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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 9:14 am
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Originally Posted by JeffS
In my opinion:
  1. If you are expecting UA (or any oher carrier) to have bags avaiable to give you as a replacement then that is an unreasosnable expectation.
  2. It is unrealistic that you would recieve actual replacement cost for any bag. The $100 is reasonable and fair.
I'm not nearly a travel pro like most of you on here, but...

1) Other carriers I have traveled on DO have replacements bags there (I've had this with Delta and NW).
2) I've received replacement cost for bags that are less than one year old, cost was taken on word only and without a receipt.
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