Luggage Tags????

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On Feb 9 2008 10:22 AM, James wrote:

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> > How do you make your luggage stand out among the thousands in the
> > dock..?
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> > thanks....chatty cathy
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> We use luggage straps w/ last name woven into strap.
> such as www.ablelabels.com/luggage

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I just bought some tags from www.visitag.com. It has my last name on
one side and 'not yours' on the other side. Before that, I used some
braided yarn around my luggage handle.
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epals4ever.RemoveThis@webtv.net (chatty cathy) wrote:

>Ok everyone i want to know if you buy already made tags for your luggage
>or do any of you make yours ?
> How do you make your luggage stand out among the thousands in the
>dock..?

Back in 1950, my mom put our initials on the side of the Samsonite
luggage we had at that time with freezer tape in blue and white. It's
still there. Since then she's tied pieces of red and green yarn tied
to her suitcase and cane, and I've left it there.

> Do you use locks or do they make you unlock them to check luggage?
> thanks....chatty cathy

I don't use the luggage tags to ID my luggage - that's for if it gets
separated from my flight so that the luggage handlers can get it back
to me. I don't lock anything. If people want size 22 clothing and
men's 9.5 EEE shoes and travel literature, they probably need them
more than I do.

I've never really had a problem figuring out what things are mine. I
have a yellow duffle and a red duffle and a red roller bag.

I carry my computer, camera and medications with me in my carryon.
Clothes I can always get.
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chatty cathy wrote:
> Ok everyone i want to know if you buy already made tags for your luggage
> or do any of you make yours ?
> How do you make your luggage stand out among the thousands in the
> dock..?
> Do you use locks or do they make you unlock them to check luggage?


I tie several pcs of ribbon on each handle and the color of the ribbon
is something unusual, not just plain. This makes our luggage very easy
to spot.

We don't bother locking our luggage, any lock you used they could easily
break if they want to. Of course we don't put anything of value in our
checked bags.

sue
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Use red or other color duct tape. Wrap it around each of the luggage
handles. We use red and can always spot our luggage.

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> chatty cathy wrote:
>> Ok everyone i want to know if you buy already made tags for your luggage
>> or do any of you make yours ?
>> How do you make your luggage stand out among the thousands in the
>> dock..?
>> Do you use locks or do they make you unlock them to check luggage?
>
>
> I tie several pcs of ribbon on each handle and the color of the ribbon is
> something unusual, not just plain. This makes our luggage very easy to
> spot.
>
> We don't bother locking our luggage, any lock you used they could easily
> break if they want to. Of course we don't put anything of value in our
> checked bags.
>
> sue
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epals4ever.TakeThisOut@webtv.net (chatty cathy) wrote:

> How do you make your luggage stand out among the thousands in the
> dock..?

Never had a problem.

Mine's the black Samsonite soft-side.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert.TakeThisOut@iphouse.com
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chatty cathy wrote:
> Ok everyone i want to know if you buy already made tags for your luggage
> or do any of you make yours ?
> How do you make your luggage stand out among the thousands in the
> dock..?
> Do you use locks or do they make you unlock them to check luggage?
> thanks....chatty cathy
>
I put large self sticking bright orange "Target
Markers" that I get at our local sporting goods
store on each side of our luggage. Makes them
stand out at a distance and nobody can say they
though our bag was theirs. Lots more effective
than yarn around the handle, etc. It also clearly
makes each one part of a set, even if they are
somewhat "different." Someday we will have
matching luggage, and the "Target Markers."
Have a great trip,
John in LALALand
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chatty cathy wrote:
>
> Ok everyone i want to know if you buy already made tags for your luggage
> or do any of you make yours ?
> How do you make your luggage stand out among the thousands in the
> dock..?

We do two things. First, we bought a couple of rainbow striped
luggage straps. You can easily see those when your luggage is
coming off the conveyer belt, although now that they restrict
the weight we tend to use duffles instead of suitcases and the
straps don't work as well. Second, I have a bunch of hot pink
luggage tags that I got for free a trade show a while ago. That
makes it somewhat easy to see the bags coming.

Bill
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chatty cathy wrote:
> Ok everyone i want to know if you buy already made tags for your luggage
> or do any of you make yours ?
> How do you make your luggage stand out among the thousands in the
> dock..?
> Do you use locks or do they make you unlock them to check luggage?
> thanks....chatty cathy
>

I have some distinctive luggage, my Dakine roller is a nice blue plaid,
so it's easy to spot. But, I do make my own luggage tags. I have a
laminating machine (from a club I belong to - we make membership cards),
and bought a luggage tag kit at Staples. I use MS Word to make any kind
of "business card" and backing and just laminate them. It's up to me
how fun I want to go, pick a bright color paper, big lettering, photos, etc.
As for locking the bags, I don't trust those TSA folks when it comes to
"TSA-approved" locks. I've heard too many stories of those locks being
cut off, too. I do two different things to keep the luggage a bit safe
from the casual thief. First, I have lots of those mini-caribiners with
the screw that you can get at sporting goods stores or Home Depot. I
use them to secure the zipper pulls on my bag. If the TSA wants in ,
they just unscrew the thing. The other thing is to buy some of the
colorful key rings - the ones with the colored webbing or rope attached
(usually seen with the sunglass straps). They have the big split rings
on them. I can thread it on the zipper pulls, too. And, it makes the
bag stand out a little on the carousel. I've been using a combination
of these 2 "locks" for years and have never had an issue.
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scabbardgirl wrote:

Ours are soft sided nylon. When we got our new set, I did as I'd done
with the earlier stuff and visited a fabric shop to get iron-on letters.
The ones I got were about 2" tall and I got enough to do our initials
on both sides of all the pieces. The old iron-on letters had survived
many, many flights on the old luggage, and have survived well on the new
suitcases, so far.

The concept behind using iron-on initials or any other distinctive
markings is to prevent a suitcase from being accidentally taken away.
Since so many suitcases look alike, it is not uncommon to see folk at
the carousel remove a suitcase to look it or the baggage tag over to see
if it's theirs. With my initials standing out, that's never happened so
far. It doesn't prevent dishonesty, but sure reduces honest mistakes.

Nonny
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---Nonnymus---
No matter how large your boat,
the person you are talking with will
have a close friend with a larger one.
---Observation by my son
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Have our names in permanant marking colors on ever side of our luggage
along with several different colored ribbons and bows,or suitcases look
like a xmas tree

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Another possibility might be tp purchase some size XXXXXL red lace
panties and have them partially hanging out the closure of the suitcase.
As a matter of fact, I might try locating some and giving it a try.

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---Nonnymus---
No matter how large your boat,
the person you are talking with will
have a close friend with a larger one.
---Observation by my son
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Maybe Clint's wife can spare some!

Nonnymus wrote:
>
> Another possibility might be tp purchase some size XXXXXL red lace
> panties and have them partially hanging out the closure of the suitcase.
> As a matter of fact, I might try locating some and giving it a try.
>
> --
> ---Nonnymus---
> No matter how large your boat,
> the person you are talking with will
> have a close friend with a larger one.
> ---Observation by my son
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