Do You Take Your Own Snacks to the Airport?
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Going on holiday is expensive enough, then you reach the airport and fork out another £100 on food before you head off.
Does anyone take their own food/snacks? I seen a family eating packed lunches they had brought with them and thought it was a fantastic idea 
PayItForward That was like 2-3am, but I'd still not do that. I'd rather just stay awake and sleep later.
There is enough to remember when going to the airport without the added complication of packing food etc,
I always do this, maybe not sandwiches but enough crisps etc for the wait and the journey. I refuse to pay the inflated prices
jms19 absolutely. I also don’t understand why burger king is more than double the price of what it normally is
PayItForward same in motorway service stations, a meal at burger king is close to £15! I suppose it’s paying for the convenience
jms19 Sandwich deal (sandwich + crisps + drink for £3ish) at M&S Airports is decently priced unless it went up again?
Or just buy it hours before or a day before for it to stay fresh.
PhilipMarc I always thought if you buy food from the chiller department it must be eaten straight away or kept refrigerated and eaten before the use by date (or on that date).
jam45 Lasts 1-2 days or more, but the longer it stays the more stale it becomes as it wasn't meant to be kept for so long.
I bought apple juice from Sainsbury's not that long ago (maybe a week) and it tasted a bit sour, so once it's opened... Better drink it than keep it for too long.
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We had 2 Taes, 1 Cappuccino 1 Latte, 2 slices of Toast & Jam, 2 slices of Toast & Jam & a Breakfast Bap with extra Potato Bread from this place at Belfast International Airport...Around £30!!
We never book Lounge on way home but wish we had!!
Order taken on your phone & delivered by one of 4 Robots like the one in the photo though the place does have human staff milling around..
janphoenix51 wow. I haven’t encountered these at the airport yet. At least you wouldn’t need to tip them lol
PhilipMarc...I found it kind of weird but my partner & daughter had settled down at a table & were ordering food!
I prefer to see a friendly face serving us NOT some blinkin robot..
As my Whovian mad 25 year old daughter said...
Like something out of Dr Who!!!!!
I didn’t know you could do this until I last went on holiday, I seen people do the exact same. I will be doing the same in future for sure x
possy I was speaking with my dad last night. He was saying my stepmum makes bacon butties for them to take
I have always taken my own food to the airport. Usually just snacks. I then get a meal deal from Boots, eat the wrap and save the rest for the journey. I always have an empty bottle which I fill up with water at the airport. Most airports now have proper water taps. Saying that last time we got to the airport early and went to Wetherspoons, pretty reasonable.
eyeballkerry good tips here on your post. That’s a good point about the water - you can’t take it through security, but you can fill up a bottle when through. Love it
PayItForward I have seen people on social media say they freeze their water then take it through. I just prefer to get it at the airport. I also pick up shampoo and conditioner at the airport if I need to save weight on my main luggage. My toiletries seem to weigh an awful lot!
eyeballkerry I don’t know anyone that has done the frozen water thing. The shampoo and conditioner tip is a good one - it weighs so much!
PayItForward ...Why not buy a Shampoo & Conditioner Bar instead of carrying bottles?
My globe trotting daughter taught me that one, she took one to Ghana when she was on her Student Radiographer overseas placement, then Italy with her old school friends & finally to Northern Ireland with her Da & I the other year.
janphoenix51 My daughter uses those bars but unfortunately I have psoriasis so I have to use certain shampoos. I always pack the mini bars of soaps you get from hotels. Especially handy for washing your hands where places do not provide soap.
eyeballkerry ....I feel your pain! My younger brother & I suffer from Psoriasis,when we get it we are absolutely covered head to toe...
I had it for the first time in 17 years in November 2019 on my first holiday in Portugal, had a virus just before my partner, daughter & I went away!
