things differently from you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:6 suitcases is insane. Can’t see how you’d need more than 2. If you’re taking piles of baby stuff: 1) you really don’t need it; and 2) you should ship things ahead.

Agree with advice to drive yourself.

+1

Holy sh*t 6 suitcases? Are you moving abroad?

-Family of 4 who has traveled abroad for weeks at a time with one larger suitcase and carryon backpacks.

For the folks in the back: other people are allowed to do things differently from you.

Okay great. We don’t have any advice on how to get that much crap to the airport. Guess OP will just have to figure it out. The solution, whatever it is, sound expensive.

[Anonymous]

We used these guys this summer for transport to the airport. I’d give them a call and see if they can help. http://www.dullescoach.com/