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AA at various times has issued, or made available for sale, baggage tags. The mostly Admirals Club, status and Million Miler tags. These are plastic, with a long, separate clear or colored plastic loop to attach them with. Crew Tags (which offers some interesting baggage tags itself) posts clear instructions on using the plastic loop on their website: https://crewtags.com/CPL-Instructions
AA at various times has issued, or made available for sale, baggage tags. The mostly Admirals Club, status and Million Miler tags. These are plastic, with a long, separate clear or colored plastic loop to attach them with. Crew Tags (which offers some interesting baggage tags itself) posts clear instructions on using the plastic loop on their website: https://crewtags.com/CPL-Instructions
Dumbest EXP baggage tag question! [how to attach AA bag tags] (consolidated)
Jan 13, 2010, 9:26 am
#1
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Dumbest EXP baggage tag question! [how to attach AA bag tags] (consolidated)
How on earth do I attach them to my bags? I have the tags with the plastic strips. I've no idea how I am supposed to attach to a bag. Maybe I'm getting old or something but can someone enlighten me? Am traveling this pm and want to show off my status 
Jan 13, 2010, 9:31 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Champaign (CMI)
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It's a secret IQ test
Hi there:
I had the exact same problem! My wife mocked me as she saw it as a secret IQ test and I was failing miserably. Finally figured it out.....
1. Start with card. Attach the loop to the card by passing the loop inside itself after you have put it through the hole in the card.
2.Go to bag. Put free end of loop through your bag hole. all the way up to the card. Here is the clever bit: the loop stretches! Pass the card through the loop by stretching it a bit. Pull tight.
Seriously, this had me stumped too!
Cheers,
Not-so-clever-DocD
I had the exact same problem! My wife mocked me as she saw it as a secret IQ test and I was failing miserably. Finally figured it out.....
1. Start with card. Attach the loop to the card by passing the loop inside itself after you have put it through the hole in the card.
2.Go to bag. Put free end of loop through your bag hole. all the way up to the card. Here is the clever bit: the loop stretches! Pass the card through the loop by stretching it a bit. Pull tight.
Seriously, this had me stumped too!
Cheers,
Not-so-clever-DocD
Last edited by DocD; Jan 13, 2010 at 9:36 am Reason: Its should be it's...
Jan 13, 2010, 9:44 am
#3
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Posts: 4,010
Please return the tags and black card to AA immediately.
Actually, it is a little tricky. And if you're putting them on checked bags, they may get torn off. I only use mine on carry-ons.
Jan 13, 2010, 11:39 am
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Jan 13, 2010, 11:46 am
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(Hope I haven't jinxed him.)
Jan 13, 2010, 11:48 am
#9
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Location: Indian Harbour Beach, Fla, USA
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Jan 13, 2010, 12:31 pm
#11
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: NH, USA
Programs: AA PLAT (2.8MM), DL Diamond, UA*S, BA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LTE, Hilton DIAMOND, IHG PLT
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Hi there:
I had the exact same problem! My wife mocked me as she saw it as a secret IQ test and I was failing miserably. Finally figured it out.....
1. Start with card. Attach the loop to the card by passing the loop inside itself after you have put it through the hole in the card.
2.Go to bag. Put free end of loop through your bag hole. all the way up to the card. Here is the clever bit: the loop stretches! Pass the card through the loop by stretching it a bit. Pull tight.
Seriously, this had me stumped too!
Cheers,
Not-so-clever-DocD
I had the exact same problem! My wife mocked me as she saw it as a secret IQ test and I was failing miserably. Finally figured it out.....
1. Start with card. Attach the loop to the card by passing the loop inside itself after you have put it through the hole in the card.
2.Go to bag. Put free end of loop through your bag hole. all the way up to the card. Here is the clever bit: the loop stretches! Pass the card through the loop by stretching it a bit. Pull tight.
Seriously, this had me stumped too!
Cheers,
Not-so-clever-DocD
Jan 13, 2010, 2:47 pm
#12
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: PHX/SFO/LAX
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I dont like the plastic loops cause they're too stiff. I use the the removable chain that some luggage tags come with.
Luggage tag chain
And here's a "How to" for luggage tags.
How to install Luggage Tags with Clear Plastic Loops
Luggage tag chain
And here's a "How to" for luggage tags.
How to install Luggage Tags with Clear Plastic Loops
Last edited by ByrdluvsAWACO; Jan 13, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Jan 13, 2010, 2:50 pm
#13
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Texas -- is there anywhere else?
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I saw one recently (don't recall if it was Platinum or EXP), that was attached with a large black zip-tie. Given that the stretchy, plastic strips leave lots of room to be "snagged" as luggage travels from the check-in to plane to claim, that looked like a pretty good idea to me! Worth passing along, anyway...
Jan 13, 2010, 3:38 pm
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: NorCal
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Posts: 766
I also use zip-ties instead of TSA padlocks when checking luggage. For the casual thief its takes too much time. For TSA who are normally equiped with bolt cutters, pretty easy.
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