Jeg brugte BAGBNB i Los Angeles. Appen er nem at bruge, og prisen var 28 dollar billigere end at opbevare mine tasker på Union Station. Jeg valgte stedet i Little Tokyo, og selvom området ikke er dårligt, så bygningen virkelig skummel ud. Det viste sig at være et vandrerhjem ved navn Podshare.
Fyren, der arbejder der, stod tilfældigvis udenfor og røg en cigaret, da jeg ankom. Jeg prøvede at finde stedet ved hjælp af GPS-vejvisningen til fodgængere, og han må have set forvirringen i mit ansigt, for han tilbød sin hjælp. Jeg fortalte ham, hvorfor jeg var der, og han sagde, at han arbejdede der. Jeg var stadig lidt tøvende, indtil jeg kom indenfor og så BAGBNB-skiltet. Jeg spurgte ham, hvor mine ting skulle opbevares, og han viste mig et område lidt til siden i det store rum. Han forsikrede mig om, at det ville være sikkert, og at han ville være der, når jeg kom tilbage. Jeg gik ud, ordnede det, jeg skulle, og da jeg kom tilbage, var mine ting der stadig, uberørte.
Alt i alt vil jeg sige, at jeg havde en rigtig god oplevelse, og jeg vil bruge tjenesten igen næste gang, jeg har et sent fly. Mine eneste anmærkninger er, at mærket kunne være mere synligt, når man leder efter opbevaringsstedet, og at hjemmesiden/appen kunne vise steder, hvor der er begrænset adgang til den opbevarede bagage, da stort set alle på det pågældende hostel havde adgang til bagagen.
I used BAGBNB in Los Angeles. The app is simple to use and the price was $28 less than storing my bags at Union Station. I chose the spot in Little Tokio and while the area isn't bad, the building looked sketchy AF. Turns out it was a hostel called Podshare.
The guy there who works there happened to be outside, smoking a cigarette, when I pulled up. I was trying to use my GPS walking directions to find it and he must have seen the confusion in my face and offered assistance. I told him why I was there and he told me he works there. I was still hesitant until I got inside and saw the BAGBNB sign. I asked him where my stuff would be stored and he showed me an area off to the side in that main room. He reassured me that it would be safe and he would be there when I got back. I went out, did my thing and when I came back my stuff was still there, untouched.
Overall, I would say I had a very good experience and will use the service again next time I have a late flight. My issues are that the branding could be more visible when looking for the storage location and the website/app could show locations that have restricted access to the luggage being stored because everyone in that hostel basically had access to the luggage.