Baggage Claim is one of those harrowing parts of travel. A plane load of passengers is dumped unceremoniously at the airport and the unfortunate people then need to locate Baggage Claim and hope their luggage has made it safely through the flight.
Everyone who travels by air waits on tenterhooks by the baggage carousel on arrival sweating with hope. Standing around and trying to look casual while scrutinising the procession of look alike bags is all part of the experience. What makes it easier?
Stand Out At Baggage Claim
Straps, stickers and tassels seem to be the favourite ways to make items stand out at Baggage Claim. There are a kaleidoscope of colours and styles and some people can be quite creative.
Others have their baggage wrapped in plastic which is for security purposes. I never bother to lock my luggage and nothing has ever been stolen so I don’t really see the point of the plastic wrap. That said, it does stand out as most people don’t do it.
A black and yellow strap to one side and a few white dots on the bottom provide enough identification for me. I always know which bag is mine and drag it off happily once it arrives at the airport.
How About This For Unique?
How about putting a picture of yourself on your luggage? The user jew3lr0se on Imgur posted a photo of exactly that. It is startling in its simplicity.
Where Do I Get One?
A quick look online shows a company called Bags of Love in the UK does a Personalised Suitcase. There is also another called Design A Suitcase and one called Personalised Luggage.
These sites are the first three that come up when I did a Google search and I have not used them nor am I affiliated with them. Who knew this was a thing? Temptation is calling!
Overall Thoughts
Putting your great big smiling mug on your bag is a definite way to stand out at Baggage Claim. I’d be very tempted to put a funny photo of me to amuse the people who come in contact with the item. Clearly you can use any photo with these companies.
Even if it is a novelty it is pretty cool. For now though I will stick with my old faithful Samsonite with the black and yellow strap. What do you think of personalised luggage? Would you use it? Thank you for reading and please leave any comments or questions below.
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Hahaha Trent you should get a luggage with your mug on it
Exactly! Might as well make a splash 😛
Neoprene handle wraps. Simple and inexpensive.
https://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Comfort-Neoprene-Identifier-Suitcase/dp/B008P5Q48O
Thanks for the heads up, that’s an interesting one!
The photo bag is a German one from manufacturer hauptstadtkoffer.de You can use any photo you want with this bag. I have a backpack myself personalized with the logo and net address for my business. In my opinion it is very oersonal and stylish at the same time…
Yes, I think it would be a great idea to use it the way you mentioned – to have the logo and net address for a business. It is the perfect walking advertisement. Of course, people who might be artistic could make their own art for their bag and so on. I think it’s an excellent idea! Thanks for the comment!
I just leave my generic OEM black. That way it stands out from all the ones that people have put stickers, ribbons, etc. on 🙂 Sorry I couldn’t help it. It’s like my flight yesterday out of LAX where I was # 43 on an upgrade list with 60 names on it on a 787 with like 40 business seats. It’s like if everyone is elite, no one is.
Hahahaha! That’s also a good point, being the only person with the unadorned bag may be the way forward! You are right there… it’s like Priority Boarding in Europe where 65% of the aircraft line up in that line. It’s not very priority if everyone gets it. Marketing!
Why would you put a stucker of yourself on the carry-on luggage? I understand if its for suitcase or check luggage. But carry-on? How could you lose it?
C’mon trent! As a frequent flyer you’re better than common reporter trying to make the news….m
I didn’t mention carry-on luggage at all. I agree, why would you put a sticker of yourself on carry-on luggage! Definitely fun for the checked bag. Having a fun picture would amuse the bag guys on the ground no end, no to mention the check-in staff.
Picture in your article… d’oh
Good point there!
keep the bag design simple and use a very unique tag and/or a couple of unique stickers …
and picking a suitcase color that isn’t black or bright red.
There are also quite a lot of silver bags around these days. Agree with you on the unique tag and a couple of unusual stickers. Makes sense to me! Thanks for the comment!