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Travelers Eat 66 Pounds Of Oranges In 30 Minutes To Avoid Baggage Fees

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 3, 2021February 3, 2021 17 Comments

Unexpected baggage fees can sting like a squirt of citrus in your eye. But four travelers teamed up to make lemonade out of lemons–actually orange juice out of oranges–after being faced with exorbitantly higher baggage fees to transport their oranges home. 30 minutes later, they had downed 66 pounds of oranges.

Baggage Fees + Oranges Don’t Mix In China

The incident occurred at Kunming Airport (KMG) in China’s Yunnan Province. Mr. Wang and his three colleagues had pooled their resources to purchase a 30-kilogram (66 pound) box of oranges during a business trip to Kunming and now wished to take it home to their families.

But during check-in for their flight, they were informed that the fee to transport the oranges would be 300CNY (~46USD). That was too high a price tag for their beloved oranges so they decided to have a party. Mr. Wang told the Global Times:

“We just stood there and ate the whole thing up. It took about 20-30 minutes.”

Sadly, they failed to consider the consequences of such a citrus overload. Soon after completing their impressive consumption, all four started to suffer from ulcers in their mouths.

Per Mr. Wang:

“We never want to have any oranges again.”

No kidding. Next time, perhaps spread them out over your carry-on bags?

As someone who loves fresh-squeezed orange juice, this story is a valuable lesson to me!

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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17 Comments

  1. Joey Reply
    February 3, 2021 at 9:07 am

    Wow! I thought the baggage fees were like $300 worth, not $46. I can see most people here in the US just pay that baggage fee and think of it as a lesson and move on.

  2. Adil Reply
    February 3, 2021 at 9:37 am

    Matthew, orange you clever!

    I suppose $46 is a significant amount given the average celery in China. So, they had no choice: thyme and tide wait for no man!

    Sorry, couldn’t resist.

  3. MeanMeosh Reply
    February 3, 2021 at 10:05 am

    So once on a trip to visit my mother in law in Loma Linda, my wife and I raided the orange and tangerine trees in her backyard, enough to fill an entire suitcase. Fortunately we were flying Southwest, so the baggage fee issue was moot. We enjoyed fresh squeezed juice for a few weeks with that haul…

  4. Zweral Reply
    February 3, 2021 at 10:53 am

    I call shenanigans. That’s 16lbs per person. Even if you discount the box and the rinds, that’s like 12lbs…each.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      February 3, 2021 at 2:35 pm

      Could be Would be a sugar overload too!

  5. KK Reply
    February 3, 2021 at 11:39 am

    Not thinking clearly…. they could have made about 2.5gallons of fresly squeezed OJ and find some vodka or sparkling wine for a party!

    • Jerry Reply
      February 3, 2021 at 1:15 pm

      I like this idea

  6. Jinxed_K Reply
    February 3, 2021 at 1:13 pm

    Reminds me of a story my coworker told me.
    He was on a family trip to Italy and one of the family members bought a prosciutto leg without realizing he couldn’t bring it back into the US. They ended up sitting outside of customs and served out the expensive ham to everyone who wanted some.

  7. Holger V Reply
    February 3, 2021 at 2:17 pm

    “Mr. Wang”

    LOL

    • emercycrite Reply
      February 4, 2021 at 6:48 am

      Grow up.

  8. Paolo Reply
    February 3, 2021 at 3:30 pm

    People love freshly squeezed orange juice: it’s an instant, dramatic hit of sugar…minus the benefits of the fibre in the flesh. It’s one of the biggest ‘con jobs’ in the history of nutrition. Concentrated poison.
    The BLTGQI community had it right, albeit for different reasons, when they boycotted OJ over some contretemps involving an anti-gay, 3rd string singer, whose name I don’t recall, who was the citrus queen/ industry spokesperson.

    • Duane Reply
      February 8, 2021 at 5:19 pm

      Anita Bryant was the spokesperson

  9. derek Reply
    February 3, 2021 at 9:42 pm

    They should have carried the most they could in their carry on baggage and pockets. Then eat some and give away some to others.

    If they could carry 12 lbs., eat 12 lbs (2 lbs per person), they would not get mouth ulcers. Then give away 42 lbs. to others. If each person takes 2 lbs. then need to find 20-21 people. If needed, taxi drivers in the line will probably want some.

    Just make a sign. Perhaps, “FREE Oranges. Too many to fit in luggage.”

  10. 747always Reply
    February 3, 2021 at 10:27 pm

    Call Sunshine Carpet Cleaners to remove stain left by Jerry Seinfeld

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