Screams From Our Readers
(February 20, 2003)
Sick About Barf Bags
"On a recent flight from Charlotte to Pittsburgh the passenger next to me appeared to be on the verge of airsickness. In order to help the poor guy out (and in the interest of self-preservation), I reached into my seat pocket to get him an airsick bag. Much to my dismay, instead of the normal high quality wax lined airsick bag, I found the new modern airsick bag of the new millennium. This bag seemed to be made of a type of paper most similar to that of the bag McDonalds gives you to carry your burgers home in!
Fortunately, the man in 11C felt better and the bag turned out to be unnecessary. But, had it been used, I doubt it would have been strong enough to serve the purpose it was intended for. I mean, think back to your last trip to the golden arches; if a single French fry can defeat the bag, and soak most of the way through; how will the bag contain back the entire gastric-enhanced super-sized combo meal that the man in 11C consumed prior to the flight?
I can live with the airlines replacing meals with snack boxes. I can handle them taking away our peanuts and forcing pretzels on us in their place. I can even live with them not giving us the full can of soda, but enough is enough! Is the difference in cost between a decent barf-bag and a second-rate barf bag that significant compared to the goodwill lost when a customer (or employee) is forced to deal with one of these bags?"
Sincerely,
William E. Cohen
West Covina, CA
Dear William,
I have a feeling the last of the good barf bags were sent out to the airline stockholders when they received their annual reports. Sadly, the good ole days of sturdy airline logo enhanced barf bags are long gone. It's enough to make you wanna...well, hurl! ~ Anita
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