Originally Posted by
Mr. Tickets
How would you like to be the employee that has to sling your 80 pound bag around? If is a work safety issue, more than a inconvenience to the traveler.
This is exactly it. For work we check large Pelican cases and as soon as you go over 50lbs DL puts a bright orange HEAVY tag on your bag and puts the weight on that tag. This way baggage handlers know what they're dealing with.