Not yours!
Mar 6th, 2008 by Accidental Thinker
This past weekend I traveled to Minneapolis on a business trip, and as I was waiting for my suitcase at baggage claim in zombie-like inertia, I saw something making its way around the carousel that tickled me. A suitcase that was clearly not mine.
How do I know this otherwise interchangeable black specimen of luggage did not belong to me? The true owner had thoughtfully applied this message in permanent marker, written on duct tape, securely fastened to each side of the bag:
“NOT YOURS.”
Thanks to the anonymous owner of that suitcase for preventing me from accidentally picking up the wrong bag, and for giving me a smile in the process.
That is too funny!
I heard a story once about a guy who was tired of other people walking off with his luggage at the airport, so he adorned it with brightly colored tape in all different colors before going on a trip.
When he went to claim his baggage, he saw someone walking off with it and stopped the man, explaining that he’d put all the tape in the luggage so nobody would mistake it for theirs and take it.
The other guy handed it over and said, “And I was just wondering who the hell put all this tape all over my bag.”
“Not yours” I like it. It’s a little in your face, but not too confrontational and kind of fun. Pretty soon you will see it on everyone’s luggage.