A WOMAN forked out £300 to stuff an extra case with 21 pot noodles and a GRILL – despite staying at an all-inclusive.
Rebecca Phillips booked a £1,400 luxury trip to Egypt but still worried the cuisine wouldn’t be enough to satisfy her husband John.
To cover all bases, the holidaymaker took hoards of instant noodles and sausages so her fussy eater hubby could enjoy “good old-fashioned English grub”.
On their latest venture, to Egypt, the couple boasted an itinerary of 21 pot noodles, 86 bags of crisps, two packets of bacon, a pack of 30 sausages, cans of tuna, a block of cheese and brown sauce.
I’ve always been a fussy eater, I don’t eat much veg at all. I like good old-fashioned English food, chips, sausage, and gravy – that sort of stuff
John
And, sweet treats weren’t forgotten about, with 30 Club Biscuit bars, 16 bags of sweets and breakfast bars.
It’s a standard practice for the pair, after John was left starving on a vacation three years ago – all he would eat was chips.
To avoid the limited diet, Rebecca accommodates her partner’s tastes by bringing a trove of snacks and meals.
The mum-of-one fills an entire suitcase with sweets, chocolate bars, porridge pots, and packets of sausages and bacon for their two-week jaunts.
She even takes a George Foreman grill with her so John doesn’t have to forego his morning bacon and sausage sarnie.
Rebecca, from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, said: “I go on holiday and I eat anything but he just won’t. He’s always been that way.
“He loves food but because he’s fussy, he doesn’t eat it and I don’t like going away with somebody who can’t enjoy the food like I do.
“So we started bringing just Pot Noodles at first then it just became sweets, chocolate bars, breakfast bars, and 86 packets of crisps for two weeks.
“Then we started bringing meat with us. We put ice packs in food containers and put the meat in. We didn’t know if it would work but it did.
“When we got the food out after the flight, it was still really cold.”
John, 40, admits he’s been a picky eater since childhood.
It doesn’t annoy me. I love food and I love cooking food so the fact he’s happy with something he’ll enjoy, I prefer that
Rebecca Phillips
The lager lout also confessed the only reason they spring for all-inclusive is the free-beer.
He added: “I like my home comforts when I go abroad. So instead of searching for decent food, I’ll just take my own food with me.
“I’ve always been a fussy eater, I don’t eat much veg at all. I like good old-fashioned English food, chips, sausage, and gravy – that sort of stuff.
“A full suitcase will normally last us but we can run out a day or two before.
“It’s an expenditure but you normally spend money on your weekly shop anyway when you’re back in England. I’m only interested in the free beer at the all-inclusive, the food doesn’t really matter to me.
“Why go on holiday and worry about the food when I can take it with me?”
Despite paying a whopping £300 for an extra suitcase for the feast, Rebecca doesn’t seem to bat an eyelid.
“It doesn’t annoy me. I love food and I love cooking food so the fact he’s happy with something he’ll enjoy, I prefer that,” she explained.
“The only downfall is eating on your own. It’s just a normal lifestyle to us now. I don’t think he’ll change.”
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