Ugly Bags are Good!

Did you read that right?  Yes, we are advocating for ugly luggage.  We didn't say in bad shape, we just said ugly.  Making your luggage ugly has its benefits.  And, what benefits are those and how should you make your suitcase ugly? 

Personalizing your luggage with touches that are uniquely yours makes it more recognizable on the baggage belt and lessens the likelihood that someone will mistakenly grab it off the belt – thinking it’s theirs.  We all are familiar with the ever-popular colors of luggage – black, grey, navy blue, red – and also the fact that innumerable fellow travelers also have bags in those colors.  Make your mundane bag, uniquely yours!

• Consider knotting a thick, brightly colored ribbon to one of the handles.
• Write or draw something on the side or front of the bag using fabric paints or pens.
• Create and laminate custom luggage tags.
• Decorate the sides of the baggage with duct tape.  Duct tape comes in more patterns and colors then just the standard dull grey anymore!
• Luggage straps can serve two purposes – first they can hold your stuff inside the bag more securely and also can identify it as yours.
• Fancy yourself a paracord artist?  Make some special to tie onto your bag.
• Iron or stitch patches to the sides of your suitcase.
• If you use a hard-sided bag – perhaps decorate it with stickers from places you've traveled.

Have fun with the process.  The sky’s the limit, literally!  The uglier, the better! 

Share your photos of your personalized, ugly luggage with us – we’d love to see your creativity at work.