Originally Posted by
jonesing
Such a service *might* work but the problem is getting distrustful Americans to use it...hmmm drop off my bags at a Circle K or 7-11 and trust that the bag, all of its contents and ONLY its original contents meet me at the airport. This harkens back to the days of "Have your bags been in your possesion the entire time?"
Yes. That's a worry that I'd have with such a service. Well, I'd worry less leaving my bag in the care of a Japanese 7-11 than an American one, but increased training and background checks for the luggage-handling employees should take care of that should they decide to offer this service in America.
Are there limits, though? For example, if you drop your bag off in the Tokyo city area will they bring your bags out to NRT if your flight leaves from there? And how would you find your bag after they drop it off?