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Sometimes it's hard to spot your baggage on the baggage claim conveyor. (Original Post) sl8 Apr 2018 OP
My suitcase is Purple.... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2018 #1
Yeah. I put stickers on mine n/t TexasBushwhacker Apr 2018 #2
I have those as well...... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2018 #6
I have purple luggage Heartstrings Apr 2018 #8
I never check my bags RainCaster Apr 2018 #3
Don't use black suitcases, so easy to steal SonofDonald Apr 2018 #4
I tie colored ribbons to my handles. I spot them the minute they come out of the chute onto the belt appleannie1943 Apr 2018 #5
Yes a bright red ribbon is always a good dea FakeNoose Apr 2018 #7
I put florescent pink duct tape on mine left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #9
Baggage is baggage Major Nikon Apr 2018 #10
LOL! Never thought of that - I travel with my wife, so I always have petronius Apr 2018 #11

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
1. My suitcase is Purple....
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 11:42 AM
Apr 2018


That I bought in Aberystwyth, Wales in 2015. It has survived 2 flights to California on commercial airlines. Not too many people have PURPLE suitcases.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
6. I have those as well......
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 12:42 PM
Apr 2018


Plus name tags, duct tape with my name on it. That works better than some stickers.

Heartstrings

(7,349 posts)
8. I have purple luggage
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 12:45 PM
Apr 2018

Bought specifically for flying and locating at baggage claim. Had black before, as did everyone else!

RainCaster

(10,884 posts)
3. I never check my bags
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 12:18 PM
Apr 2018

I fly 40+ weeks every year, and I never give the airline a chance to lose or destroy my luggage.

SonofDonald

(2,050 posts)
4. Don't use black suitcases, so easy to steal
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 12:21 PM
Apr 2018

They can grab yours and walk away well before you're done looking at all the black suitcases to find yours.

I use red and tie a "flower" made of yarn to the handles so it's much easier to see them, that's the ticket no matter what color yours is, make them easy to spot right off the bat.

FakeNoose

(32,645 posts)
7. Yes a bright red ribbon is always a good dea
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 12:45 PM
Apr 2018

Also I have a fluorescent (bright) pink tag chained onto my luggage handle. Nobody has ever grabbed my black bag by mistake. My bag looks like everyone else's, but the pink tag is unique.


Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
10. Baggage is baggage
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 01:46 PM
Apr 2018

I can get 4 days out of each pair of underwear. 8 if I have a friend I can swap with.

petronius

(26,602 posts)
11. LOL! Never thought of that - I travel with my wife, so I always have
Sun Apr 8, 2018, 04:12 PM
Apr 2018

someone to switch with, too. Thanks for the labor-saving tip!

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