This $7 Luggage Accessory Helps Me Feel Safe When Traveling — and I’ll Never Have to Replace It

As a food and travel writer, I head out on dozens of trips a year, and over time, most of my luggage and travel accessories experience plenty of wear and tear — which can get frustrating and expensive.

Everything from my checked bags to the identifiers I attach to them is subject to constant use. I’ve cycled through several luggage tags over the years, and I’ve had plenty get ripped, damaged, or torn off altogether.  But when I saw the super-sturdy-looking Ovener Silicone Luggage Tags at Amazon and noticed they were on sale for $7 a set, I decided to give them a try.

Ovener Silicone Luggage Tag

The Ovener Silicone Luggage Tag, which is currently on sale for $7 for a set of two, comes in a bunch of fun, bright, and bold (read: easy to spot!) color options. I was immediately drawn in because typically when something is super affordable, it’s not great quality and certainly not long-lasting. That isn’t the case for these tags, however, because they’re made of durable silicone, so they won’t rip or tear like ones I’ve used in the past.

Since I’ve affixed this tag to my luggage, I’ve taken it everywhere: a wine trip in Temecula, California; food tours in San Francisco and Los Angeles; and shorter regional hotel stays in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This week, it’s coming with me to Chicago, and later this month, I’ll use it while on a getaway with friends to Las Vegas for my birthday. After all this use, it doesn’t have a single scuff on it. A few months ago, my hardshell luggage cracked due to what I assume was rough handling — but my luggage tag was perfectly intact. 

I credit the tag’s durability to its sturdy silicone construction that’s affixed to a steel cable, which has done a beautiful job of keeping the tag attached without wearing away like other versions I’ve tried. I am predominately a food writer, and anyone who has used silicone in their kitchen knows that this material is excellent — it’s flexible and bendable but hard to break or rip. That’s the exact kind of strength I want in my luggage tag as well.

Ovener Silicone Luggage Tag

As for the ID part itself, the part of me that is perpetually paranoid about my sensitive personal information being compromised loves that while your name is visible, the rest of your contact information is protected. All I had to do when I set up the tag was write my name and address info onto the card and insert it into the holder. The narrow window works like envelopes to mail bill payments — the name remains visible, but the rest is protected. So, I can rest assured knowing my personal information is kept safe from other passengers and random airport people. 

Of course, that also means if I lost my bag and someone was trying to contact me to return it, they’d have to go through the effort of unscrewing and removing the strap to find my address and phone number on the card. But honestly, I’m fine with that if it protects my identity and helps me feel safer while traveling.

Ovener Silicone Luggage Tag

One Amazon shopper called these luggage tags the “best investment,” noting that they even received compliments on them from a flight attendant. “Anytime me and my sister travel it’s always a pain to spot our luggage with the others at baggage claim,” they wrote. “Let me tell you my eyesight isn’t the best but I could spot our bags without squinting and from a very far distance! Love it!” 

This luggage tag is also popular with shoppers who say that they’re durable, even with frequent use. “I have lost so many luggage tags! But this design, with the steel cable, is strong and it survived multiple flights over 5 weeks,” wrote one five-star reviewer. “My husband was so impressed that we got him a set.” 

Read on for even more genius travel accessories you can score at Amazon, starting at $6.

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