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Travel Tip Tuesday- Doin’ Double-Duty

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I love when travelers use a bit of ingenuity when reusing or making additional uses for things they already own.

Not only does it save money, but in reusing or finding multiple uses for items, we also keep our planet greener.

Less waste. More recycling.

Here are a few of my favorite double duty items and how to use them for travel.

Luggage Tag. Forgot to bring your lint roller? No problem- just cut off your airport luggage tag and use the sticky side to control lint! (This tip is courtesy of Budget Travel Magazine)

Water bottle. In a pinch an empty water bottle can double as a lumbar support on the plane, train or on a long car ride.

Cosmetic sponges. These come in handy when you have a blister, if your shoes are rubbing or fitting just a bit too loose. Slip into your shoe to help it fit better or cut a small piece off and place over the sore spot..instant relief!!

Altoids Tin. These make excellent receptacles for Q-tips, hotel sized soap or vitamins.

Film Canisters. We all have these old things lying around, right? I love to use mine for quarters. Perfect to bring along if you will need to do laundry on your trip or if you’ll be encountering tolls on the road.

Sephora Bags. When you place an order on-line with Sephora, choose the bag option rather than the box. The bag is the perfect size for packing shoes in your luggage to protect your clothes. It also makes a great bag for packing accessories!

Contact Lens Case. This makes a great place to secure some concealer, pills or some hair product. Saves you from toting all those bottles around!

What double-duty items do you use to travel? Please share in the comments!

And of course, the ubiquitous Zip-Lock bag has millions of uses. In fact, next week, I will be featuring ways to use Zip-Lock bags when traveling and I want to hear your ideas!

Please email me to tell me in what unique way you use a Zip-Lock bag when you travel!

And don’t forget to see what Cherrye’s got for Travel Tips today!!

Until next week….Happy Travels!!

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rochambeau
August 5th, 2008
Great tips for travel Robin. Also, great tips for life! Don’t you think figure out how to use something in a new way brings out our creativity? Happy Tuesday!
xox
Constance

michelle of bleeding espresso
August 5th, 2008
I actually use a tiny Altoid container to keep pills (painkillers, allergy pills) in my purse all the time–I wrap them in a little paper towel so they don’t rattle around and make a scene when you’re trying to get them out Lots of gum comes in plastic containers now too, which is great for metal detection
And the film canisters? I use them keep all those stupid one and two centesimi coins…so useless here…but yes, definitely great for quarters for traveling.
Great tips as always!

My Mélange
August 5th, 2008
Constance~ Yes, it is a great way to be creative. I used to plant in unique containers as well, which is a lesson in creativity!! You should know
Michelle~ Great tip about the metal detectors!! Sounds like we do some of the same things…no surprise….great minds think alike

Cherrye at My Bella Vita
August 6th, 2008
Great tips, Robin. I use plastic grocery bags to wrap each of my potential leaky items in. I’ve had some leak on me, but it is just limited to that one bag/one item!

My Mélange
August 6th, 2008
Cherrye~ Thanks partner

Rob Williams
August 6th, 2008
Great tips, I always keep the little freebies they give and just take those with me when I travel. I’m an official ambassador for Hampton Inn and I thought I’d share this info with you and maybe you’d like to share it with your readers!
Hampton Inn is offering 10% off the best available rate until September 1st of this year. We’ll also be giving away a bunch of other cool stuff like bikes, vacations all leading up to Team USA competing at the Olympic games!
You can check it all out at: http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/e.....als,Dreams
Hope to hear from you soon, I hope I didn’t overstep any bounds by directly posting in here.
Talk to you later,
Rob Williams
Official Hampton Inn Ambassador
naturalhouse302@gmail.com

Loulou
August 7th, 2008
I love the contact lens holder idea! In stead of concealer I’m going to try that with lipstick and lip gloss.
Thanks!

My Mélange
August 7th, 2008
Rob~ Thanks for letting my readers know about your sale!! Come back anytime
Loulou~ No, thank you!! That is a fab idea!!! Thanks for sharing

Leigh
January 25th, 2010
I love these 2-in-1, double duty things!

I bring Dr Bonner’s soap in a carry on sized spray bottle. Use it to clean anything. Face. Body. Dishes. Whatever.