Originally Posted by
josephstern
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?
The catch is you need to balance your privacy with the finder's convenience. If you make it too burdensome for the finder, they might just say screw it, it's not worth the effort. Personally when I travel, I put my real name and an email address (like
[email protected]) that isn't really related to me or my work. No phone number (not everyone would be willing to call long distance and if you're going overseas, do you really want to keep your home/work active, especially if you're paying for the accidental data you will use). If you want to add a comment like "reward if returned", that'd likely work as well (although they may ask you what the reward is to gauge if it's worth it)...
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