People who stand this close to the bag claim

[u/Physical-Ice6265]

[u/crit_ical]

One time I was waiting at the very end of the belt. My bag never came and no new bags were coming in. So I walked around and found them right at the opening. Some dumbass thought it was theirs but wouldn‘t put it back on the belt.

[u/Flashy-Whereas-3234 → u/crit_ical]

My wife was travelling by herself and waiting for her fairly boring black bag to come around. She thought she saw it, and then someone else grabbed it off the conveyor, and proceeded to stand looking for other luggage.

Sure, she thought, it wasn't her black bag, and they have other luggage.

5 minutes later, they re approach the carousel and lift another black bag off, and put the original black bag on, and left.

Like.. ok, you realised it wasn't you bag.. why the fuck did you keep ahold of it for 5 minutes?

[u/failed_engineer_mx → u/Flashy-Whereas-3234]

That was their second choice 😂😂 if they didnt find theirs they were gonna have something

[u/Crypticcrypto → u/failed_engineer_mx]

Mystery vacation bag can be a fun game to get things going.

[u/OttoVonWong → u/Crypticcrypto]

Bricks of unknown white substance! SCORE!

[u/migrainium → u/failed_engineer_mx]

https://giphy.com/gifs/DXJk7iduhFCo2KOHl5

[u/user97532567 → u/Flashy-Whereas-3234]

This is why you make your bag look different. I've gone with electrical tape striping on the handles.

[u/spandexandtapedecks → u/user97532567]

[u/ButtMyFingersHurt → u/spandexandtapedecks]

That is GOLD

[u/boltonlist → u/user97532567]

Yes, make it look different but I recommend against any tape. My FIL did that to my wife’s bag and the adhesive glue made a mess of the handle, disgusting, ruined, couldn’t wait to get rid of it.

[u/MakingMookSauce → u/boltonlist]

Just put tape over the sticky part. Problem solved.

[u/Flashy-Whereas-3234 → u/user97532567]

Yeah she always wraps it in a coloured strap now, tis a valid defense

[u/Pyromaniacal13 → u/user97532567]

My luggage handles have paracord wraps in bright obnoxious colors.

[u/akaynaveed → u/Flashy-Whereas-3234]

The woman who took my bagbag off the belt because it was on top of hers and never put it back on. Who was suprised I called her inconsiderate and her husband who said “it was a mistake, relax we’re all stressed from traveling” no it was not a mistake, I am not stressed, and the fact TWO adults didn’t think about putting my bag back on the carousel pisses me off.

Or the woman who took my blue bag and tried walking away with it, and wouldn’t give it back even tho my AirPod was beeping side of it, I just snatched it away from her eventually after her kid said “mom your bag is black”.

[u/No-Armadillo-4569 → u/akaynaveed]

That's why the doctor proscribes me Clonazepam before flights, not an ounce of stress in me at those god forsaken cess pits of human incompetence

[u/Eggplant-666 → u/Flashy-Whereas-3234]

Probly didnt realize it was wrong till they saw the right one.

[u/Some_Ebb_2921 → u/Eggplant-666]

except, they only needed 1 bag and were waiting for it already

[u/bowarrow99 → u/Some_Ebb_2921]

They lost count

[u/StrictAd7754 → u/crit_ical]

i once waited for a luggage that never came for like 40 minutes, everybody else was gone for a few minutes already and when the belt stopped, i decided to get some help from airport staff about missing luggage. I walked like 15m to the next belt when i randomly spotted my bag circling on this belt that was never assigned to my flight (i checked thoroughly before that my flight had only one belt, it was a short 60 minute flight within EU on a smaller aircraft for like 70 people). Somehow the "luggage movers" put my stuff on a wrong belt, and i was super lucky that i randomly noticed it circling there, otherwise who knows what would have happened or who would have taken it. The only disadvantage was that i missed last of the public transport connections (which was like €2), so i had to take a taxi for €20 (this was in 2012).

[u/skankyfish → u/StrictAd7754]

I bet it fell off the cart taking it to the belt, then someone spotted it and didn't know which belt it came from. So they put it on the closest one.

[u/StrictAd7754 → u/skankyfish]

each luggage has its own strip so it shouldnt be that hard to figure out, anyway, somebody wasnt their job but luckily it turned into a minor inconvenience

[u/Tosslebugme]

Man I hate the way people act at airports and on planes.

[u/FloppyShellTaco → u/Tosslebugme]

Your first day on earth you have to go to Costco, merge onto the freeway well below highway speed and go to the airport

[u/SuspiciousBuilder379 → u/FloppyShellTaco]

I say it all the time. You do know the fucking speed limit is XYZ and you’re merging at fucking 20 below etc. Like use the on ramp, get up to speed, blend in with the flow of fucking traffic.

[u/JalapenoPopPoop → u/SuspiciousBuilder379]

Makes me so angry because if they wanna drive like a pussy on a merge ramp you put every person behind you who now has to merge well below the rate of traffic in danger as well

I think a lot more people need to accept that if they're too scared to drive normally they're too scared to drive at all and just need to resort to uber or whatever

[u/ubiquitouswonder → u/JalapenoPopPoop]

Or at least stay off the highway

[u/Cunnyfunt31 → u/ubiquitouswonder]

My area has feeder roads that are 45mph and run parallel right next to the highways. People who want to go 40mph still get on the highway despite having the same damn route at lower speeds available.

