Never ever let any of your Indian friends/acquaintances know that you are traveling to India. I keep it as a closely guarded secret until I am back to US. Unfortunately, my travel plan leaked and the terror unfolded like so: 1. One colleague asked asked me to bring some embroidery shit/ small mirrors, glasses and god knows what. He shipped the package to my house. The package itself is bigger than my luggage in length. Weighs 5 kilos. I need to take a domestic flight from my hometown to Delhi and In domestic flight i am only allowed 15 kilos. The extra price I pay in airport for the extra weight should be enough to get this item shipped directly to US. This person just bought a 60k Tesla, lives in a 1 million fancy house in Boston suburbs. Both husband and wife work in software industry. They are more than 40 years old and well off. 2. Another person asked me to bring him an idly stand. They are also almost 38 years old. The guy studied from top schools in India and US. IIT and such. Works in FANG. Wife works in software as well. They make a lot of money. Live in 1.2 million fancy new house. They have other investment properties as well. The guy took a lot of dowry too. Idly stand is available in Patels brothers or any other grocery store or Amazon only few dollars more than what you would get in India+airport weight charge. Also, they already have idly stand in their home. 3. Another person asked me to let a khujali(itching) topical ointment. These things are available in US over the counter pretty cheapest. But I didn’t mind this because it’s a really small tube. This person is is also IIT, Columbia graduate and an investment banker. Makes a ton. All this drama to save only few dollars. I had to drop some of my items at home to accommodate theirs. All these things are available in US stores/Amazon online. Most sellers will ship items from India as well if you pay postage charges. That’s how I buy things from Indian Amazon/Flipkart, etc. There are services which receive your Amazon package and ship it directly to you in US. Folks who do this shit, please don’t do it. Only request urgent/emergency items. Even these items can be shipped directly to US using FedEx, blue dart, India post. TC 500k #travel
If i have space, i just bring. But when i dont, I politely ask if they are.okay to pay for excess luggage because I am carrying my stuff within the the luggage limits. That usually solves the problem 😃 because answer is No most of the times
Yeah. That’s a good response.
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You are right. I did say no to the idly stand guy. For the other person, he gave me an impression that that item was urgent. I am just pointing out the obviously stupidity these people do. Trying to capitalize on every opportunity without any regards to the other person.