As a regular air traveller, I find myself acutely conscious of baggage limitations as I hate to hand over money on excess baggage charges.

This has the benefit of traveling lightly. Lighter traveling goes much easier on the body, forces me to plan outfits prior to leaving home and do some laundry during my trip.

Till recently my system half-worked.

In days gone by I would utilize my washroom weighing scales to weigh my suitcase. If it was over my baggage allowance, I would move some heavier items into my backpack.

Where I encountered trouble was on my return journey when trying to bear in mind how I had distributed my belongings between my cabin bag and suitcase on my outward journey. This, I hardly ever, if ever, solved.

The washroom scales was all well and good for my outward journey, however it had not been particularly attractive to pack and take with me for obvious reasons. I was, after all, trying to minimize my baggage weight, not add to it.

Therefore, the washroom scales I had left in the house was of no use to me when I was in another country, and locating one in a hotel was never possible.

It had not been until I suffered the embarrassment and time-wasting of redistributing my items in an airport, and returned home to inform a close friend of my experience that I discovered a cool little device to save me the headache in future.

Speaking of my experience with a close friend, she informed me I had to get a travel scale. Frankly, I had not been aware such a thing existed. She advocated hers and spoke so passionately of its benefits that I was immediately sold on the concept.

I wondered why airlines don't sell them on aircrafts. The gigantic provider in Europe, Ryanair, sell you everything from car hire, to hotels, transfers, and actual luggage when you book on their website, yet they don't sell a luggage scale. Then the penny dropped.

Why would they sell something which would prevent them the opportunity to overcharge their clients for a kilo or two of excess baggage? This would defeat their function of profit maximisation.

I immediately purchased my travel scale from a company called Swiftons, who trade on Amazon. My solution to conserving time, money, and humiliation, was discovered!

Within a few days I received my product and was prepared for my very first trip with my new device.

At around $20 it was less than what I would pay for just a few pounds of excess baggage on one flight and the product included a life time guarantee! It was a no-brainer. A lifetime of savings for simply $20. Who can argue with that!

My reason for writing this post is that I think more people need to know these items exist, and more people need to utilize them. Airlines exist to take us from Location A to Location B, whilst making the maximum amount of money possible in the process. It is not in their self-interest to save our money, and a product such as a luggage scale does just that. Hence, they will never inform us about them, promote them, or sell them to us, since travel scales are in direct opposition to their goal of maximising revenue.

As discussed above I purchased my travel luggage scale from Amazon since their delivery service I have consistently found to be exceptional.

The service I received from Swiftons has been fantastic. They have sent me a complimentary eBook to help me pack and travel more effectively, and their travel scale is a dream to use - easy and uncomplicated, yet with more features than others on the market.

To get yours, go to Amazon today and search for Swiftons Luggage Scale. You won't regret it!