One piece of advice:
DON'T USE THE PLASTIC ELITE PRIORITY TAGS!!
I've found that more times than not, the baggage handlers often bring the bags with the elite tags down
LAST instead of first like they're supposed to.
Since I travel a lot, I don't usually check bags. Whenever I have checked bags, I am usually one of the earliest to check in (about an hour prior to departure)...so I assume my bags hit the back of the luggage cart, and hence the back of the airplane, which is why they're last to get off.
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