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Old Apr 10, 2019 | 5:44 pm
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What to put on a personalized luggage tag?

I'm ready for a new set of luggage tags. But I can't really figure out the best compromise between privacy and efficiency. I obviously want a lost bag to find its way back to me, but I also don't want every casual onlooker to see my full info.

My current tags have my last name, my business address, and my cell phone number.

I also have a few of the eBags tags that are basically anonymous until you enable the option to communicate with you through eBags' website. This approach has a lot of merit, but isn't super-easy to replicate on my own, which I'd like to do. I also don't know that the less technically inclined would be able to pursue this return option very easily.

I feel like I should have on here:

-a URL that I control, but that I'd like to be pretty anonymous also. I'd put this on in QR code format also.
-an email address, also anonymous. Maybe I set up a random Gmail account that forwards to me (lostluggage and lostbag @gmail are already taken - doh!). Could put a QR on for this too.
-a phone number. This feels like it really has to be my primary cell number. I suppose I could do a Google Voice that forwards, but I'm not sure what the point really is.
-a physical address? Maybe that's too old-school, but I also don't really mind having my work address on there.
-my name, or some portion of it

Someone else out there has probably thought this through. Any good ideas here?
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