Maybe I am in the minority, but last Monday I got a battlefield upgrade about one minute before the door closed. As I was in a bulkhead originally, my bags were already overhead. I did not bother to try and pull them out and move them up front with me, I just went up and took my seat so we could take off on time. The only inconvenience is I had to wait a few minutes to be able to get my bags after we landed, but that is a small price to pay in my opinion.
