{"id":118799,"date":"2023-09-16T13:59:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T13:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=118799"},"modified":"2023-09-16T13:59:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T13:59:08","slug":"flight-attendant-reveals-things-to-buy-from-a-diy-shop-for-a-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/travel\/flight-attendant-reveals-things-to-buy-from-a-diy-shop-for-a-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight attendant reveals things to buy from a DIY shop for a holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>I&#8217;m a flight attendant and these are the three surprising things you should buy from the hardware store for your next holiday<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Florida native Cici, 51, works as a flight attendant for a &#8216;major airline&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In a video shared to TikTok she demonstrates how to use the everyday items\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Which? asked AI to plan a trip to Greece &#8211; and it didn&#8217;t go well&#8230;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before heading to the airport for your next holiday, consider making a pit stop at a hardware store, this flight attendant suggests.<\/p>\n<p>Cici, a TikToker who works as a flight attendant for a &#8216;major airline&#8217;,\u00a0made a video revealing three surprisingly useful items you can buy from any DIY shop for your travels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>In the footage, which has<span>\u00a0so far racked up<\/span><span>\u00a0596,000 views,\u00a0<\/span>the Florida native, 51,\u00a0 demonstrates how to use the everyday items &#8211; bungee cords, shoe covers and carabiners, which are the metal loops often used by rock climbers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The shoe covers are handy to use\u00a0<span>when going through airport security, Cici, who goes by the TikTok handle &#8216;C<span>ici In The Sky&#8217;, reveals.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Placing a pair of blue plastic shoe covers over her feet, she explains: &#8216;When you&#8217;re going through TSA (Transportation Security Administration), j<\/span><\/span><span>ust slip your shoes off, put these on and walk through the security scanner germ-free.&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Replying to @911ant This is a bit rushed but i wanted to get it out to you all! #flightattendant #travelhack #flightattendantlife #flightattendanttips <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/11\/73886141-12518121-Cici_above_a_TikToker_who_works_as_a_flight_attendant_for_a_majo-a-1_1694860331709.jpg\" height=\"671\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cici (above), a TikToker who works as a flight attendant for a &#8216;major airline&#8217;, made a video revealing three surprisingly useful items you can buy from any DIY shop for your travels\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/13\/75435651-12518121-Under_her_TikTok_handle_cici_inthesky_CiCi_first_recommends_buyi-a-30_1694781127839.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Shoe covers can be used to &#8216;walk through the security scanner germ-free&#8217; at airport security, Cici says\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>The savvy traveller, who has 374,200 TikTok followers, also suggests using the shoe covers &#8216;to protect your clothes&#8217; in your suitcase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They can also be placed &#8216;on your feet in your hotel room if you&#8217;re worried about germs&#8217;, she adds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If you don&#8217;t have time to pick up shoe covers, shower caps also work, Cici reveals, saying: &#8216;That&#8217;s what I do, I take<\/span>\u00a0all the shower caps out the rooms and I use them as well.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Bungee cords, meanwhile, can be put through the handle of your suitcase to secure all of your bags and travel items in one place, Cici reveals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Attach your pillow to your luggage,&#8217; she suggests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If your handle breaks for some reason, just attach this here and just drag it,&#8217; she says while threading the cord through a smaller handle on the suitcase and holding it at both ends to pull it along.<\/p>\n<p>But those trying this hack should heed caution, as Cici warns that the springy cords commonly cause eye injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Turning her attention to carabiners, Cici notes that these devices come in handy once you&#8217;ve boarded the plane.<\/p>\n<p>She says: &#8216;Use these to attach your water bottle to your bag so they don&#8217;t fall on people&#8217;s heads when you put it in the overhead bin. It&#8217;s happened a lot.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/11\/75435653-12518121-Bungee_cords_can_be_put_through_the_handle_of_your_suitcase_to_s-a-2_1694860332154.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bungee cords can be put through the handle of your suitcase to secure all of your bags and travel items in one place<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/16\/75435649-12518121-image-a-10_1694703810410.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cici recommends that travellers use carabiners to attach their water bottles to their bags so &#8216;they don&#8217;t fall on people&#8217;s heads when [they] put them in the overhead bin&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Many viewers thanked the cabin crew member for the post and welcomed her tips.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Alissa&#8217; wrote: &#8216;The shoe covers&#8230; it&#8217;s so smart. I always freak out about that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Globetrotter &#8216;shenanigans305&#8217; said: &#8216;I travelled via plane two times a week for work and all over Europe and am now learning these tips from you. Travelling for fun now and will use them.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Fellow airline worker &#8216;Leisure Lifestyle&#8217; said: &#8216;I\u2019m a flight attendant and I learned something here.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Relating to Cici&#8217;s advice on carabiners, user &#8216;Bort&#8217; added: &#8216;I&#8217;ll never forget my bottle falling out and hitting some poor guy in the head. Definitely have a bottle carabiner whenever I travel now.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Others commenting on the video suggested further DIY items to take on holiday.<\/p>\n<p>User &#8216;Jefiner&#8217; suggested taking a &#8216;rubber doorstop for the hotel room&#8217; while &#8216;Pinky&#8217; commented: &#8216;Put tea lights in your luggage to put in the hotel bathroom. That way, you don&#8217;t have to turn on the bright light [when using the bathroom at night].&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>And &#8216;Melanie&#8217; said: &#8216;I always wear two pairs of socks through TSA so I can remove the outer pair after.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In another recent\u00a0TikTok\u00a0video, Cici revealed why passengers should never fly\u00a0on the day of an important event such as a wedding or birthday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I cannot tell you the amount of people on my flights who have missed important engagements because of delays and it&#8217;s just not worth it. Fly in the day before, always,&#8217; she says in the clip, which has gained 79,700 views.<\/p>\n<p><span>To see more of Cici&#8217;s videos, visit her<\/span><span> TikTok<\/span><span> or her <\/span><span>Instagram<\/span>\u00a0profile<span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-12518121\/Im-flight-attendant-three-surprising-things-buy-hardware-store-holiday.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a flight attendant and these are the three surprising things you should buy from the hardware store for your next holiday Florida native Cici, 51, works as a flight attendant for a &#8216;major airline&#8217;\u00a0 In a video shared to TikTok she demonstrates how to use the everyday items\u00a0 READ MORE:\u00a0Which? asked AI to plan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Flight attendant reveals things to buy from a DIY shop for a holiday - leviolonrouge.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/travel\/flight-attendant-reveals-things-to-buy-from-a-diy-shop-for-a-holiday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Flight attendant reveals things to buy from a DIY shop for a holiday - leviolonrouge.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I&#8217;m a flight attendant and these are the three surprising things you should buy from the hardware store for your next holiday Florida native Cici, 51, works as a flight attendant for a &#8216;major airline&#8217;\u00a0 In a video shared to TikTok she demonstrates how to use the everyday items\u00a0 READ MORE:\u00a0Which? 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