[magpie8]

Granted, this is a small loss compared to many on this forum, but I guess that's why it makes me so mad.
When I reached Houston on July 18, I noticed a striped top that I was sure I had packed was missing. I assumed I had left it at home. Didn't dawn on me that it had been stolen, though I had a "security screened luggage" tag on my bag. It had been in my carry-on, but since I was on a puddle jumper, they made me check bag at the gate.
When I returned home on July 23, I could not find the top and filed a claim the next day for $60. I've just been told that because I did not report the top was missing immediately at the airport, they will not reimburse me.
Ridiculous. I did the right thing and made sure the mistake was not mine before filing. I would have been better off if I'd committed fraud when I reached Houston and listed several hundred dollars worth of clothes were missing. How can they get away with this stuff?