What to do with a laptop and bags at a conference?
Convention centers rarely provide secure lockers, and official bag checks fill up fast with excessively long lines. Lugging gear around all day leaves attendees exhausted and carrying equipment they barely use.
Overview
People affected2 accounts across 1 forum
Workarounds found4 items attempted
Community agreement2 total upvotes
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Leaving the laptop locked in the hotel roomDid this help you?
- 2Relying entirely on a phone instead of a laptopDid this help you?
- 3Traveling back and forth to the hotelDid this help you?
- 4Using fast-filling convention bag checksDid this help you?
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In their words
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r/salesforce2 people · September 2026
“How critical is it to bring my laptop with me? Is there a locker of safe box to leave it for couple of hours? What should I do with my bag during Dreamfest?”source ↗
Charming_Anteater638 · r/salesforce · 11 upvotes
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