Bag Fees - Not Going Anywhere

So United decided to up the fee for a checked second bag to $50. The first bag checked still costs $15 each way. This, for the math impaired, means that a round trip for someone taking two checked bags will now cost $130 extra.

Hmmm, let me see. How often, when I'm traveling do I need a second bag? Basically never. The only time Mary and I have not been able to handle a trip with a single bag each is a cruise when we take an extra bag to share for formal clothes. Yes, I like to dig out the penguin suit and sashay around the ship on formal nights. Tuxes are cool. Ask any James Bond fan. For that matter, ask James Bond.

In any case, other than that one situation, there is no reason I can see to take more than one checked bag per person. So this fee isn't really going to cause a lot of angst around the Waring household. It does make me wonder though. Will there be a corresponding uptick in the size of checked bags? I mean to save $100 per trip, would people start buying really big suitcases? And how big is the biggest suitcase on the market?

Quick Robin! To the Batcave for some research!