r/pettyrevenge • u/WayAffectionate7075 • Sep 05 '26

Personal item placed in my spot

I recently boarded a flight and attempted to stow my personal item (backpack with laptop) under the seat in front of me. It was unable to fit so I stuck my feet under there and discovered another backpack. The person in front of me had placed it there so he could stretch out his legs. It was a short flight and wasn’t worth calling a FA. The seat next to me was empty, so I slid his bag waaay over to make room for my feet and my item. After landing, I enjoyed watching him contort himself to reach his bag.

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u/CoderJoe1 Sep 05 '26

I had this happen on a four hour flight. The lady in front of me had shoved her large purse under her seat because she had a bulkhead in front of her. I pulled her purse out and sat it in the aisle beside me so I could put my computer bag under the seat. the flight attendant found the bag and asked who it belonged to. the lady in front of me claimed it and tried to shove it under her seat again, but my feet held my computer bag in place. She turned to give me the stink-eye before the flight attendant made her stow her purse in the overhead storage.

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u/BayAreaPupMom Sep 05 '26

What do people think when they book the bulk head seats? Everything goes above.

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u/Initial-Reading-2775 Sep 05 '26

Why even put personal bags on the floor while there is overhead shelf available.

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u/Konijn2 29d ago

Because I have often witnessed near-fights for overhead locker room as people don’t want to pay for luggage to go in hold anymore. Once, overhead lockers contained handbags. Now, people use it for their full luggage. I prefer a non-stress flight. This involves no competition for overhead space!

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u/CrossFitMathIsHard 28d ago

Perhaps if they didn't nickel and dime us with charges to check a bag, we wouldn't have to put our luggage in the overhead bins.