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Just realized my $40 airport sandwich could've been a $4 bus ride and a real meal
I was sitting in the Denver airport two weeks ago staring at a receipt for a turkey wrap and a bottle of water that came out to $38.76, and I actually felt sick. Not because the wrap was bad, it was fine, but because I did the math on the whole trip while I waited for my delayed flight. I flew out for a wedding and spent $212 total just on airport food across four flights, which is more than I spent on my actual hotel for two nights. What got me was a stat I read in a budgeting newsletter the next day, saying travelers blow around 30% of their trip budget on food they eat inside terminals. Thirty percent. That's not a food cost, that's a tax on being too lazy to pack a sandwich. Next trip I'm bringing an empty water bottle through security and hitting a grocery store near the airport before I head in, even if it costs me an extra 20 minutes. Has anyone actually pulled that off without missing their flight, or do you just eat the cost and move on?
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margaret30414d ago
That receipt pain is so real (I once paid $9 for a single banana at O'Hare and I'm still mad about it). The grocery store trick works if you pick one that's actually close to the airport, not one that looks close on the map. I've done it a few times and the key is leaving yourself a solid hour buffer, since rental car shuttles and parking garages eat up way more time than you expect. Packing an empty bottle is a no brainer too, those filling stations past security have saved me so much money.
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