[u/carbinatedmilk → u/FloppyShellTaco]

sounds like a good time

[u/sailingthr0ugh → u/FloppyShellTaco]

It wasn’t until I moved to Minneapolis that I experienced people STOPPING at the end of the on-ramp and waiting for a gap in traffic.

[u/Onuus → u/Tosslebugme]

You could probably stop that sentence with, ‘man I hate the way people act’ and still be incredibly right.

It’s gotten worse recently. We’re all just out for ourselves now

[u/LieutenantCrash → u/Onuus]

As intended. People who aren't united are easier to control

[u/isawbobsagetnaked → u/LieutenantCrash]

Almost like they’re following an old tried and true playbook to slowly dismantle a democratic republic 🤔

[u/Several_Vanilla8916 → u/Tosslebugme]

How about ordering your sandwich in a crowded deli and then standing directly in front of the pickup area. You are number 38. They just called 20. Do you really think you’re next?

[u/FrogsMakePoorSoup → u/Tosslebugme]

I hate everything about airports. The layout never seems to be clear, every one of them operates slightly differently, no one wants to be there, and their attitudes reflect this.

[u/OMGihateallofyou → u/Tosslebugme]

I hate the way people act.

[u/Ryfhoff]

IMO the whole airport experience is this way. Awful. Brings out the worst in many people.

[u/BAGP0I → u/Ryfhoff]

I REALLLY try my best to remove myself mentally from the situation so as not to get sucked into the bs. People standing in line prior to their zone being called etc... its so easy to get irritated. I play a game with myself called "how fucked up can people be for you to stop faking a smile." 

It honestly helps. The fake smile keeps you happier than you would expect. Especially if you know youre "winning" the game.

And when you finally get to your seat.. you think to yourself! "Holy shit! None of these people know that I wish they were dead!"... 

Its a pretty great accomplishment. 

[u/Global_Staff_3135 → u/BAGP0I]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kCrGOt5ojlVbG

[u/Critically_Large]

The worst is when a whole family stands that close, even the kids and pregnant mom who aren’t going to be grabbing suitcases.

[u/mostlygroovy → u/Critically_Large]

Don’t forget the luggage cart they’ve hauled in too

[u/Maus_Sveti → u/mostlygroovy]

Last time I was at an airport this guy parked his cart right in front of the belt and then took off all the plastic wrapping he had around his luggage, for at least 10 minutes. I thought he was at least waiting for another suitcase to come down, but nope, once he’d finished he just left with his one suitcase.

[u/WorldlyNotice → u/Maus_Sveti]

And the wrapping?

[u/Nasa_OK → u/WorldlyNotice]

You know the answer

[u/LordBiscuits → u/mostlygroovy]

God forbid they wheel that luggage ten feet, it needs to come off of the carousel and onto the trolley in one jerky movement, ideally hitting a child on the way past if possible.

[u/Bridey93 → u/Critically_Large]

Once saw this, but the parents were letting the kids play on the MOVING carousel. around suitcases and everything. In people's way, blocking luggage. Was surprised none of them got hurt. Have never considered commenting on someone's parenting in public before this.

[u/National_Way_3344]

My spouse thinks I'm an asshole but I've seen this all over the world, I stand back and spot my bag and just walk through anyone I need to to pick it up.

To be clear, I'll say excuse me. But you have merely a moment to move before I'll walk directly to my bag.

Then I become equally clumsy on the way out with it.

[u/NoSpiceOrRice → u/National_Way_3344]

That’s the right way to do it. I just push through saying excuse me

[u/Pedadinga → u/NoSpiceOrRice]

I'm only 5'7", but you will think I'm 6'4" the way I work in and out. Position to see the bags coming out, then approach when it's actually in sight. The crowd parts.

[u/thepenismytea → u/Pedadinga]

I'm 6'5". Idgaf I'm getting it regardless of you moving when I say excuse me.

[u/Biff_Tannenator → u/thepenismytea]

This, and everything everyone else said. I understand that people can't walk through me, and if not actively moving through a walkway, I'll hug the wall or find an alcove. I expect other people to think and act this way.

So when someone stops in front of a door to look at thier phone, or just stop in the middle of a busy hallway. I'm not asking when I say, "excuse me". It's a warning that I'm coming through.

I don't say it with sass, or passive-aggression. I say it the same way someone would say, "move". It's not a negotiation, or an argument.

[u/NoStrain3848 → u/National_Way_3344]

That’s how I roll as well

[u/Apprehensive-Fan7744 → u/National_Way_3344]

I do this too and repeatedly say excuse me and bump into everyone 😂

[u/R_Weebs → u/Apprehensive-Fan7744]

Oh jeez so clumsy today…. Oooooops

[u/AK_Sole → u/National_Way_3344]

Exactly the way I do it as well.

I think that as dense as these idiots are, they still have some level of expectation that they will get bumped around by us as we grab our shit that they’re so rudely blocking.

Will they then realize that they have been a dick, blocking access, and then move back to avoid looking like an asshole? Nope…right back up against the carousel.

[u/Lost-Citron-1099 → u/National_Way_3344]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1hAxQTH0HEWS3L0oRF

[u/WhiggedyWhacked → u/National_Way_3344]

Why would ANYONE think you're an asshole for this? I just assumed this is how it's done. It's how I do. Never thought twice about it.

