This is a pretty random and subjective list of "great" travel gadgets found on Amazon, I am not necessarily endorsing any of them
https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/travel/amazon-travel-products?iid=CNNUnderscoredHPcontainer
Posted by
Snohomish, WA
2028 posts
I can vouch for the Longchamp bag! I have many of those a they are my go to for every day, as well as traveling.
I did order the little case for chargers/cords, the drink holder, and the tray covers. They are all due to arrive tomorrow.
Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
10196 posts
@mikliz97 --what did you think of the price on the large Pliage? $215 seems high to me. The XL is 135 euros here in France, or about $150 and we have about 20% tax on it. I used to find many French products less expensive in the US.
Here's a tip for those of us who are Longchamp fans: the Longchamps duty-free stores at CDG sell all items -10%.
Posted by
Snohomish, WA
2028 posts
Bets--That is high, but the normal price for in the US. I have never bought one here in the US though. Most of them in France, but also in Germany etc.
Posted by
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
510 posts
@phred Thanks for posting this link. There are a number of useful gadgets here. I'm headed to Italy, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Cambodia this summer, so a couple really long flights (and a number of short ones) and time in airports could be made a little more bearable.
Posted by
33 posts
Would not recommend the HAOZI Universal Travel Adapter. It seems to have only two USB A ports and no USB C, which are increasingly common. There are plenty of other similar adapters on Amazon that have both USB A and USB C ports.
Posted by
Duluth 🛶
6323 posts
Would not recommend the HAOZI Universal Travel Adapter. It seems to have only two USB A ports and no USB C, which are increasingly common.
moss, I agree - same reason I would not recommend the Anker 10000 power bank. It's still using a micro USB connection, whereas the newer ones are using USB-C.
I do have the Twelve South AirFly gadget, which is handy and a few other items here. I might get the luggage scale, though - I've been wanting one and several people (cough, Pam and Jean) have motivated me to start weighing my luggage. :)
Posted by
Duluth 🛶
6323 posts
Bets and mikliz97, I think that is very high, too. I was just checking online and found it for $155 at Nordstroms. I've seen it at other places for much cheaper as well. I haven't counted on Amazon having the lowest prices in a long time.
Posted by
Utah via SF Bay Area
312 posts
I thought this post maybe involved something that accidentally got turned on going through TSA or in the overhead bin and there was a story involved-hahahahahahahahaha
Posted by
Snohomish, WA
2028 posts
The items I ordered arrived yesterday. I will test them out next week when I fly again. The congee cup holder is too bulky to take overseas, but for stateside it is fine. I am really curious about that one because the one thing that I always hate is when I am sitting near the gate those last few minutes and try to figure out where to put my coffee cup. The seat tray covers are extremely tiny packages, so that is nice of course. The device cord organizer is much lighter weight than I would have guessed, and quite slim. I usually just use a ziplock bag, but this will be nice to not have the cords all get tangled together. I purposely bought the pink color, which is much nicer in person than what it looks like online, so that I could easily find it in may purse and so it wouldn't show the dirt as much as the silver. Again, time will tell, but so far I think these purchases will be worth it for me.
Posted by
Snohomish, WA
2028 posts
Update. I am on the plane now and using a few of these items. . The tray mask is genius! It even has word find and other games on it. It isn’t too slippery either. I was worried drinks may slide off but that is not the case. The charger case is nice, but might be too small and/or slim for all your chargers. I have my laptop and phone chargers plus their cords in it. The drink caddy worked great too!
Posted by
Phoenix🌵
2736 posts
Mikliz97, thanks for the feedback on the tray mask. I like that they also come in compostable. I'll be ordering some soon.
Posted by
Snohomish, WA
2028 posts
Horsewoofie— I wish I had these when I was flying every week this fall and winter. These would be amazing if you travel with kids.
Posted by
Snohomish, WA
2028 posts
A bit of an additional update. The traymask was a hit on both of our flights. I was a bit surprised that so many people noticed it and asked about it.
The coffee cup thing for the suitcase handle is nice, but bulky. It is sturdier than I expected. It is fine for domestic trips, but I won't take it for international where I am looking to save space/weight on every item.
Our daughter recently bought a mini air purifier which she brought along on this trip.