stackyFACTSBack when traveling was an exclusive hobby, people literally had artists paint their family initials onto their massive trunks. When regular people finally started taking trips, the industry needed a much cheaper way to stop folks from grabbing the wrong bag, leading to the flimsy paper loops we know today.
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