Originally Posted by
sancarlosbob
I got some of the flyertalk tags and I have to say that, while I appreciated the low cost, I thought they looked really amateurish -- like they'd been laminated down at the local Kinkos. Sorry to be critical, but I think a hard plastic yellow tag in the rounded shape of the flyertalk logo would be much more impressive. I'd be willing to spend more for something like that.
Impressive, maybe, while it lasts. I had a hard plastic tag from Tennessee (go Vols!) which was cracked and damaged after a few months of hard use. I think the hard tags (unless the plastic is really strong) do not hold up well to the rigors of travel, either through checked-in abuse or cramming into overhead bins. The laminated plastic seems to last longer because it's soft. Sure, they look cheap, but they work.
I have various airline tags, United carry-on "green" tags, and hotel tags from Whistler to Hong Kong to Maui.