Originally Posted by flyrights

And I'm so paranoid that I think the skycaps actually sit around and devise ways of teaching non-tippers a lesson or two. In short, they want people that read boards like this to CONTINUE to have that fear, which I believe we all do.

Ask yourself: is it worth the risk to lose my luggage, rather than give into some extortion by a thug-ish skycap? NO, it's not worth the risk... but instead of giving into the extortion, go check your bags INSIDE.