Made any travel mistakes lately?

[SomeRando]

I had the absolutely mortifying experience of taking the wrong suitcase when I came back from Japan on Sunday night.

The suitcase was exactly the same and I gave a cursory look at the tag but evidently didn't actually read it. I was already on the train when my phone rang and someone from ANA told me they thought I had the wrong bag. After putting my combo into the lock and seeing it didn't open my heart immediately sank.

Luckily I was only two stops away so I jumped off the train and went back to the airport to meet the airline staff. Just as I got back they rang again to ask for the combo for my suitcase as Customs had seen something on the scanner and wanted to open my bag. In the end it was nothing, which I knew it should be, but I was starting to panic lol.

Shortly after one of the airline staff came out with my suitcase and I apologised profusely and asked that she pass on my complete embarrassment. Her only repsones was, "I think it's best if you don;t meet them." From that I could assume that the other person was completely apoplectic with rage and I am honestly in complete agreement. I wasted probably an hour of their time and caused a lot of stress.

I have well and truly learned my lesson that I should properly check my bag tags though.

 

[DejaBrew]

From that I could assume that the other person was completely apoplectic with rage and I am honestly in complete agreement. I wasted probably an hour of their time and caused a lot of stress.

I can definitely sympathise with your situation, but at the same time had to chuckle over your story given your username clearly checks out -: “What the?!?! @SomeRando has just taken off with my bag!!”

 

[ellen10]

I flew in to a domestic airport the other day. I was collecting both my bag and husbands.
Got mine and then saw husbands on the other side of the conveyor belt.
A lady plucked it off the belt and headed out the door, I had to run after her as she was headed out the door.
She looked at me strangely when I said I think you have my bag, didn’t believe me at first , so I asked her to check to bag tag.
Shrugged her shoulders and didn’t really apologise.

 

[andye]

Letting my VA status drop and not going HLO. Standing in the standard bag drop queue now for my sins

 

[Dmac59]

I flew in to a domestic airport the other day. I was collecting both my bag and husbands.
Got mine and then saw husbands on the other side of the conveyor belt.
A lady plucked it off the belt and headed out the door, I had to run after her as she was headed out the door.
She looked at me strangely when I said I think you have my bag, didn’t believe me at first , so I asked her to check to bag tag.
Shrugged her shoulders and didn’t really apologise.

Did you notice whether she returned to the carousel to retrieve her bag, or did she just continue on her way?

 

[ellen10]

Did you notice whether she returned to the carousel to retrieve her bag, or did she just continue on her way?

Yes she returned to the carousel. I assumed to get her bag.
I grabbed my bag and headed for the door. So I didn’t see what she did next. I just assumed she made a mistake.

 

[Happy Dude]

Forgot to take a photo of full fuel gauge on rental car return to Budget/Avis Toulouse. Now fighting a €160 ($275) frais de carburant charge. Let me say Budget and Avis in France are awful to deal with and my last hope is trying to reverse the AMEX charge.

Do you have a receipt or card transaction record from the petrol station maybe?

 

[jonboixxx]

Do you have a receipt or card transaction record from the petrol station maybe?

I used 28 degrees card. Online, there is no detail on the charge visible and 28 degrees said I have to wait until the statement issues to be able to see the details of location, euro amount etc.

 

[jase05]

Stupid me did my Indonesian eVOA, tourist tax, customs declaration, health pass plus my Indian visa but forgot to do my Malaysian electronic arrival card
No matter, the line up for the shuttle bus took around 15 minutes so able to do whilst airing in line