Originally Posted by
AirborneCattleCar
when I landed in IAD, ripped off my bag tags before clearing customs and asked them to re-check my bags to the non-international baggage claim after clearing customs. Luggage ops guy gave me a little guff but issued me a white tag and it ended up (30 minutes later) on the regular luggage carousel.
That's.. bold. I probably would have just hopped up to EWR and checked out the Polaris lounge, but ymmv.