Subject: Re: Anyone Traveling To Europe/UK?
These compression packing bags are useless given the weight limits. We have so much room left in our carry on bag, given the combined weight allowance of 26 lbs between the carry on and personal item.

OK, but if you don't have any bags to check, and thus bypass the check-in counter entirely, your carry-ons won't get weighed. I can't recall a single time our carry-ons have been weighed.

Avoiding the check-in counter may not be an option for some (low-cost) airlines, however.