Originally Posted by HDQDD

I've never seen one on one of my bags. Trust me, I would notice, and I still have a tag from last week. I used to manage baggage systems globally for another of the US3. We toyed with RFID tags back then, but they were too expensive at $.09. Also the infrastructure (perhaps a bigger cost) was only in place at two airports I can think of: HKG and LAS. I suspect the infrastructure has come along, but it would make more sense to scan a bag into a bin or a cart instead of outfitting every bag with a non-reusable tag.

Maybe they're applying these at certain stations, but it doesn't appear to be system wide.