address labels for luggage

[pdust]

where can i buy them? Ive tried the post office where i live but its just a sub po and they dont have them and ive tried the newsagents that sell all sorts of crap and they dont have them either.... would a main po have them? i dont fancy a trip to town in this weather if they dont...

[daffy654]

WHSmiths or a big post office. You could always buy them online if you don't need them today.

[TheOtherHalf]

Im sure Ive seen them is stationery shops like The Stationary Box or Rymans

[boxtops]

We don't ever put labels on the outside of our luggage - we have a card inside with our address instead. I don't see why people need them these days - if you are on a tour you might put a tour label on, but I don't like telling people either where I'm going, or where I'm going home to (so the house is empty at the moment).

[mccfluff]

what sort are you on about,c an you link me to any

just i have a load of labels at work but i don;t think they're what your looking for, if however they are....

[pdust]

thanks everyone :)

I never thought of that boxy.... thanks :)

[TheOtherHalf]

I would agree with you Boxtops. I wouldnt put my address on. Just my name for ID purposes. I also usually tie some coloured ribbon or a special tape around the handle so it stands out from others. I also put a copy of my passport inside my case

[B00]

Our local discount shop sells 'em Pix, and i know Poundland do.

Where you going by the way? not that im nosy or anything you understand....

[boxtops]

TOH, I wouldn't do the passport thing- it means if someone did nick your suitcase, they've got your passport details too. We carry a copy of the passport in case of loss, but always in hand luggage so it doesn't leave our side. We always take a list of our credit/debit card emergency numbers too - having been robbed of my purse in Spain once, that proved very useful.

[pdust]

i dunno fluff.... was just after a label to tie on the suitcase .... but i will put a card in the case like boxy suggested :) x

[redcrx]

if i label my suitcase i only write my postcode and name on it.
for those who take copies of passports, why not email them to yourself. That way you can access them if you need to but with no worries about your copies being at risk in hand luggage? I also email my esta details and insurance details to myself too.

[boxtops]

That's a good idea, redcrx.

[TheOtherHalf]

good thinking. never thought of that. Thats what makes this site so amazing. So many different ideas !!!

[theshedman]

I also do similar to boxtops. I put a A4 piece of paper in suitcase on top of clothes with the hotel name, address and phone number on the way out and change it to my address etc for coming back. For a name on the outside of the case I put on one of those straps with my surname on so I can spot it easily amoungst all the other luggage.