Originally Posted by sany2
Have never had this happen. This means you are spacing your connections too far apart... if the baggage can make it, then you certainly can.
Not always. I've had my bags fly on ahead on a flight that I couldn't be sure of making. There's a difference between being able to make the connection that time and reliably being able to make the connection.
I don't like it because it means the bags are sitting around in baggage claim attracting thieves.