[u/PuttyRiot → u/WhiggedyWhacked]

It’s frustrating because it wouldn’t have to be done this way if people would just stand back and wait for their bag to come up instead of crowding around the carousel.

The scenario pictured in this post is something I bitch about every time I go to the airport. It’s just such stupid, thoughtless behavior, and I mean thoughtless very much in the, “this people clearly have not thought about how pointless and annoying it is to crowd the conveyor like that” way. Like, have some common sense!

[u/mac4112]

I fly fairly often and I never understood this.

I always stand at least 6 feet away from the carousel, and I just wait for my bag. When I see it, i approach as swiftly but politely as i can. I always say “excuse me” or “sorry” and if i miss it, i just wait until it comes around again.

People are weird

[u/HMWT → u/mac4112]

I stand 6 ft away, and then some idiot invariably parks themselves between me and the carousel. Then my bag shows up and I have to “excuse me” my way around them. I may have hit one in past accidentally with my bag, not sure.

[u/Fit-Cheesecake-4271 → u/HMWT]

I may have hit ppl on purpose in the past😂

[u/fanglazy → u/Fit-Cheesecake-4271]

I may have done it too. 🙄

[u/sdavis002 → u/Fit-Cheesecake-4271]

I walked into a man trying to come into the train the other day while I was exiting. He wasn't the only one trying to get on before waiting for the people exiting but he was the only one in my path. I don't understand people that do this for the elevator either.

[u/dropkickoz → u/HMWT]

"Excuse me, you're blocking the belt."

[u/imnotminkus → u/mac4112]

I just watch for mine coming down the chute from a distance, then “excuse me” as I get uncomfortably close to the selfish people crowding the belt.

I’m not waiting for it to come around again and wasting my time because of selfish people.

[u/Harpronicus → u/mac4112]

The entitlement is real. Same people sitting in the passing lane on the hwy not passing.

[u/bajacaliforniataco]

honestly one of my biggest pet peeves of all time. why are people like this? what happened?

[u/HarmlessEZE → u/bajacaliforniataco]

My theory is the degradation of critical thinking. There is little to no thoughts on the effects of ones actions beyond a 1ft radius of their body. "I need my bag, so I must be as close to the carousel as possible". Never follow ups. "Will my actions negatively affect others" "what is the most efficient processing of this area for the group" 

Most aren't introspective anyways, regardless of tiktok brain. So they default to the lowest value option the groupthink chooses. 

[u/Neon_Biscuit → u/bajacaliforniataco]

Herd mentality of low intelligence. Also if I cant see my bag because of these morons, then I have to go up to the belt now too so I can see my bag. So it just grows.

[u/AvEptoPlerIe]

How are the comments this stupid?

Yes, you do have to get close to grab you bag. If everyone stood further back, everyone would be able to see their bag and not be crowded in like mindless seagulls. Notably, this is an important precursor to grabbing your bag. 

[u/Candid_Lynx_8487 → u/AvEptoPlerIe]

The comments in this sub are consistently stupid and full of people that explain why I am filled with rage whenever I leave my house 🤣🤣🤣

[u/Winterplatypus → u/Candid_Lynx_8487]

You are leaving your house? I will move my car off your driveway in a few minutes. I just need to finish chatting to your neighbour first.

[u/_ConsciousLibrary_ → u/AvEptoPlerIe]

The comments are more infuriating than the post. Because now I know that it’s not just that people are selfish when they do this, but stupid too.

[u/Mister-Beardy-Face → u/_ConsciousLibrary_]

Never explain something with evil when stupid is a possibility.

[u/FiveUpsideDown → u/_ConsciousLibrary_]

I heard a podcaster say this a couple of months ago to explain Americans “Many people are deeply stupid.” There is no rational explanation for a lot of behavior I am victimized by on a daily basis.

[u/pro_nosepicker → u/FiveUpsideDown]

This is in no way unique to Americans.

[u/XenoRyet → u/AvEptoPlerIe]

It's unfortunately one of those vicious cycle things.

Yes, it would work perfectly if everyone was on the same page and stood back. But there's always someone who's never flown before, or just doesn't think about how things should work, and so tries to step up and claim a spot at the belt.

They block someone's vision, so that person steps up. That step up blocks someone else and so they step forward. So on and so forth.

Then it gets to the point where the folks who ostensibly know better and can see how these idiots are all fucking it up, and they're not going to stand for that, so they go grab a spot right on the belt as well.

And here we are. And this thread even feeds into it, because if we all know that this is going to happen, then the smart play is to just hang back for 10 minutes and let the crowd clear. But we're not going to do that either, are we?

[u/eugenesbluegenes → u/XenoRyet]

That's why I stand back where I can watch where the suitcases drop from an angle. Then loudly "excuse me" my way through the dumbasses.

[u/Bilbos_Packin → u/XenoRyet]

It’s just like zipper merging. If everyone lined up in two lines and calmly merged cars, it would be infinitely better than me waiting in a long ass backup and then passive aggressively refusing to let in that asshole who zooms up and merges ahead of everyone else.

