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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #20 on: July 22, 2015, 10:05:27 PM »
You can hold it a bit up so that it doesn't go over weight...
And hope that no staff catch you...
It's a 2-3 min process, holding the scale up for such a long time without anyone noticing is no small feat ;)

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #21 on: July 22, 2015, 10:11:09 PM »
And hope that no staff catch you...
It's a 2-3 min process, holding the scale up for such a long time without anyone noticing is no small feat ;)
or you can put your foot on the scale...
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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #22 on: July 22, 2015, 10:12:36 PM »
or you can put your foot on the scale...
And...add weight?

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #23 on: July 22, 2015, 11:07:59 PM »
And...add weight?
Nah, you put the suitcase wheel on your shoe, to share the weight.
I managed to do it once at the counter. But not more then once..

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #24 on: July 22, 2015, 11:28:29 PM »
Or just weigh it and then add stuff :)

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #25 on: July 23, 2015, 08:38:42 AM »
Or weigh the lightest one every time

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #26 on: July 23, 2015, 09:30:46 AM »
Just did it with AA in LGA, you tag the bag and then bring it over to a scale with someone there, they weigh it and then take the bag away just like a normal check in, no room for shtick there.

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #27 on: July 23, 2015, 09:56:32 AM »
Just did it with AA in LGA, you tag the bag and then bring it over to a scale with someone there, they weigh it and then take the bag away just like a normal check in, no room for shtick there.
So what does self tagging accomplish? What does it save - 5 seconds?

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #28 on: July 23, 2015, 10:32:04 AM »
So what does self tagging accomplish? What does it save - 5 seconds?
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The tag won't print till you put your suitcase on the scale in front of you.
That would mean anything above 50 lbs would be charged overweight. Even 51. Terrible idea.

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #29 on: July 23, 2015, 10:46:03 AM »
So what does self tagging accomplish? What does it save - 5 seconds?
The line for regular check in was around a 30 minute wait, the whole process took me 30 seconds

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #30 on: July 23, 2015, 11:00:49 AM »
Or just weigh it and then add stuff :)

Simple and effective

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #31 on: August 25, 2015, 07:39:12 AM »
To those saying that the weight restrictions can be easily bypassed with self-tagging check-in...
A friend of mine just told me that he tried all the shtik to bypass it and was unsuccessful. The conveyor belt kept returning his suitcase, since the entire 1st stretch of conveyor belt weighs the suitcase and if at any point it is overweight it will return the suitcase.
A staff member told him that the machines only allow up to 1kg overweight.
Guess the machine makers/airlines are not that stupid after all :)

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #32 on: August 25, 2015, 12:36:04 PM »
Which airport was this?
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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #33 on: August 25, 2015, 12:41:29 PM »
To those saying that the weight restrictions can be easily bypassed with self-tagging check-in...
A friend of mine just told me that he tried all the shtik to bypass it and was unsuccessful. The conveyor belt kept returning his suitcase, since the entire 1st stretch of conveyor belt weighs the suitcase and if at any point it is overweight it will return the suitcase.
A staff member told him that the machines only allow up to 1kg overweight.
Guess the machine makers/airlines are not that stupid after all :)
Can business customers with higher allowance use it?
Either way I personally used it and was overweight

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #34 on: August 25, 2015, 04:16:46 PM »

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #35 on: August 25, 2015, 04:18:59 PM »
Either way I personally used it and was overweight
Interesting. By how much?

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #36 on: August 25, 2015, 04:39:07 PM »
   I used it AF term CDG 2 months ago , and was more than 2 lbs overweight on both pieces. NP
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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #37 on: August 25, 2015, 04:41:27 PM »
Interesting. By how much?
Don't remember, was a couple years back.not by much but def a couple pounds

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Re: Media Request: Self Tagging Baggage
« Reply #38 on: August 25, 2015, 05:09:46 PM »
IIRC UA ORD I was able to place my foot under while the agent was helping me. It actually went pretty fast.
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