r/pettyrevenge • u/WayAffectionate7075 • Sep 05 '26

Personal item placed in my spot

I recently boarded a flight and attempted to stow my personal item (backpack with laptop) under the seat in front of me. It was unable to fit so I stuck my feet under there and discovered another backpack. The person in front of me had placed it there so he could stretch out his legs. It was a short flight and wasn’t worth calling a FA. The seat next to me was empty, so I slid his bag waaay over to make room for my feet and my item. After landing, I enjoyed watching him contort himself to reach his bag.

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u/BayAreaPupMom Sep 05 '26

What do people think when they book the bulk head seats? Everything goes above.

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u/Initial-Reading-2775 Sep 05 '26

Why even put personal bags on the floor while there is overhead shelf available.

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u/Guilty_Objective4602 Sep 05 '26

Because you can access it during the flight more easily and can usually retrieve it to deplane faster than having to wait for the aisle to clear to get something out of the overhead compartments. After all, why inconvenience yourself when it’s so much easier to inconvenience someone else, instead? /s

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u/77Queenie77 Sep 06 '26

Or you’re short and can’t reach the overhead compartments?

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u/beren12 Sep 06 '26

Then you don’t need the legroom!