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This sort of relates to the topic so I'll post it here.

I was checking in my suitcase at McCarran International earlier Friday and I found out my bag was 2 lbs over the weight limit. The woman at the counter said it would be a $50 fee. So naturally I had to open up my bag and take out a bunch of clothes and place them in my brother's bag to get myself under the weight limit.

What I noticed was that a relatively overweight man was in line right behind us. He must have weighed at least 260 pounds.. that's more than my younger brother and I combined.

Now what I must ask is why are some airlines so concerned with weight limits on checked bags, even as little as 2 lbs over, when some passengers are clearly carrying too much weight themselves?