Pax from PHL Checks "$12,000" in valuables in CUN and has luggage broken into
Apr 15, 22, 3:50 pm
#18
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Im sorry she lost her stuff, but the entire thing was colossally stupid.
And even if the stuff was insured, fat chance getting replacement cost on it.
And even if the stuff was insured, fat chance getting replacement cost on it.
Apr 15, 22, 5:03 pm
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In today's society with people obsessed with the same mass-market high end brands like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, etc. selling t-shirts for hundreds and hundreds of dollars I can well imagine a large number of people in the US checkin $10K on a daily basis. I'm also very unsurprised that staff on poverty wages might sometimes relieve the big spenders of their goodies. If you can afford $50-100K of fashion, you can hopefully afford insurance.
In his bag he had multiple pairs of designer sneakers, a couple of designer t-shirts, and one or two designer sweatshirts. The value easily exceeded the set $3800 limit on lost or damaged items. I remember him being shocked when I told him upon arrival into LA (and after seeing all the stuff he packed) at our hotel that he shouldn't travel with that much stuff without insurance because of the airline's limit. I'm sure he isn't the only one.
Apr 15, 22, 8:30 pm
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Apr 15, 22, 8:45 pm
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Apr 15, 22, 9:35 pm
#23
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Everyone needs to find their own niche to differentiate themselves on social media. I tried Grumpy Pretzel but it didn't gain traction with the punters.
Apr 15, 22, 10:24 pm
#24
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Let's try and be nice. We have no idea whether this woman is actually an experienced traveler. She certainly doesn't appear to be from this video. (This person has just over 12K followers, which isn't exactly a lot, so she's not making millions from this video.) People who aren't influencers make mistakes all the time and leave medicine in their checked luggage. There's certainly evidence and examples of baggage handlers stealing items out of checked luggage, both in America and elsewhere. I can say with some confidence that people pack more than $12,000 worth of items into their checked luggage - I once stood in line for 30 minutes at MXP in the EK F checkin line behind a passenger (and his family and porters) who had, by my count, 28 bags. My guess is that there was probably more than $12K worth of items in several of those bags.
Should this person have checked five digits worth of clothing in her checkin? Absolutely not.
Should she have insurance if she's doing that? Yes, and I hope she does.
Is it possible that she's lying or exaggerating with regards to this story? I suppose, although I would argue that there's much better ways to get traction and attention on the internet than complaining about luxury goods getting stolen out of your bag.
If it did happen in the way she explained or something close to the way she explained, does she deserve to have these items stolen out of her bag as a lesson? Of course not.
Should this person have checked five digits worth of clothing in her checkin? Absolutely not.
Should she have insurance if she's doing that? Yes, and I hope she does.
Is it possible that she's lying or exaggerating with regards to this story? I suppose, although I would argue that there's much better ways to get traction and attention on the internet than complaining about luxury goods getting stolen out of your bag.
If it did happen in the way she explained or something close to the way she explained, does she deserve to have these items stolen out of her bag as a lesson? Of course not.
Does posting her story and immature reactions to social media make her fair game for judgment, ridicule and skepticism? Absolutely.
Apr 15, 22, 11:14 pm
#25
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In fairness I've certainly traveled with several thousand dollars worth of clothes, and I'm sure that others here have as well. My casual clothes are relatively cheap but if I'm going somewhere where I'll need a suit, an overcoat, and nice shoes, the price starts to go up.
Some people here are willing to spend a few thousand dollars of their own money on a premium cabin transcon flight (when you can fly economy for a $100-$200). That's some disposable income. I find it hard to believe that there isn't occasionally some pricy clothing making the trip as well.
Some people here are willing to spend a few thousand dollars of their own money on a premium cabin transcon flight (when you can fly economy for a $100-$200). That's some disposable income. I find it hard to believe that there isn't occasionally some pricy clothing making the trip as well.
Apr 16, 22, 12:07 pm
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Everyone has the right to judge, ridicule, and be skeptical of whomever they want. I also see plenty of posts on here where supposedly-smarter people make the same mistakes. I don't know if you live a perfect life, but I suspect you've probably been wronged and complained about it in a public space In absence of strong evidence that she's making this up, I'm going to choose to try and learn from her mistake and offer a little bit of sympathy. If you don't want to approach it that same way, that's fine.
