Originally Posted by
babsjvd
My last flight I and my traveling companion went to put our carry on bags in the bin above our seats and there were 2 coats in it. As I pulled them out I asked around who they might belong to. It belonged to two people in different rows across from us- and those bins were open...

I handed them over and asked if they couldnt put it in the bins above them

It's simpler to put your bags in the free spaces, since they were available.