"I had a US$10k guitar in that bag and have the receipts to prove it!"

:D

I'm seriously waiting United claiming in court one of these days that they shouldn't pay out for a broken guitar because it's common knowledge that United breaks guitars, so if you still flew with them and they broke a guitar it's on you.

> Have you ever loaded up a bag with stuff that you didn't want anymore, just to see if they would give you cash for them?

I usually make Montréal Convention of ‘99 claims [1]. What’s in the bag is irrelevant. So instead I’m caught arguing over whether a polo is a necessary expense for a work lunch with some guy in Toulouse.

[1] https://www.iata.org/contentassets/fb1137ff561a4819a2d38f3db...