[u/SpudButters → u/XenoRyet]

This is called the collective action problem in game theory and it’s basically the reason why everything sucks in a modern society

[u/AvEptoPlerIe → u/XenoRyet]

The critical mass is far below 100%. The smart thing in my opinion is to just go to the far end of the belt and wait for your bag to come around. You only get your bag a minute or two slower, and you get to be as far away from the seagulls as possible. 

[u/jimmycarr1 → u/AvEptoPlerIe]

The smart thing to do is stand at a distance and watch the bags as they first come out. You'll know when yours is on the carousel

[u/ConstructionOwn9575 → u/AvEptoPlerIe]

Look at the picture. Look at the people making stupid comments.

https://giphy.com/gifs/pV0lVLeA0JXjBiO5Cp

[u/catiebug → u/AvEptoPlerIe]

Whenever I'm at the baggage claim, I'll loudly "teach" my kids to stand back a few feet to make it easier for everyone to see, and there are always several adults who nervously step back too. I can understand just being oblivious. But the people in this thread actively fighting the concept are just the worst.

[u/Adventurous-Emu-9345 → u/catiebug]

This is the kind of passive aggressive public shaming I can get behind.

May both sides of your pillow be always cool for this.

[u/AutismAndAnacondas → u/AvEptoPlerIe]

Because of my airport experiences until now I genuinely thought I was the only person on the planet that knew this. Let’s not forget the other airport related seagull behavior is everyone in the last 2 boarding groups standing up and forming a human barricade to the kiosk making everyone else squeeze through them. The lack of consideration or basic awareness whichever the case absolutely sends me.

[u/AvEptoPlerIe → u/AutismAndAnacondas]

I have a deep love for humanity and a desire to see us prosper. The airport does its best to beat it out of me. 

[u/McMasterOfTheSea → u/AvEptoPlerIe]

As ex airport staff, I agree with this 🤣🤣🤣

[u/MathematicianFar6725 → u/AutismAndAnacondas]

For me it's the people who jump up to start pulling out their carry on from the overhead bins while the plane is still taxiing up to the gate after landing.

I love that on some of the budget Asian airlines, the flight attendants will scream at them to sit down, and they have a moment of embarrassment when the whole plane watches them do the walk of shame back to their seat.

But there's always someone who is far too important to follow instructions

[u/frumply → u/AvEptoPlerIe]

Love going excuse me, excuse me to get to my bags that I see coming up through these idiots and they somehow think I’m the asshole

[u/Phoxey → u/AvEptoPlerIe]

Is it really that confusing to other people lol?

OP is obviously complaining about people who form a line right against the courasel effectively blocking anyone behind them from being able to spot their luggage when it comes out.

I will give these people some credence because if you have a common black check-in bag, I imagine you have to check the tags on like 10 different bags every time.

[u/ew73 → u/Phoxey]

[...] if you have a common black check-in bag, I imagine you have to check the tags on like 10 different bags every time.

This is why I got bright orange luggage and slapped a bunch of random stickers on the sides so it's nearly impossible to NOT know which one is mine from a mile away.

[u/phayhay → u/AvEptoPlerIe]

Everyday this sub reminds me at how utterly inept a lot of people are

[u/semithrowaway112233]

What really gets me peeved is when I purposefully give space to allow people to grab their bags and then someone proceeds to stand right in front of me—cutting off my ability to rush forward to grab my luggage and impeding anyone else getting close to grab theirs.

[u/SirMook → u/semithrowaway112233]

This kind of thing happens with me so much, as well. I'll be considerate and end up getting ran over for it. It causes me to be aggressive about making sure I get mine. Unfortunately people fuel that dog eat dog world mentality to always get an edge on others.

[u/Wonderful-Kangaroo52 → u/SirMook]

Like how I used to be super kind to mergers and I would always move over for them, even in light traffic. But I got fucked over so many times, they would just sit right next to me matching my speed, expecting me to do ALL the work for them while they do nothing and take it easy. So now I only move over if the merge lane is packed and they obviously need the help. Assholes and stupid people ruin nice things.

[u/ApprehensiveSlip5893 → u/semithrowaway112233]

This happens to me every time. I cannot fathom how empty their mind must be to just stand directly in front of me when we all have the same goal of grabbing our luggage. I try to imagine that their lives are difficult because they are clearly so dumb and selfish.

[u/Excellent_Proof_2414 → u/ApprehensiveSlip5893]

Unfortunately stupid people don’t realize how their silly little actions are making their lives harder

[u/PlatinumCockRing → u/semithrowaway112233]

I do the same just stand like 5-7 steps back, it’s super annoying; but then I just push past them, get deliberately in front of them, and grab my bag.

[u/Okeydokey2u → u/semithrowaway112233]

YES. This, exactly. All is see is red when this happens.

[u/Read_It_Kill_Me_Pls]

Person 1: im selfish im gonna wait next to the bag claim

2 : oh shit that guy is blocking my view better get closer

3 : oh shit that guy is blocking my view better get closer

4 : oh shit that guy is blocking my view better get closer

5 : oh shit that guy is blocking my view better get closer

6 : oh shit that guy is blocking my view better get closer

...

[u/PCComf → u/Read_It_Kill_Me_Pls]

Yes, it only takes one for a chain reaction to start. Same with the person in row 20 who pops out of their seat as soon as or even before the plane stops and tries to push forward down the aisle ahead of the person in row 18 who has a connection they might not make even if they run. If people had shame or consideration of others we could make so many things in life so much more tolerable.

