What to pack and what not to pack for a summer holiday is one of the biggest bones of contention between the sexes during the holiday season, according to the over-50s travel review and advice site Silver Travel Advisor.
Silver Traveller’s founder and managing director Debbie Marshall said: “We asked our members to tell us their partner’s most annoying packing habits. Inappropriate clothing came out as the most annoying male faux-pas and packing excessive beauty products was the most annoying female trait.”
And these traits aren't really age related - everyone going on holiday should take note.
Ten things that women would rather men didn’t pack:
• T-shirts with humourous slogans on them.
• Leather sandals with socks.
• Anything made from corduroy.
• A `family sized’ aerosol of shaving foam (once out of the can, it never goes back).
• Speedos.
• A Beanie hat.
• A compass or other navigation system.
• Shoulder carried video cameras and excessively large photographic equipment.
• Gadgets. Leave your inner geek at home.
• Buoyancy aids. If you can’t swim, don’t swim.
Ten things that men would rather women didn’t pack:
• More than three pairs of shoes.
• `Essentials’ such as a universal sink stopper, inflatable coat hanger or lobster pick.
• A kettle. Not every hotel room has one, but if you’re that far from boiling water then there won’t be a socket to plug it into either.
• Photographs of the family. No-one wants to see them.
• Clothes. Without them life is more interesting and there is no risk of excess baggage.
• A suitcase. Most men would rather the contents arrived magically in the hotel room.
• More than one moisturiser, cleanser or anti-wrinkle cream.
• Medication for every eventuality
• Tea bags, Marmite or Nescafe.
• Large or embarrassing headwear.
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