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Packing
Tips
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Victoria Seitz, PhD
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Planning your travels for this summer? Got a business trip around
the corner?
Here are some packing tips from Preview Media, Inc. (1996) that
will surely make your trip more enjoyable.
- Never bring more than you can carry yourself.
- Make sure that the last items you pack are the first
things you will need when you arrive at your destination.
- Make a checklist.
- Bring one or two color combinations that you can mix
or match for the best results.
- Place heavier items on the bottom and things you'll
need right away, like pajamas and toothbrush, on top.
- Pack a collapsible lightweight bag if you plan to
bring home more than you take.
- A full but not overstuffed suitcase helps to keep clothes
wrinkle-free.
- Any unfilled spaces should be stuffed with tissue
paper so that the contents will not slide.
- Luggage tags should be placed on the inside of your
suitcase as well as outside. For the outside tag, your business
address should be used to avoid a robbery at your home while
you're away.
- A copy of your itinerary taped to the inside of your
suitcase will enable airline to locate you in the event of misrouted
luggage.
- Select clothes that are washable and drip-dry.
- Keep two packing lists-one for short trips and one
for long stays- inside your luggage.
- Take the packing list with you so you know what you
have.
- When packing items that can wrinkle, close all buttons,
zippers, and snaps.
- Fold each item along its natural creases.
- Drape each garment across the suitcase so that the
ends hang over the side.
- Alternate putting the top of each garment on the right
and left sides so that the thickness remains uniform. Next fold
each items around the other, alternating the over hang from
right and left sides. Your garments cushion each other, thus
preventing wrinkles.
- Include a few plastic bags for dirty or damp clothes.
- Bring sentimental items to put on the night table
next to the bed.
- When packing a hard-sided suitcase begin buy putting
all heavy items like shoes and toiletry kits on the bottom near
the hinges. Then roll the clothes that won't wrinkle (i.e. sweaters,
socks, T-shirts) and place them around heavier items. This prevent
heavy items from sliding and wrinkling clothes when carrying
the suitcase.
- Always have an additional small pouch packed with
commonly needed items such as aspirin, bandages, or small sewing
kit.
- Shoes should be placed in plastic bags to prevent
them from soiling other clothes.
- Small, soft items such as socks and stocking may be
used to stuff clothes that easily lose shape, like a man's shirt
collar.
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Victoria
Seitz, PhD is a professor of Marketing at California
State University, San Bernardino and is author of Your
Executive Image, AdamsMedia, Inc, 2000 and Power
Dressing, DonJon Publishing, 1991. In addition to teaching,
Dr. Seitz was a fashion coordinator for Burdines, Florida
and in retail management for Saks Fifth Avenue, Phoenix,
AZ. Clients of Dr. Seitz have included Abbott Laboratories,
Northern Telecom, Texas Instruments, Yellow Freight Systems,
Sally Beauty Company, the United States Armed Forces, Travellife
magazine, YWCA and Accountants Overload, in addition to
law firms, hotels, newspapers, universities, banks, credit
unions, national and local community and professional organizations
nationwide.
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To learn more about Dr. Seitz please visit her website at www.cbpa.csusb.edu/vseitz.
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