What is the First Item You Would Pack When You Go on Travel?

Hong Kong
August 29, 2007 5:58am CST
What is it? What is the first item you would put in your suitcase or hand-carry when you start packing for a trip? I would pack skincare items first (yes I know I am a freak!) and I always want to make sure I have every skincare items I need. What about you?
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
30 Aug 07
The first thing I pack would be my topless sandals, the one's called Down Unders, that stick to your feet and therefore have no straps. They are so comfortable. I wear them in the hotel room instead of slippers, which take too much room in a suitcase, and are not as much fun. I like being able to wash the hotel dirt off before repacking them.
• Hong Kong
30 Aug 07
Really? No straps? That sounds really interesting. Oh yes, I always forget or give up my slippers when I pack!
• Hong Kong
30 Aug 07
Oh it looks exactly like I have imagined! They look kind of fun! Wow! Are they really stuck to your feet? *laughs*.
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
30 Aug 07
I buy them on eBay, but here are pictures: http://www.topless-sandal.com/ It is so kewl to have over 500 posts on myLot now so I was able to cut and paste that link. What fun!
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• India
29 Aug 07
i would pack my lenses. because with out that i might need a tourch , a stick and may be a guide.lol apple.
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• Hong Kong
30 Aug 07
*laughs* Yes you might need a stick and a guide all together!
• India
30 Aug 07
lol and a life insurance.lol
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• India
20 Sep 07
lens in the eyes and lifeinsurance in the wallet.lol. smiles always.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Aug 07
underwears. ^__^ that's the first thing i'd pack. i'll pack a lot of them coz im really sensitive when it comes to undies. LOL and then next would be clothes, and then toiletries especially deodorant, lotion, facial cleanser and creams. ^__^;;
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• Hong Kong
30 Aug 07
Right undies! Interesting, I pack my undies at the very last moment *smiles*.
@subathra (3519)
• India
30 Aug 07
Its always my set of clothes which i pack first in my suitcases.The rest of the things later.i give lot of preference to clothings and hence i sit for a while deciding the set of dressess i need to wear in my trip.Sometimes i change my mind in the end and pack some other set of dress and take out the one which i kept in the suit case.
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• Hong Kong
30 Aug 07
Oh yes yes, hands up! Me too! I change my mind too often regarding clothing! I almost am undecided of what to bring.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
29 Aug 07
I pack all my underwear plus a couple of extra pairs. I guess the old saying my mother used to drive into us....about being in an accident and having on clean underwear really stuck! So that is what I pack first.
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• Hong Kong
30 Aug 07
*smiles* That's the thing I would pack at last, I don't know why, maybe I always go underwear shopping when I am in a new place or something! Hm.
@gmakesmoney (2923)
• United States
30 Aug 07
I am the exact same way I always make sure that I have my skincare, makeup and haircare first and then i'll put in my medications, underwear, shoes and then clothes, lol. Always in that order too, lol. Hey a girl has got to have her priorities right?
• Hong Kong
30 Aug 07
Yes exactly when I would do *laughs* but I pack my underwear at all HAHA. I don't know but I always want to make sure my skin would be in the best condition even though I personally would be in other places.
• United States
30 Aug 07
lol so true, it's ok if I forget my pants but there's no way I'm walking around with bad skin and puffy hair, lol.
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@Dolcerina (3376)
• Hungary
14 Sep 07
First of all the Panties :)
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
29 Aug 07
Love to travel, I always feel uneasy and sleepless whenever I am IN for a travel!;) The first things that I'd pack are my most precious shirts that I would, I have to be that my clothes is suitable for the ocassion or place I am going at. I also cannot forget my glasses and my digicam, to really look more like a tourist!;)
• Hong Kong
30 Aug 07
Right, clothes are important! I think for days in advance what I am going to bring, but I would actually pack until the day before *smiles*.
• United States
20 Sep 07
Before I travel I always put everything I'm going to pack on my bed, and make a checklist. I'm always worried about leaving something. The first thing I get ready is picking out all my outfits for the trip. And they are the first things I pack too. Followed by shoes.
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@modomains (195)
• United States
14 Sep 07
I would pack my toothbrush. I do that because there have been too many times when I have forgotten my toothbrush. So now, just automatically, I always think about packing my toothbrush first. Even if I don't have toothpaste, it's still nice to brush my teeth.
• United States
13 Sep 07
I would pack my kid! Well, not literally, but her stuff would have to go into my suitcase first. Or, at the very least, into a suitcase of her own. I would pack her favorite stuffed cat and Cabbage Patch kid and maybe one or two other things she simply cannot live without. Then the clothes would follow. As far as my packing, I would have to go buy some things that would be suitable for holiday. Perhaps I would buy some of the slinky fabric outfits that travel and wear so well. They never wrinkle and are luxuriously comfortable even on a long car ride or plane trip. They would go into my suitcase first thing after my daughter's belongings were packed. If I could do so, I would smuggle my two cats into my case with me. Well, maybe not into the suitcase, but a carrier of their own so they would not miss their mommy too much! I'm obsessed with my kid and my cats. Can you tell?
@laurika (4532)
• United States
13 Sep 07
I probably start with things I am not going to need before the trip, I mean like when I am leaving in the morning.But if we talk about what is really important for me it would be make-up.
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@nyumix (1658)
• Belgium
16 Sep 07
Of course my clothes will be my first priority, and then will follow with other things like tooth brush, comb, and my small bag for cosmetics.
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• United States
16 Sep 07
underwear - cant lv for vaca without that lol and shrits because in the end i never pack anough so i start early
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
30 Aug 07
I would pack my shaving kit first, I remember once I forgot to pack my shaving kit, while travelling and I had to face lot of difficulties, because at the new place I could not get the desired shaving foam/ cream, blades and after shave lotion. I make a list of items to be taken while travelling and check out the list, before leaving to make sure that I have packed all the necessary items. Good Post!
• United States
12 Sep 07
That's really great. I also prefer to pack cosmetics including shampoo and conditioners. Because I am very particular about brands of such products. I do pack first aid kit in preference.
@brew2x (3094)
• Philippines
3 Sep 07
The first thing I would pack if I'm going to travel is my camera followed by my clothes. It is really important to have your pictures taken wherever you go.
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• United States
3 Sep 07
Well, if I were travelling abroad, the first thing I would pack is my passport. But otherwise, I would want to bring my digital camera so that I could take pictures of everything I encounter. You can always buy clothes elsewhere if you need to - but a picture says a thousand words!
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@myahw20 (1115)
• Canada
3 Sep 07
my lipbalm and my cellphone hehe..
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@bowtieguy (5915)
• United States
30 Aug 07
I would probably grab my tolietries first like toothpaste, shampoo and other stuff like that.
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