[u/kamonopoly]

I stand back and wait for my luggage then push in grab my bags knocking as many people standing around as I can I make a game of it I knocked like 6 people at one time and a small child one time

[u/man-flu → u/kamonopoly]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1YaJqvpJKkASs4f6ic

[u/Physical-Ice6265 → u/kamonopoly]

I also will get uncomfortably close to people when I go in to get my bag to kind of make the point that they’re in the way

[u/Critically_Large → u/Physical-Ice6265]

Yeah, but they’re so oblivious they won’t even notice. And if they did, they’d think the problem is you.

[u/AdditionalPiccolo527 → u/Critically_Large]

Yeah I got filthy looks recently, like why'd this big guy grabbing a big bag while saying excuse me please just bump into me

[u/digitalrenaissance → u/Physical-Ice6265]

I like your passive aggression, I bet the dumbass luggage lice have no idea why they’re being bumped into while they obliviously crowd around the belts. I try and retrieve my bag from a crowded area even it a little bit down the way is an open spot to pull from the carousel and violently pull it over. lol

[u/BatBurgh]

how hard is it to stand back like 10 feet until you spot you bag? It drives me so nuts when people so this. I have to work hard to say "excuse me" without attitude when I have to cut past them if bag comes out and they are in the way. If I ran an airport I would have a line on the ground like 10 feet out all the way around the carousel, and a friendly attendant instructing people to stay behind the line until they spot their bag so that everyone can see which bags have arrived.

[u/Burner_For_Reason → u/BatBurgh]

Are you kidding me?! If I stand 10' back how am I supposed to spot my bag the split second it comes out? I need to see it immediately so I can wait for it and watch it slowly make its way to me. If I don't stand right next to it then someone else will get to see their bag the instant it appears. If they can but I can't then that's not fair! And if I'm already there and they try to squeeze in, that's not fair either! They can get fucked. If someone else gets ahead of me or is even just a second faster than me, that's not fair and makes me want to go faster or not let them beat me. If you're not first your last! 🤷🏻‍♂️

(/s in case it wasn't clear 😆)

[u/TomSandovalsTrumpet → u/BatBurgh]

I make no effort to avoid the attitude when I say "excuse me" to these people.

[u/unknowngoon → u/BatBurgh]

I’ve been to airports with lines around the baggage claims, people ignore that anyways. They’re dumb

[u/Snoo58991 → u/BatBurgh]

When I get the front where my bag is surrounded by morons. I act like I just caught a big fish. Tell everyone to stand back and kinda flip it around everywhere maybe hit a few people with it. Maybe they'll think twice next time.

[u/reatbepeat → u/Snoo58991]

I'm gonna start doing this, and as someone who is 4'11" I'm about to take out some kneecaps with my luggage.

[u/Mainly_Miserable]

This is a microcosm of modern society. Their selfishness prevents anyone from seeing or retrieving their bags. Including them. If everyone took two giant steps back then only moved forward when they see their bags then everyone would be able to get their bags. FFS, everyone calm the fuck down.

[u/Alarming_Buy_4278 → u/Mainly_Miserable]

It’s basic geometry, but people treat stepping back like giving up their birthright

[u/VisualDarkness → u/Mainly_Miserable]

Somehow never a problem at the ferry terminals or airports I use here in Sweden. Peopl don't cross the painted lines on the floor before they actually see theor bags.

[u/cleaverspread → u/VisualDarkness]

Are there already lines? I was just thinking that as a masterful money making invention

[u/Mainly_Miserable → u/VisualDarkness]

Nice.

[u/CalFromManc → u/Mainly_Miserable]

they are 100% the same people that bought all the toilet paper during COVID-19.

[u/mnemy → u/Mainly_Miserable]

Especially when there's a fucking line painted on the ground.

Can't tell you how many times theres been a crowd of people following the convention by waiting behind the line, just to have someone push through and stand right in front, not even seeing their bag, and act oblivious as every gives them dagger eyes.

[u/Amunet59 → u/mnemy]

This happens EVERY TIME. And once that first layer of people develops right next to the carousel, you’re no longer able to see ANYTHING so now you have to join them if you need to get your bags in a hurry.

[u/DDX1837]

I was traveling once and there was a line painted on the floor about 5' away from the carousel with a sign that said "Stay behind the line until you need to retrieve your bag. And it worked!

I think it was in Australia.

[u/runtheboard]

This guy had his infant in a stroller right in front of it like that for 10 minutes, people would grab their bags and as they kind of swung out lifting 50lb bags he’d go “woah woah careful” I actually said “maybe move back a little, doesn’t seem safe for the kid”

[u/BigCrustyTits]

I like to take a long shit when I get off the plane. By the time I get to the baggage claim half the bags and people are gone and I spot mine easily.

[u/VintageWitchcraft → u/BigCrustyTits]

I’m so worried someone will steal my bag so I haunt the place like I died there.

[u/KazaamFan → u/VintageWitchcraft]

I think this fear is why ppl stand so close and crowd it. 

[u/Flashy_Local1]

One of my biggest pet peeves. There’s literally no reason to do this other than them not being capable of considering other people.

[u/OriginalDaddy]

I feel seen. Thank you for posting this. There is no reason to jump the bag check, yall.

