We’re here! They lost our luggage (we did magic express). So we have

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

American lost my carry on this trip. Made me gate check it
https://www.disboards.com/threads/airlines-never-cease-to-amaze.3734425/

Ok pack in your personal item (which I've done before actually many times). Point being you're def. out of luck if everything is in your checked bag.

 

[AngiTN]

Ok pack in your personal item (which I've done before actually many times). Point being you're def. out of luck if everything is in your checked bag.

Lol, It was my personal item. A back pack. I've carried it on hundreds of trips just fine. Till Tuesday

 

[AngiTN]

I just hope op got their bags and it's off having so much fun.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Lol, It was my personal item. A back pack. I've carried it on hundreds of trips just fine. Till Tuesday

If it was your personal item it should have gone under your seat not in an overhead bin. Can't imagine why you would have to gate check an item that will be going under your seat.

 

[gwynne]

If it was your personal item it should have gone under your seat not in an overhead bin. Can't imagine why you would have to gate check an item that will be going under your seat.

Maybe an overzealous gate agent decided it was "too big"?

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Maybe an overzealous gate agent decided it was "too big"?

Maybe but at that point as long as it measures what is considered a personal item there's nothing to argue about as it goes under the seat. If it measures over the allowance for a personal item it technically wasn't considered a personal item.

 

[MonaMN]

I had the airline send my luggage to Knoxvile, TN from Pensacola, FL once. Only I was going to Traverse City, MI for a job interview. And it was still winter in MI. So I arrived without a coat, no winter clothing other than the clothes I had on. Luckily the team I was meeting with were so nice. The wife of the manager I was meeting with offered me the use of an extra coat until mine showed up. I went to the job interview in the same jeans and t-shirt I arrived in and my luggage finally arrived later than day. So at least I got to take my stuff home with me. I had a carry on with a few personal items, so at least I had spare glasses and extra contact lenses with me.

Did you get offered the job??

 

[AngiTN]

Maybe an overzealous gate agent decided it was "too big"?

Yes. Exactly. And I was either going to go along with them or not fly

 

[AngiTN]

If it was your personal item it should have gone under your seat not in an overhead bin. Can't imagine why you would have to gate check an item that will be going under your seat.

Wish you'd been working that night

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Wish you'd been working that night

Me too then you wouldn't have had to gate check an item considered a personal item, assuming it was within the size limits for a personal item, that would be going under your seat.

 

[AngiTN]

Maybe but at that point as long as it measures what is considered a personal item there's nothing to argue about as it goes under the seat. If it measures over the allowance for a personal item it technically wasn't considered a personal item.

If they say it doesn't go it doesn't go. It doesn't matter that it does fit. That agent said it did not. Exactly how do you propose I tell him otherwise? Other than how I did? By telling him it was under my seat on the first flight, a much smaller aircraft and it's been under the seat on every other flight I've ever taken.

 

[AngiTN]

Me too then you wouldn't have had to gate check an item considered a personal item, assuming it was within the size limits for a personal item, that would be going under your seat.

Of course it is. But I'm sure you know gate agents are in charge and what they say goes. Even the bag agent that took the bag and then left it was confused by why I had to turn it over

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Of course it is. But I'm sure you know gate agents are in charge and what they say goes. Even the bag agent that took the bag and then left it was confused by why I had to turn it over

I'd say your situation is unique. You yourself said you travelled on hundreds of trips with it (though at first you called it your carry on as my initial comment was about carry ons) statistically if this is the first time you've had to gate check an item that qualified as a personal item and would be going under your seat I'd call that an anomaly; to bring it back to my original comment not sure one can count on an anomaly in terms of packing a day or two's worth of clothing rather than everything being in a checked bag in the event the checked bag is lost. I understand your point though I wouldn't say that's a normal standard thing to think about when packing a day or two worth of clothing in case of checked bag(s) being lost; I would still always do so and consider myself an anomaly, though for sure frustrated if it got lost, if that were happen to me what happened to you.

The only time I can consistently think it could happen is the first row in a plane when they don't have any space under the seat in which case personal items go above in the overhead bin (I'd imagine that overhead bin space would be available somewhere though in that case).

And if you felt it was wrong to make you gate check the item def. file a complaint with the airline if you haven't already. Either way it sucks.

 

[DisHmsklMom]

Another place to consider going to for clothing essentials is UniQlo at Disney Springs. We picked up HeatTech shirts our last trip when the weather was colder than we had planned on.

 

[jerseygal]

Heck, United lost my in-laws luggage on the way to my brother's wedding. It's one thing to carry at least a day of essentials in the carry-on, another to carry formalwear in the carry-on.

It was... fun? Yeah.

That is scary, running around last minute for clothes to wear to a wedding!

 

[MomOTwins]

The absolute cheapest solution is just to use the resort laundry machines to clean your clothes -- there's no need to buy a new outfit every day.

 

[married2mm]

The absolute cheapest solution is just to use the resort laundry machines to clean your clothes -- there's no need to buy a new outfit every day.

I’m intrigued what they would wear to undertake their laundry chores?!

 

[NYCgrrl]

I’m intrigued what they would wear to undertake their laundry chores?!

A robe, maybe?

 

[Tiggerlover91]

Seems the OP has "vanished".....

 

[zoo2tycoon]

Seems the OP has "vanished".....

Actually I clicked on their profile- has lurked in forums today and posted I. The “everything Pooh sized” thread about barnstormer ride. Must be having fun- and have clothes!