Filed under: Make it Yourself, Stylish Travelling, Travel Accessories, luggage | Tags: luggage tags, stylish travel accesories, travel accesories, travel luggage
The conveyor belt creaks to life and prompts the passengers of QF143 to inch further toward the baggage handling system. Slowly but surely, black bags of roughly the same size and shape burst through the serrated curtain, all littered with various ribbons and tags as a half baked attempts to make their bag stand out from the masses.
Passengers ponder which bags belongs to them, grabbing then replacing as they pull out the wrong bags and eventually grab theirs victoriously, or rather, leave with the wrong bag. Even worse is that all the confusion in the meantime could see your lovely luggage returned back to the airport only to be placed among the ‘unclaimed baggage‘ section.
Short of banning these black rectangular, suitcases with tiny wheels, there seems little else one can do. Many people have begun to flirt with the idea of different coloured and patterned luggage but the majority remain with the conformist black luggage that has started many an airport brawl.
If you’re determined to keep your black case, here’s some ideas on how to accessorize:
Luggage tags - stand out with funky shapes, rich colours and unique patterns. I’m loving these ones by MooMoDumpling
Scarf – Buy a unique patterned scarf from a charity store and tie it around the main handle
Ribbon – a small ribbon at the top just won’t make your bag stand out. Try cutting small lengths of thin ribbon and tying them on every zipper.
Get Crafty – if you’re handy with a needle and thread, cut out a shape of a fabric and sew it on to the front pocket of your bag.
If you think tying one of those hideous multicoloured belts around the middle of your case is going to solve your problem, think again. Unique, funky and stylish travel accessories plus your luggage equals easy to find luggage that no one would get away with ‘accidentally’ stealing!