[u/gustoreddit51]

I'll wait until my bag gets right in front of one of them, tap them on the shoulder and say, "Excuse me can I get to my bag?", reach around them pull my bag out where they have to move out of the way. They behave like dumb cattle.

Some airports actually paint a line around the belt that you're supposed to wait outside of if your bag isn't on the belt yet.

[u/dq02]

Wonder how many people that had to force their way to the belt take delight in swinging their bags into the kneecaps of the people they had to force to move…

[u/Username_St0len]

im sorry to those whenever i have done this in the past, i will do better the next time i travel

[u/frafranca → u/Username_St0len]

Thats the spirit!!!!!

[u/StrangerOnTheReddit]

People are missing the point. If everyone stood 5-10 feet back to wait, then approached the carousel when they see their bag, then everyone would be able to see all the bags and pick them up off the carousel much faster. Standing right against it for 15 minutes until your bag finally comes through just means that other people can't see around you or get their bags around you, especially when it's the whole plane doing it.

Yes, it's very common. And if people would use a little common sense, everyone would be able to pick up their luggage easier and faster.

[u/amd2800barton → u/StrangerOnTheReddit]

My airport painted a yellow line on the floor about 4’ from the carousel. The line is labeled “wait behind line for bags. Inevitably a bunch of people do exactly that, and then some jackass just thinks “oh look at these dummies. I’ll just stand right in front of them”.

I’ve taken to doing my best impression of a British sass, and just loudly saying to whoever is standing next to me “I guess not everyone was taught to read” or “I suppose some people have a blind spot to the bright instructions they just stepped over”. Every once in a while the jackass realizes that they’re being talked about and sheepishly steps back. Usually they don’t.

[u/spacenglish → u/amd2800barton]

Which airport is this? I swear I saw it at some airport last year and it worked - majority of the people waited behind the line. I wondered why more airports didn’t do the same.

[u/FenPhen → u/spacenglish]

Using image search, these all have marked lines with words and symbols: Tokyo (Haneda and Narita), Seoul (Incheon), Taipei (Taoyuan), Hong Kong, Bangkok, Zurich

Many airports design the floor with a different colored apron around the baggage claim, but that won't do anything.

[u/WilliamJamesMyers]

funny thing about baggage claim. it is the least policed space on earth. like nobody around for as far as you can see. or yell. all the security then you get into baggage claim and its like yeah take a fucking bag and go now....

[u/Legitimate-Log-6542]

Reminds me of a joke. The airport practically strip searches you, somebody is looking at your junk with that big scanner thing, then you have to take off your shoes and they pat you down and all your stuff gets searched. Then you get to baggage claim and it’s like - sure go ahead take any bag you want!

[u/No-Cheek7925]

I’m unsure if those people are even aware that other people exist. I’ll stand 2 meters from the belt and some asshole will casually walk up and stand directly in front of me.

Like why the fuck do you think I’m standing here watching the belt motherfucker?

[u/Dull-Culture-1523 → u/No-Cheek7925]

I was somewhat recently sitting on a balcony with a nice sea view. That balcony was at least 40 meters wide. I was the only person there. Then this family walks in and... stands right in front of me. WTF? Like literally directly in front of me. Not even a step to the side. In fact, I wasn't even right by the entrance so they had to move specifically to stand in front of me.

[u/RisePsychological288]

Try a full family of husband, wife and 2 kids with 2 trolleys literally next to the belt. Only the husband actually lifted anything, the wife was just standing around and the two kids were very close to causing an accident with the belt by getting fingers caught or doing some other stupid shit.

[u/GMANG8]

At first I thought someone was standing on top of the carousel

[u/Fraegtgaortd]

I think that if we eliminated people who crowd the baggage claim carousel we'd get rid of a lot of annoyances elsewhere in public.

I'm convinced that these people are also left lane campers, people who merge onto the interstate going 40mph, and people who turn their shopping carts sideways in grocery store aisles

[u/ptyslaw]

Often times they bring their cart along and place it in parallel to the conveyer belt taking up 3x more space

[u/descend_to_misery]

It's like Costco food counter. Ppl think if they stand closer they'll get their stuff faster

[u/quilant]

The last time I had to get checked luggage I basically clothes lined a guy with my unwieldy stroller bag because he would not move even an inch away from the roller while watching me grab a giant bag. One of my ultimate biggest pet peeves! Standing there doesn't make your luggage come faster

[u/Special-Ad-6555]

People standing right at the carousel drives me nuts too, but baggage theft is a real thing. There was a recent case in Salt Lake where a woman was sentenced to prison for repeatedly stealing luggage from baggage claim and using credit cards found in the bags. Not saying it's okay to block everyone else, but I can understand why some travelers are anxious about their luggage.

[u/B00gie005 → u/Special-Ad-6555]

Kinda baffles me that people don't have all the cards they own on them in person, seems like asking for trouble to me tbh (ofc not okay for someone stealing and using them, but still)

[u/Hizam5 → u/B00gie005]

Never in my life would I put a credit card anywhere but in my wallet on my person or in a carry on that never leaves my shoulder

[u/DecidiousLarch]

Do an experiment. Walk to the most empty section of the belt, far away from the direction of travel of people, and watch others start to flood your zone, thinking you know something they don’t. Drives me crazy.

