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Retriever luggage tags help lost bags find their way home. |
Luggage tags aren't the most exciting of travel accessories, and
most of us are happy to use whatever tags we have lying around (including the
free paper tags supplied by airlines). On our suitcases, my wife and I have
large manila tags with a huge laser-printed IMBODEN
on one side and our contact information on the other. The tags also have a line
that reads "Itinerary in top outside pocket," and we reinforce the tags with
heavy transparent package-sealing tape. Our homemade tags have survived
countless trips by airplane, ship, train, and car, and the large
IMBODEN makes it easy to see them on airport
luggage carousels. (I've made my own bag even more identifiable with strips of
red duct tape on the corners and sides.)
If your tastes run to a higher class of luggage tag than ours,
you might consider three products from Magellan's:
Retriever Luggage Tags. These tags (shown in the photo above) have a message
in eight languages that tells baggage handlers to remove the itinerary that
you've placed inside the sleeve. Delayed bags can then be forwarded to the next
address on your itinerary.
Neon Luggage Tags. Instead of displaying your home address and phone number
for all the world to see, these luggage tags show only your name through a
see-through window. If your luggage is lost, the airline or other carrier can
slide out the interior sleeve to view full contact information. (As a bonus, the
tags come in bright colors to make your suitcases more identifiable.)
The
Easy Spot Handle Wrap, which I describe in this article's
Folding Suitcase page,
combines a bright neon handle wrap with a hidden luggage tag. It's especially
useful for suitcases or duffels that have nylon cloth handles, since it makes
the handles thicker and easier to grip.
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