If you have ever spent any time at all at an airport searching through the carousel for your most expensive items, you can understand the anxiousness that comes with seeing hundreds of nearly identical suitcases go past on the conveyor belt.

Customers are being warned by an airport staff not to use personal markers because they come with unloadable baggage. Observant travelers have discovered that tying a ribbon on their luggage makes it stand out from the crowd.

Continue reading to find out why you should never use ribbons or marzipan when traveling!

Even seasoned travelers can get scared by the thought of losing their luggage when traveling.

In order to make their suitcases stand out from the crowd and reduce the chance that they will be taken by another passenger or that they would have to watch it slowly spin by on the conveyor belt, travelers are attaching colorful ribbons on their bags.