1. As we filed off the plane and into the airport, we looked like detainees, shuffling in swollen feet toward the baggage carousel. 2. At the baggage carousel, a young man in jeans and running shoes may give his fellow travelers a passing glance. 3. Able to bounce through baggage carousels without a bruise. 4. But then, as the valise traveled around the baggage carousel, I changed my mind. 5. Commercials come at them from grocery store floors, from airport baggage carousels, even from walls above urinals. 6. Companies already print advertising slogans on beach sand, supermarket receipts, airport baggage carousels, phone booths, and even the little stickers on fruit. 7. For holiday travelers, talking luggage invented by John Mitchell of Eugene, Ore., might someday solve the problem of mixed-up suitcases at the baggage carousel. 8. If a bag turns up missing, as the oxymoron goes, proceed immediately to the customer service window near the baggage carousel. 9. If your on-the-go father spends too much time waiting to identify his luggage at the baggage claim carousel, then he needs this clever gadget. 10. It also installed a modern computer system that integrates every function of the airport, from baggage carousels to elevators. |
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