Briggs and Riley - Checked Luggage Colors
Jun 16, 2015, 1:37 am
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Briggs and Riley - Checked Luggage Colors
(Sorry - similar thread was lost due to errant edit.)
I'm planning to buy a couple of checked Briggs and Riley pieces. I prefer the olive color, but am a little concerned that it might start to look shabby quickly.
Can anyone with experience of Briggs and Riley (Baseline) in olive please comment on how quickly it wears in practice? Obviously, the warranty is second to none, so they will repair anything, but it will be a shame if it looks twenty years old after a handful of trips.
Thank you,
James.
I'm planning to buy a couple of checked Briggs and Riley pieces. I prefer the olive color, but am a little concerned that it might start to look shabby quickly.
Can anyone with experience of Briggs and Riley (Baseline) in olive please comment on how quickly it wears in practice? Obviously, the warranty is second to none, so they will repair anything, but it will be a shame if it looks twenty years old after a handful of trips.
Thank you,
James.
Jun 16, 2015, 4:29 am
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I have had a B&R olive green bag for about 3-4 years, though mine is a transcend line. It is mostly carry-on, but I have checked it numerous times as well. It is holding up well and I am delighted with the bag.
Jun 16, 2015, 6:26 pm
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Jun 16, 2015, 7:39 pm
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I have the Briggs and Riley large Baseline in olive. I've checked it about a dozen times thus far. Does it look brand new? Nope. Does it look a million times better than my mom's POS Delsey after she used it two times? Yep. I've used a bit of Dawn to remove the major stains. Most have been removed. I should note that I am excessively hard on luggage. I have been known to push my suitcase down the stairs to catch a train here in Chicago or even worse drag it step by step by step up filthy city stairs. I am a Briggs and Riley fan for life. I love both the Baseline and Transcend I have.
Jun 18, 2015, 9:45 am
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I have the Briggs and Riley large Baseline in olive. I've checked it about a dozen times thus far. Does it look brand new? Nope. Does it look a million times better than my mom's POS Delsey after she used it two times? Yep. I've used a bit of Dawn to remove the major stains. Most have been removed. I should note that I am excessively hard on luggage. I have been known to push my suitcase down the stairs to catch a train here in Chicago or even worse drag it step by step by step up filthy city stairs. I am a Briggs and Riley fan for life. I love both the Baseline and Transcend I have.
Jun 21, 2015, 6:14 pm
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I've had B&R olive luggage forever and it wears amazingly well. It's almost like as it ages it just kind of takes on "character" as opposed to looking beat up. It's great luggage.
Jun 26, 2015, 8:49 pm
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I wholly agree with this. I once saw a fellow with an older baseline that looked like it had seen a million miles more than mine. His looked better.
Jul 17, 2015, 3:16 pm
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Just to add in my own thoughts, I agree with everyone else. I have the olive Transcend line, and I love it, the color stays nice, the bags take a beating and none the worse, and of course the fantastic warranty that I have had great experience when it came to getting airline induced damage fixed.