Originally Posted by Unimatrix One

Several people here have said that bin closing should be left to the FAs. Years ago I was on a NRT-DFW flight where the FAs went around telling the pax to close the bins. I was sitting in my J seat when the FA walked by and said to me, "When you get a chance, please close the overhead bin," and then walked away. Then they made an announcement on the PA asking pax to close the bins. Was a very strange experience, and I've never had another crew like that since.

(Incidentally, I posted about this experience on FT at the time. )