Originally Posted by
FlyingNone
Being able to easily slide or slip the bag into the sizer seems totally normal and reasonable to me. What other way would you do it? I've watched people attempt to CRAM obviously overstuffed, EXPANDED bags into the sizer (failing, of course), looking like they are about ready to have a heart attack, out of breath but insisting they fly with it all the time.
This is why the problem will persist and it's not the GA's or even the security checkpoint vendor's fault. Many passengers refuse to take the blame or admit their bags are noncompliant. Some clerk in a department store or tag on the bag saying the measurements are okay does not make it compliant when you stuff all the sides to expand BEYOND the correct measurements. Keep it flush, keep the measurements clean, then you are compliant.
And who, pray tell, is qualified to assess the "glide in easily"ness of the bag? What if any part of the bag contacts the side of the sizer, like in the old child's game
Concentration? Should a buzzer go off and the bag be disqualified?
Honestly, If UA allows their employees to play these stupid semantic games to harass their customers, they will be well on their way to oblivion.
With the worldwide economy on the down-slope, I really don't think that it's an appropriate time for UA to antagonize its very loyal flyers any further.