Originally Posted by sic incognito

You know these folks, and probably you are one of them. I came across an unused suitcase (mine) with the old tag on it (2003) and removed it. Still, on almost every flight I happen to see these tags.

Too lazy to tear them off? Thinking that the luggage crew didn't have any update the last years? Or do they really work better than the new priority tags, i.e. first on the belt?

Clearly it can't be to show off. Elites do know that there is a new system in town, and non-elites don't give about the tag (I surmise).

Personally, I think it is rather pathetic to have the tag still in use. That said, I realize that I think an awful lot of people must be pathetic, based on the numbers of old tags around.

So, who is still using them?