Originally Posted by
cwe84
So your complaining about the GA enforcing the FAA rules about carryons. You are allowed one carryon and one personal item. The rules do not say you are allowed one carryon one personal item and one duty free bag. The GA gave you the option to consolidate your bags and you chose not to. The GA gave you the option to check the bag and you chose not to. The only other options were to buy a seat or not fly. The only exceptions are a meal/takeout bag, an infant bag, or an assistive device.
I don't get where you feel your entitlement is here. You had three your allowed two. You were given your options and you chose the one that had a cost associated with it.
I imagine the OP feels entitled to the same treatment as other passengers - i.e. "During boarding I saw two more passengers having more than two carry-on pieces (plastic bags in addition to their regular bag), but they walked on the plane fine. They were both non-status passengers in Y. ". This may or may not be reasonable based on carryon bags and the size/contents of the duty free bag versus the plastic bags.