On my recent return on VS12, I managed to get both my FC luggage tags broken in transit on my two checked-in items. One has the leather strap and about 1 inch of tag remaining, the other has the upper section broken off. Mine normally split at the narrow bit created by the strap slot. However, the flight brought me to 30 tier points to retain Gold and I will get new tags in June. Tags made of a less rigid plastic might survive better I suspect?
Yeah same here - mine only seem to last about 12 months - already on my 3rd set of FC Silver ones!!!!
Not sure what the answer is though - the old type,that used to have a leather srap on them, did seem to last longer than the current type with the red cord on them.