Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Nashville -Past DL Plat, FO, WN-CP, various hotel programs
Programs: DL-MM, AA, SW w/companion,HiltonDiamond, Hyatt PLat, IHF Plat, Miles and Points Seeker
Posts: 11,405
First thing to do after picking up your bag is to remove the destination tag. As said, it oculd mistakenly get put into the regular flow and go to the ORIGINAL final destination.
Then you can take them with you or recheck back to the local baggage claim area.