Well, there go my pins

Qumaden

Hi folks, Q again.

I predicted that this would likely be the PAX that ended my 100% completionist mentality. Oddly enough, I had all the pins collected by Friday except Kris Straub's, Portal, and Behemoth because I was waiting to trade for them (I got impatient and just bought them sadly).

So I did it! I stayed at 100%...until the airline lost my luggage. So now the only pins I have left are the ones under glass. Lost all my convention swag too I filed a claim with the airline(Alaska), but since it was a non-stop flight, I think it's more likely it got stolen. All my pins, all my pokemon, all my PAX Prime swag, the comics and playmats I got signed, my travel stool...all of it.

I just hope they enjoy my dirty under clothes.

Qumaden

Oh, my forum bag and my official bag which had my spare blind merch and my personal bind merch, along with a ton of sentimental pins as well.

Solelron

omg that SO freaking SUCKS Q lets just hope it got put on the wrong flight (that does happen)

BrushwoodMutt

Sorry sir, I hope it gets found.

Nope

nooo. Sorry man

Juicesir

Keep hope, Q. It may yet get returned. Please keep us up to date. I'm so sorry.

Qumaden

So this is hard to believe. Had to calm down a little.

So I was whining in chat about my lost luggage. @merchmistress said that she would stop into SEATAC and check to see if my luggage was there. The gesture alone was kind, and I'd be a fool to turn it down, even if I considered it a lost cause. I called Alaska airlines and they basically told me "we don't know anything". I had resigned myself to the loss and started calculating how much it was going to cost to restock my collection via ebay.

I get a phone call maybe half an hour later from a number I don't recognize, normally I don't answer, but today I figured it could be important.

"John?"
"Yes? Hello?"
"Hey, this is __"
"<silence from me>"
"Hello?"
"Hi...what's up?"
"Hey, they have your bag here, I found it."

I feel this best sums up that thirty second conversation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFNLbAs3KAU

I cant express my thanks and gratitude at this point in time. The words will come to me eventually, but right now it's just too much, I can't even.

Juicesir

Well this was a triumph!

hacky

I'm making a note here, HUGE SUCCESS.

Hingo

I was inventorying my collection and planning to send you all my fodder. Glad to see you're getting your collection back!

BrushwoodMutt

I'm really glad!

Juicesir

Yeah, honestly Q, if you didn't get your bag, we were fully prepared to cover you. Just as Hingo said.

SerpicoBC

Oh man, that's amazing. Congrats, Q.

Shadowscars22

So glad to hear it Q! I was starting to think about the best way to start a pincharity for you, but destiny took care of that for you

PedroAsani

I cannot tell you how bad I felt when I heard it was lost, but so happy when it was found. Congrats.

dchoy

Pretty amazing story tbh. +1000 internet points for MM.

fishfishmonkeyhat

Juicesir wrote: »

Yeah, honestly Q, if you didn't get your bag, we were fully prepared to cover you. Just as Hingo said.

Oh yeah man me too. Was gonna donate my whole collection and move to Hawaii!

Oh well guess I'm staying here..

>_>

Senno

@Merchmistress just received my big sticky rubber elephant stamp of approval! (patent pending)

theoriginalz

yay!!!

corinnetags

So so so wonderful you got it back. My favorite thing about this community is just how supportive everyone is and how willing to go the extra mile. My decision to bring my pins with me in my backpack (carry on) seems much less paranoid now. I still had a moment of terror when it went through security.

fishfishmonkeyhat

"Got anything sharp in your bag?.."

"..."

hacky

corinnetags wrote: »

So so so wonderful you got it back. My favorite thing about this community is just how supportive everyone is and how willing to go the extra mile. My decision to bring my pins with me in my backpack (carry on) seems much less paranoid now. I still had a moment of terror when it went through security.

Although I half-expected having to show TSA my collection, I followed a tip when this was discussed at PAX: I got the bag-scan person's attention and pointed to my duffel bag, saying "Collectible pins". The bag went through without a hitch.

merchmistress

I'm super happy they had your bag and even happier you will have it again soon! Well worth a quick detour on my way home!

calamityjamie

Don't worry guys, I'm going to very gently and enthusiastically hug @merchmistress the next time I see her. What a superhero rockstar.

fishfishmonkeyhat

I like to ask new people I meet if they have any known back problems before gently bear-hugging them off the ground.

See you all at PAX.

Qumaden

PA Jamie wrote: »

Don't worry guys, I'm going to very gently and enthusiastically hug @merchmistress the next time I see her. What a superhero rockstar.

Right? Thank you for shopping at Target, can we go pick up your drycleaning for you? I see you purchased something from Amazon today, do you want us to babysit your dog while you're out of town? Seriously, who does these things for complete strangers? Oh...right...super awesome people!

merchmistress

I'm going to ask Robert if I can go to PAX AUS and man the airport! Official PAX sticker and name tag inspector! J/K

PedroAsani

merchmistress wrote: »

I'm going to ask Robert if I can go to PAX AUS and man the airport! Official PAX sticker and name tag inspector! J/K

Serious merch idea: Durable luggage tags that identify you to fellow nerds, so you can share a cab from the airport.

TheAggroCraig

PedroAsani wrote: »

merchmistress wrote: »

I'm going to ask Robert if I can go to PAX AUS and man the airport! Official PAX sticker and name tag inspector! J/K

Serious merch idea: Durable luggage tags that identify you to fellow nerds, so you can share a cab from the airport.

Hearthstone luggage tag brah

PedroAsani

TheAggroCraig wrote: »

PedroAsani wrote: »

merchmistress wrote: »

I'm going to ask Robert if I can go to PAX AUS and man the airport! Official PAX sticker and name tag inspector! J/K

Serious merch idea: Durable luggage tags that identify you to fellow nerds, so you can share a cab from the airport.

Hearthstone luggage tag brah

Blizzard have enough money.

fishfishmonkeyhat

PedroAsani wrote: »

merchmistress wrote: »

I'm going to ask Robert if I can go to PAX AUS and man the airport! Official PAX sticker and name tag inspector! J/K

Serious merch idea: Durable luggage tags that identify you to fellow nerds, so you can share a cab from the airport.

Hah, I just ordered this one on ebay because I'm a huge nerd.





Ordered my brother a Chicago Bulls one, because he's not.

PAX_Skeletor

merchmistress wrote: »

I'm going to ask Robert if I can go to PAX AUS and man the airport! Official PAX sticker and name tag inspector! J/K

Time to start the social media campaign.

#MMtoAUS2015

I'm sure you could just wear an Oculus Rift for the duration of the flight right? Just pretend you are on a really long roller coaster.