Originally Posted by avidflyer

The vast majority of business travelers never check a bag. I have not since 1998 and I have been flying ridiculous miles for the last 8 years.

1. I CAN use an iron. Imagine that!
2. There is no need for more than 3-4 days cloths (plus what you are wearing) on any trip 2 weeks or less. In fact, I am in China almost every month and have a great place that costs me $5 USD for an entire weeks laundry. I will then just have my shirts pressed at the hotel or do it myself.
3. Given the math I would be CRAZY to check luggage:

-100 trips (not legs) a year.
-Avg wait time at the carousel = 30 minutes.
-Avg extra bag-drop time = 10 minutes
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100 x 40 minutes = 4000 minutes a year or 66 hours of time I can never get back. THAT is why I do not check bags...oh yea, and then there is the occasional lost bag/delayed delivery.

There are people who travel with samples, tools, and other stuff that makes avoiding checking impossible but if you can you should.