P's daughter had Psoriasis for the first time on her 23rd birthday last August 22nd, she wouldn't go out to celebrate & stayed home with her bf. My late nephew D had Psoriasis, his sister A also has it & my cousin L has Psoriatic Arthritis
A nice young colleague G has Psoriatic Arthritis, he's 20, diagnosed at 18..
janphoenix51 I have psoriatic arthritis as well as osteoarthritis. I only know one other person with psoriasis. I have tried many different medications but always get side effects. I was injecting myself with methotrexate but as well as side effects it is not an easy medication to travel with. You have to keep it at a certain temperature. Camper van , Australia was not a good mix!
eyeballkerry i have psoriasis on my scalp too. But I wash my hair with normal shanpoo after as the one I’m prescribed is quite stinky and I feel it leaves a smell in my hair. I’m allergic to lavender, so I carry this pocket sized tub that has little paper soaps (you use one for washing your hands). They are great. Unfortunately so many hotels and restaurant toilets use lavender containing soaps I don’t take the chance anymore
I haven't been to the Airport for at least 12 years. I've been to pick up my mother in law but that's it. We always took our own snacks with us. Airports were always expensive.
MrsCraig some airports are definitely more expensive than others. Friends of ours got delayed on a connecting flight and paid £54 for 4 beers. I was nearly sick when I heard that
If we're at an airport then we do get a meal as it's the beginning of our holiday so a nice treat.
HEDGEHOGS if that’s how you like to start your holiday, hats off to you 
For bigger families a packed lunch might be best for them. The price of meals at airports would take you out for dinner twice on holiday
No, we always have enough to do and think about when travelling via an airport without worrying about taking food as well . We usually leave early and stop somewhere and eat on route to the airport ,or grab a meal deal in Boots or WH Smiths at the airport.
Mango4 I have to pack my own kombucha in my case anyway in a cool bag (I buy locally made stuff). If I’m doing that, I could always bring us sushi to eat
Yes, we always take our own packed lunches but have to be strict about not leaving them in the fridge before we leave which has happened more than once! I prefer my own fillings as some bought sandwiches do not suit me as I allergic to egg.
SueWard absolutely. Especially if you have allergies and want to make sure you have something you can eat, it’s a great idea
I like hot food so unfortunately I’d treat myself to a hot meal before a flight, although I know it’s expensive. Snacks just don’t fill the void for me
hspexy if you enjoy getting something at the airport and it starts your holiday off, hats off to you!
PayItForward lol yes - I’m usually very careful with money, but I do like to have a proper meal before a flight, in case I don’t have anything good on the flight itself
I think the Airport Lounge can be hit & miss depending which Airport you flying from
I haven’t personally but agree the prices are pretty steep as a captured audience. However doesn’t stop being buying food and drinks if there is time. I do take sweets for the flight.
LL81 they must make an absolute fortune. everything costs so much more. I joked with my husband about getting a sandwich stand at the airport lol
Yes we do, both flying out and back, sandwiches are so expensive in the airports , a big Mac meal in dalaman airport is £35, sandwich £9, bottle of water £6, total rip off, we go to the local shop and buy sandwiches and snacks for our journey home for around £5
martinlufc5637 wow £35 is scandalous. So if you were a family of 5, that is quite the total for a fast food meal before or after your holiday
PayItForward when I priced it up for us 6 is was nearly £115, weird thing is, people wasn't actually paying these prices
Lol you only just thought about this now?! My family has been doing this for years! Why would you even bother buying foods and snacks at the airport when you know they are raising the prices cause of convenience you by at every shop they have there
kitty88uk it never occurred to me. With you not being allowed liquids through I just made the assumption about food too. I’m glad I finally found this out lol
PayItForward lol oh dear 
can’t believe that you did not know all these years until now, all this time you had no idea 
ah well
I have taken snacks with us before but usually we do eat at the airport even though it’s expensive . My sister went on holiday and got a pass to a lounge which gave you food and drinks included and she said it wasn’t that expensive for what you got so next time we go on holiday I’ll be looking into doing the same.
MISSMESSY yes. I think it’s worth checking out the lounge price when travelling as it can work out better value
Absolutely! Airport restaurants are an absolute rip off because they think they have you over a barrel. I think most people worry about what they can and cant take through security. We always take sandwiches, crisps and sweets for the little ones
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