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Old Jun 5, 2018, 6:22 pm
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rbwpi
 
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Originally Posted by wrp96
I know I once asked a question mid trip about how to handle it if my bags never caught up with me where I was. Instead of getting told about the fact I should've been given a debit card by the airline for essentials because it would be at least 24 hours before my bags arrived (the airline policy at the time which I didn't know until I got home, so I lost out on something I was due), I got 10 posts lecturing me on how I was stupid for checking a bag, how I should travel lighter, how I had no need for all the stuff in my luggage, etc without a single one actually answering the question asked. Not exactly helpful when I was midtrip and without my luggage.
All too often you get less than helpful, sometimes demeaning responses to one's post on FT. Unfortunately, it comes with the territory.
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