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Do neatly folded clothes take up less luggage space? Logic suggests that just stuffing them in 鈥� which is my favoured approach 鈥� would take up the same space, or perhaps even less if you use a bit of pressure. Practice suggests otherwise.

Ben Calascione London, UK

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