[nfbmi-talk] Recognizing your suitcase when traveling?

Tue Jan 13 16:52:51 UTC 2015

Elizabeth,
Thanks for the excellent tips. Here's a link to a $9 version of a 
luggage locator in case people don't want to pay so much for one. It 
looks similar to the one I have. I'd still mark my bags and do other 
things, as technology can fail of course.

http://www.amazon.com/ETA-Travel-Controlled-Luggage-Locator/dp/B004798390%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAI5WBGNATTQUFEHRQ%26tag%3Dblinbarg-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB004798390

Best regards,
J.J.

On 1/11/2015 11:27 PM, Larry D Keeler via nfbmi-talk wrote:
> Well Fred, I really do put something interesting on my suitcase 
> handle. And, sence I like Goofy, it is usually a figure of him. or, 
> sometimes a Yoda. Also, everyone knows these figures so if the thing 
> slips by, I can ask for the one with Goofy on the handle! There aren't 
> to many like that!
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Wurtzel via nfbmi-talk" 
> <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "'Elizabeth Mohnke'" <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>; "'NFB of Michigan 
> Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 11:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Recognizing your suitcase when traveling?
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>
>> Hello Terry and Elizabeth,
>>
>> Terry, Elizabeth's suggestions are great.  No matter your level of 
>> vision,
>> Elizabeth's suggestion of unusually colored luggage is a good 1.  
>> Finding
>> luggage may involve touching each piece as it passes or having a Sky 
>> Cap to
>> assist and everything between.  If the luggage is an unusual color, 
>> meaning
>> not black or blue or gray, it can help a lot.  Of course, Mary and I 
>> have
>> black, blue and gray luggage. (smile)
>>
>> I definitely like the active means of getting next to the belt and 
>> checking
>> bags as they pass.  Elizabeth's idea of waiting until some of the 
>> luggage
>> has been removed is a good 1 if you have time.
>>
>> Elizabeth suggests keychains as an easy identifier.  Also some bright 
>> yarn
>> tied in a way on the handle so it won't be ripped off in the travel 
>> process
>> can substitute for bright colored luggage.  It is visually and tactilly
>> identifiable.  Luggage identifiers are also a good solution, if not a 
>> little
>> expensive and not as reliable as the yarn or keychain idea.
>>
>> Thank you for serving us by going to Washington.
>>
>> Warmest Regards,
>>
>> Fred
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Elizabeth Mohnke via nfbmi-talk
>> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 6:51 PM
>> To: trising at sbcglobal.net; 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Recognizing your suitcase when traveling?
>>
>> Hello Terri,
>>
>> My travel does not involve much flying these days, but I think it is 
>> always
>> a good idea to be able to identify your luggage regardless of which 
>> mode of
>> transportation you are using. Here are some tips and tricks I have 
>> picked up
>> on over the years.
>>
>> Putting some kind of identifying marker on your luggage is always a good
>> idea. My sisters and I have used keychains in various shapes to help us
>> identify our luggage. It can also be helpful to use luggage that is 
>> not in a
>> customary color to help you identify it if you still have some usable
>> vision.
>>
>> The last time I traveled on an airplane, I had a sighted person pick 
>> me up
>> from the airport, and I asked this person to help me find my luggage
>> visually. If you do not have a sighted person meeting you at the 
>> airport,
>> you could ask to see if another passenger might be willing to help 
>> you out
>> if you do not feel comfortable feeling all the pieces of luggage as they
>> come around on the conveyer belt. Although, another strategy you 
>> could use
>> is to simply stand back and let other people pick up their pieces of 
>> luggage
>> from the conveyer belt thus narrowing down the number of bags you 
>> would have
>> to touch in order to identify your luggage.
>>
>> Finally, I know the NFB Independence Market use to sell a luggage
>> identifier. You would put one piece on your luggage, and then carry 
>> another
>> part with you. When the luggage starts to come around on the conveyer 
>> belt,
>> you would push a button on the piece you carried with you, and it would
>> activate a beeping noise from the piece attached to your luggage. I 
>> am not
>> sure if the NFB Independence Market still sells the luggage locaters 
>> or not,
>> but if they still sell them, you may wish to give them a try. I have
>> personally never used them as I find marking my luggage with a 
>> keychain and
>> allowing the process of elimination by allowing others to identify their
>> luggage to work for me.
>>
>> Others who fly more often than me may have other suggestions. But 
>> hopefully
>> some of these ideas help you.
>>
>> Happy traveling,
>> Elizabeth
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> trising--- via nfbmi-talk
>> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 6:08 PM
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>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Recognizing your suitcase when ttraveling?
>>
>> Hello Michigan Federationists:
>>
>>     What tricks do you use to be able to find your suitcase on the 
>> conveyor
>> belt after a flight? As I think about my trip to Washington Seminar, I
>> wanted to know if anyone had tricks for this. So far, I have just put a
>> Braille tag in the top of the suitcase. I think it disconcerts some
>> travelers when I am hanging over the belt, touching each case in 
>> order to
>> find mine. How do others find their cases?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Terri Wilcox
>>
>> Sent from my Windows computer
>>
>>
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