Even though I'm no fan of Jetstar - they had an "offer I couldn't refuse". Through the weekly Lonely Planet 2-for-1 deal we are flying to HNL for $790 all up (incl tax etc) return (Yes, that's for 2 adults).
I (a fermale) tend to travel to the US each year to vacation and to shop for my family. While it won't be quite the bonanza it was last year, its still very worthwile both in terms of choice and price.
Not to get into any of the nastiness above, but those of you (men, of course) who don't shop when travelling to the US are missing something. Over the years, Mr Sammy has bought top designer suits (Hugo Boss, Zegna, Armani) for much less than Oz, sometimes half. Same goes for shoes, suitcases and jewellery esp diamonds (esp New York). Also Abercrombie (& Fitch) Gap and Zara for the teens and young adults. Going in November and hoping to tick off the Xmas list.
Which brings me to my problem - only 20kg baggage allowance! We are both qantas gold ffers. Am I correcly understanding above - we don't get the extra 10kg with jetstar?
Has anyone shipped back their excess baggage from Hawaii? If so, can you advise re prices and carriers? I vaguely remember once (when living in Japan) I mailed home a box of stuff through the US post office (A lot of Japanese do this). A good tip to avoid duty here is to send back your used stuff and carry home the new, tagged stuff (gifts).