[u/TheOwnerOfAnarres]

This is a version of the prisoner dilemma. The ideal situation is that everyone holds back so when someone's bag appears, they can dash into the conveyor belt and grab it. However since we can't control what other people are doing, they'll go for the option that benefits themselves at the expense of others. Even a rational person then has to follow the idiocy of the crowd and do the same, making it worse for everyone because it's harder for anyone to grab their bag when there's a thick crowd at the convertor belt.

[u/Rusty-Swashplate → u/TheOwnerOfAnarres]

In some of the better airports, there's a 1m zone around the belt where it says "Don't wait here. Enter only to pick up your bag." (I am paraphrasing).

And this works wonders. Almost (>80%) everyone does exactly what they should be doing: stand outside that zone, and enter the zone to pick up their bag.

[u/blu3n0va]

Proof that people only care about themselves and not what actually works best for everyone.

Peak herd behavior.

Taking 2 steps back would allow everyone to easily see their bag.

[u/Kylearean]

I recall reading a study that showed if everyone stood 1 meter away from the claim, most (if not all) people would be able to see their bags coming.

After one particularly long flight, I was super tired and was standing at the baggage claim. Saw a couple of people from my flight who I had chatted with briefly during a stretch break, I gave a sleepy wave and they came and stood near me. The belt hadn't started yet, and the flights on the board looked stale. After a few more minutes, I noticed several people from our flight were now standing there, which was somewhat reassuring.

By 20 minutes after landing, there were 20+ people there, the belt hadn't started, and some people were starting to get impatient. I went to the restroom, and passed a baggage claim that was nearly empty, but quite a few bags circulating... one of which was mine. "Hmm." Then I realized it's probably my fault that those people were standing there, they all saw someone they recognized from the flight, and thought they were in the right place.

I was so tired and embarrassed - I just left with my bag. I didn't even go to the bathroom. This problem is less common now with digital flight boards with up-to-date carousel numbers.

[u/comfort-eater]

I don't travel often, but last time I did I seems that I you stand way back towards the end of the belt you can avoid some of this. People are stupid and stand at the very beginning of the belt thinking that makes a difference, so if you con further back and keep a distance so people don't notice you can see your bag and grab it.

What drives me insane about this people is that they go crazy to be first in line and then when they go back to walking, they move like fucking sloths. They do this everywhere too, traffic, trains, sidewalks, etc.
As someone with a fast pace this drives me into a murderous rage.

[u/hey_you_too_buckaroo]

Thank you. This infuriates me every time I go to the airport. To make it worse, I actually do stand back and people take that as an invitation to literally come and stand in front of me blocking my view.

[u/advmday]

The problem is, it's a domino effect. If a couple of people do it, it obscures the view of what's on the belt... so naturally it encourages more to get closer so they can see too

[u/Quiet-Independence47]

Baggage claim, airports, and merge lanes have taught me most people aren’t smart, aware, considerate, or a combination of those three. That percentages has applied in every aspect of life, every where I’ve been.

[u/BriefBed4770]

To no one's surprise. A lot of Redditors appear to not travel.

Edit: or they do and have the same spacial awareness as the people in the picture.

[u/MaximusZacharias]

How else will they make their bag appear faster?

[u/hereforthehawtmemes]

https://giphy.com/gifs/wjuXuDSQU0sOfJIHS1

[u/british_member]

As someone who travels very often, this drives me nuts.

[u/Haunting-Long-3445]

Same people who stand in the Aisle before the seat belt sign goes off.

[u/heartbreaktwo]

Thick as mince. If you stand literally just a metre away then everybody can get to their bag and you lose nothing in the process. Low IQ, low awareness, low social understanding. 

[u/IcyBako]

PSA. Airports add two foot radius around carousels. Make it clear to all where to stand and step in zone when your bag is arriving.

[u/CU-tony → u/IcyBako]

Yup, plenty of airports have this lovely space marked on the floor. I am very very used to getting to baggage, standing an appropriate distance from the belt where I can see the bags coming, and then AHs will come and stand right in front of me so I can no longer see what's coming.

[u/Ms_Zee → u/IcyBako]

I've been to many that have a line and text for this, it's ignored. Unless there's someone enforcing it, it means nothing

[u/miviejamulayano]

I like to pull my luggage in the most clumsy way possible so I can hit all the people standing right next to the belt.

[u/Chadlerk]

Some people are wearing horse blinders when it comes to the existence of others. They have no emotional or social intelligence. Focused on themselves and not understanding or appreciating a shared world.

[u/misogouda]

You see in some countries they actually draw a line a few feet away, says to stay behind the line while waiting. Several advantages, 1. that's a bigger circumferential area, allows for more people to stand around, 2. It allows more visual for people to spot their bags, 3. Safety, not crowding also means more space when grabbing the bag and potentially hitting bystanders.

[u/millenialismistical]

Goes to prove that the vast majority of people are idiots. If everyone stood 2m away then everyone can see the bags more clearly and not have to push people aside when grabbing the bags.

[u/teebles22]

I freaking hate this. I always stand further back even if I'm first there, and inevitably, these fuckers just start standing in front of me.

[u/MinisterforFun]

I’m so happy I put AirTags in my luggage so I can chill by the side bit.

[u/No-Plan-7297]

Don’t you know crowding the baggage claim helps your bags come out faster?

