Originally Posted by
Need
It is your stainless steel wire ring that caused the problem. I had 4 of those and every single one of them broke within 2 or 3 trips. The breaking point is always at the end of the wire connecting to the screw connector. Basically the connector came off the wire. I only lost 1 luggage tag (and it was a cheap one), the rest of them broke while the luggage was with me.
I only got them because I thought they look cool.
I doubt it was what you describe. Perhaps the brand of stainless steel rings you've used was bad but not the one I've used. My rings are very solid and have 82% 5 star & 9% 4 star reviews on Amazon which is pretty high for any product. I can probably lift my luggage using these rings and they will not rip. What kind of force and under what circumstances would cause for stainless steel to be ripped? The only way your scenario would work out is if somehow during baggage handling my steel ring got stuck somewhere in conveyor belt and got pulled by continuous mechanical force. If this would happen there would be a lot of friction on the luggage handle where steel ring is attached and I would've notice damage.
As an experiment I will attach generic tag + another AA EXP tag and see if none, one or all disappear over time.