twangster Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 We all love checking our luggage curbside at the terminal and having them magically appear outside our cabins. Many of us having made the $8 investment in luggage tag holders that if you ever plan to take another cruise should be high on your list of cruise "must haves". There is always the small chance that someone might see your luggage and in a case of mistaken identity grab your bag by mistake. This can happen after the cruise as well if you use the luggage tags and place your bags in the hallways the last night of the cruise. Once in the terminal with a sea of other bags they all look a like. It can happen when you fly too. I'd seen luggage tags you could buy on Amazon that boldly warn people "This is NOT your bag" or "Hands off!" - anything that might make a person pause and think before grabbing your suitcase if it looks just like theirs. It dawned on me I have these luggage tag holders so instead of buying a "Not Your bag" luggage tag, why not just print one and use the Royal luggage tag holders? Simply print them off, cut and slide one into a cruise ship luggage tag holder. Here is a sample PDF to get you started: Not Your Bag.pdf Lovetocruise2002, The Cruise Junkie, NJCruisers and 14 others 11 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd W Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 a most excellent idea. Thanks @twangster !! twangster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VACruiser Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 I would advise to add "It's not your bag baby" in your best Austin Power's voice! Rose City Cruiser, twangster, Deedeelynn and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 That is a good idea, thanks! Probably could attach them to the luggage for the flight home, too. Deedeelynn and twangster 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted March 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, Tim B. said: I would advise to add "It's not your bag baby" in your best Austin Power's voice! In a most shagadelic range of colors. I like it! Feel free to attach your own version! rjac, Deedeelynn and Ahappygirl1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted March 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, packercruising said: That is a good idea, thanks! Probably could attach them to the luggage for the flight home, too. I've made several flights with them now. I started leaving my Royal tags on for the flight home as way to make my bag stand out then it dawned on me... Not Your Bag! Deedeelynn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Our bags a pretty distinctive. Hard case, but extra precautions are a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyB Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 We use a bright colored ribbon or strip of material on ours to help us (and others) distinguish our luggage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd W Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Ahappygirl1, The Cruise Junkie, twangster and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amathey11 Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 I just ended up buying pretty rare luggage as it seem someone always grabbed my old black bag, no matter what I did. Then I had to go chase someone down to get it back. I have yet to see someone else rolling around with matching hard case harry potter luggage yet! Baked Alaska, Todd W, JennyB and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyB Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, amathey11 said: I have yet to see someone else rolling around with matching hard case harry potter luggage yet! i might take it. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amathey11 Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, JennyB said: i might take it. lol Only if you're a Ravenclaw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 37 minutes ago, amathey11 said: Only if you're a Ravenclaw! I think just about anyone technically savvy enough to navigate the web and manage online forums like these are Ravenclaws in spirit, if not officially via the Sorting Hat. Side story -- A friend of mine suspected that all the Sorting Hat did was ask each prospective student a question that would require some work to solve. Where they got sorted to was based on their initial instinct: Hufflepuff: Eh, I can work on that later! Gryffindor: Let me get right on that! Slytherin: How can I make someone else do this useless task for me? Ravenclaw: I bet I can build something to do that for me! Baked Alaska, mom2mybugs, amathey11 and 4 others 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyB Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 3 hours ago, amathey11 said: Only if you're a Ravenclaw! as a matter of fact... LOL JLMoran, NJCruisers and Skigoofy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 A great idea. When we disembarked in Baltimore in October we were among the last people off the ship. Went to our designated area to get our bags and wouldn't you know - my wife's distinctive Vera Bradley bag was missing and another (newer and nicer) bag of the same size and pattern was right there. We were able to reach the other individual by calling the number on her luggage tag, but since she had already exited the terminal we had to go outside to get the right bag and hike all the way around the terminal to get to our car. What should have been a quick "grab and go" luggage experience turned into a 60 minute ordeal and a long trek instead of a "pop out the door" experience. Hoski and JennyB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Ogre Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Heh...mine are Harley Davidson bags. Very distinctive. Todd W, JennyB, Fuzzywuzzy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brobbins246 Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 6 hours ago, Tim B. said: I would advise to add "It's not your bag baby" in your best Austin Power's voice! Or "Don't Touch This" with a picture of MC Hammer dancing Baked Alaska, JLMoran, MicDay and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 While waiting to board a flight recently I saw another variant of the "Not your bag" tag that I liked a lot. It said: "Not worth taking". Great idea about making a DIY version. Brobbins246 and 4ensic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoski Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 The other thing is to put your last name big and in a bright color on the back of the tags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floski Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Happened to me when we debarked Oasis in Nov. They just took my garment bag and apparently never looked at the tag (idgits). Took me 3 days to get it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiralqueen Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 I got this idea from seeing a couple bags in the airport with something similar, but this trip I’m going to try out this luggage cover that I got off amazon. It’s supposed to also double as a protective cover but I’m mainly using it to make my boring black spinner suitcase stand out. Hoski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdrfrag Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Thankfully the only time one our our bags got lifted by mistake was on the way home from a month in Australia The bag was full of dirty clothes so I wasn't toooo annoyed by it, less washing for me to do. 3 days later the airport called us up to say that someone had come back and brought the bag back so all worked out in the end HeWhoWaits and JLMoran 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thman Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 19 hours ago, twangster said: We all love checking our luggage curbside at the terminal and having them magically appear outside our cabins. Many of us having made the $8 investment in luggage tag holders that if you ever plan to take another cruise should be high on your list of cruise "must haves". There is always the small chance that someone might see your luggage and in a case of mistaken identity grab your bag by mistake. This can happen after the cruise as well if you use the luggage tags and place your bags in the hallways the last night of the cruise. Once in the terminal with a sea of other bags they all look a like. It can happen when you fly too. I'd seen luggage tags you could buy on Amazon that boldly warn people "This is NOT your bag" or "Hands off!" - anything that might make a person pause and think before grabbing your suitcase if it looks just like theirs. It dawned on me I have these luggage tag holders so instead of buying a "Not Your bag" luggage tag, why not just print one and use the Royal luggage tag holders? Simply print them off, cut and slide one into a cruise ship luggage tag holder. Here is a sample PDF to get you started: Not Your Bag.pdf 11.39 kB · 11 downloads Thanks for the tip!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 3 hours ago, cmdrfrag said: Thankfully the only time one our our bags got lifted by mistake was on the way home from a month in Australia The bag was full of dirty clothes so I wasn't toooo annoyed by it, less washing for me to do. This was also the case for the Vera Bradley bag mentioned above - the individual would have been VERY surprised at what she carried home had we not connected before leaving the port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 9:40 AM, JennyB said: We use a bright colored ribbon or strip of material on ours to help us (and others) distinguish our luggage. We use wide red tape for the black suitcase and wide black tape for the red suitcase. It hasn't mattered much as we have yet to see any suitcases that look like ours. This is really handy when disembarking when you have all the suitcases grouped together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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