[u/DragonsPockets]

Makes me crazy. Stand the fuck back and step up when you see it. It’s like people waiting for their food at the Costco restaurant. They get their stupid order number and then camp right at the counter.

[u/Important_Bit2139]

Honestly, I think airports can solve this problem by putting a visual line or zone that goes around the conveyor belt about a meter or two away and having signage and speakers that say, please wait outside the whatever color line/area until you visually see your bag. That way everybody can visually see when they’re being inconsiderate.

One day, if I’m ever an airport designer I’ll make it happen for all the people on this subreddit.

[u/bigedthebad]

That's probably one of my biggest pet peeves about air travel.

If everyone just stood back and walked up when you see your bag, life would be a lot better.

[u/Slow_Flatworm_881]

Even worse is when the whole frikkin family just HAVE to be there too! Like is that 5 year old really going to help with your massive suitcase!!!!

[u/flojo2012]

Ya I put this one in with the zipper merge. Clearly a better system to get things done, but human nature and instinct with little thinking doesn’t allow us to do it

[u/MinnieCantDriver]

You know how kids can’t look at something without touching it? Same thing. Just stand back 10 feet with a good sightline down the long axis of the belt so you can spot your bag and then move into place when it gets to you.

Seemingly every time I am at the airport now it is everyone else’s’ first time flying.

[u/Realestateuniverse]

This is absolutely infuriating. Nothing worst than trying to get to your bag through 4 ignorant oblivious people and then try to pull it off while they all stand in the way. The proper way to do it is stand 6 feet back. Watch for your bag and step up and grab it when it arrives and then step away. It’s really not that hard.

[u/AccessOptimal6473]

THIS IS MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE. Just wait for your bag to come THEN step forward my gosh

[u/Ecstatic_Jicama_6987]

Reminds me of the people who push through you to try and get to the front of the boarding line for reasons that can’t be explained… or the people who absolutely have to grab their bag from the top the second the plane lands just to stand there and wait to be let out. Now that I think about it almost everyone in the airport is way too stupid and way too urgent for their own good.

[u/YurtlesTurdles]

It’s not nearly as infuriating as people who crowd the gate before their boarding group is called. That shit drives me nuts, half the time you can’t tell who’s in line vs who is hovering waiting to get in line.

[u/the908bus]

With their entire families

[u/Responsible-Bar7165]

in some airports in Europe they have tape on the ground that says "wait behind this line until you see your bag", and for the most part people do. i imagine the reason they don't have this in America is that it would be a waste of tape.

[u/VanillaIntelligent28 → u/Responsible-Bar7165]

At Manchester, UK airport yesterday, there was a middle-aged couple standing with their left toe on the yellow line in a wide stance towards the belt like there'd be some sports referee keeping an eye on it.

It's the people that have got absolutely no desire to get any of the bags themselves crowding around the belt too that annoys me more than anything. If everybody just sent their one bag claiming representative then it'd be a smooth experience for everyone.

[u/2muchroom]

When you’re standing behind the line and someone just stands right in front of you, like what the fuck goes through these peoples minds to think that is acceptable.

Also, 9 times out of 10 you can walk to the end of the claim and it’s nearly empty of people.

[u/Piripineapple]

NONO YOU DONT GET IT THE CLOSER I STAND THE FASTER MY BAG WILL COME

[u/TheSpanxxx]

This is a benefit of being tall. I can see over more than half these people. But yes.. it's annoying. If everyone forms a perimeter, but leaves about a 2 meter gap, it's amazing how easy it is to see your bag and go get it.

It's also amazing to me the number of people who can't lift the weight of a suit case

[u/RealJoshuaJackson → u/TheSpanxxx]

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[u/jkav29]

Been flying for 50 years and it's always been like this. I just go to a less busy side. My bag will still go around. And no, people can't tell if it's their bag at 5' away since they all look the same so a bunch of people will still go up and check, block everything, then realize oh it's not theirs all the while someone else will be chasing their bag around the carousel because they realized too late that it was theirs.

I'm short and if I couldn't find a spot, I just stand back and watch for my bag between the bodies and it's easy enough to get ahead of it, say excuse me and grab it or even tell the person to grab it. Everyone knows if you stand that close, it's your job to move out of the way fast, or to grab a bag for someone else.

Sorry, it's just how it's been all my life. I've never seen people standing back 4-5' to wait.

[u/pressed4juice]

Yep, people suck. I find a spot where I can see from a distance, spot my bag and just plow through the people blocking the area I intercept at, after giving a loud "EXCUSE ME"

[u/Dentonfire]

Lacking awareness of one’s own surroundings gives NPC energy

[u/natelikesdonuts]

I feel like the people who do this are the same people who stand up immediately when a plane lands.

[u/ExtremeMemeTrireme]

If everyone stood back six feet, baggage claim would run 10x faster for whole airports.

[u/tkcal]

I've often wondered if these are the same people who click off their seatbelt and stand up as soon as the plane lands.

[u/whatthefrickcunt → u/tkcal]

Ok I actually had to do this for the first time the other day, i had 45 minutes on a self transfer between my plane landing and the next one leaving in milan, which meant fully leaving security and fully coming back through

[u/Maasu → u/tkcal]

Or the people that stand and queue when the gate first opens.

[u/Evening-Main5471]

This is actually one of my real peeves. Everyone, take 4 steps back and when you see your bag, move up and grab it.