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Old Sep 12, 2015, 1:08 pm
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Originally Posted by RICforme
So landed yesterday on the NRT-JFK flight and waiting for checked bag to get through customs. An HOUR later, handful of us still waiting on bags and I see a bag close to mine but still not claimed. My first thought was...surely someone didn't take the wrong bag...but yes it happened! Same black tumi suitcase, same dented DM tag on top, with the glaring exception of their tag said JFK final and mine said RIC final...guess it's time to buy the pink and green polka dot suitcase so no one mistakes my bag again!!! I'm probably more surprised that a fellow DM committed this amateur error, hope to see my bag later today!!!!
The other bag should have had the name and PNR of the other passenger. Let DL track them down.

As for differentiating your bag, I've found leaving the tops of a bunch of old pink tags does a pretty good job in making my standard black 22" Tumi that looks like so many others stand out.
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