As United Skies says, paying $2/bag + tip may be better than waiting in lines [which will now undoubtedly grow]. In the same vein, I suppose spending $5 or $10 for food bought on board is better than starving on a coach transcon if you've made no other arrangements. But, once again, UA has to decide if it's going to distinguish itself from other carriers and be a "full service" airline or not. It has every right to adjust its fares accordingly. But so long as UA refuses to do so and instead plays copy the lowest, I fear we'll continue to see this continued degradation of service. BTW, in some markets, we are already seeing a hefty premium for flying UA such as $490 RT for walk-up SFO->LAX. Can't UA offer complimentary skycap services for those $0.727/mile fares?????