Gatemate [Kickstarter]
#31
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: HNL
Programs: UA Premier 1K
Posts: 296
LOL. The idea is interesting, but as you point out, why not just buy a one-time pass to the lounge if you really need it?
#32
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: EWR
Programs: Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, UA Premier, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 188
#33
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Hoboken, NJ; Pembroke Pines, FL
Programs: CO Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,939
I have lounge access and still have times when I need this either at outstations without a lounge or when I leave the lounge with my coffee a little too early and I get to the gate and boarding hasn't begun yet due to some delay.
I'm not saying this is a must-have product, but I don't get the people denying it has any utility. It does, despite being a solution to a first-world problem. [says the man who just bought a magnetic charging cord organizer for my nightstand]
#34
So much weight and bulk (AAA batteries... seriously?). This is the Lisa Simpson of travel products
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#36
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: SYD
Programs: QF
Posts: 490
Like I said, it's a matter of convenience. Carrying something that large you'll only need once or twice a year the whole year round doesn't make sense.
#37
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Hoboken, NJ; Pembroke Pines, FL
Programs: CO Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,939
#38
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: DTW
Programs: Dirt Status w/ All
Posts: 5,040
You better place a warning label on it saying "Caution! The coffee on this table may be hot!".
Roller bags are inherently unstable - at least the two wheeled variety. Mine likes to tip depending on how it is packed, and if it is expanded it is guaranteed to tip over. Spinners like to slide off on their own, so there could be an issue there too.
Now it might be convenient to have a shallow cup holder molded directly into the top of the roller bag, but in my case my laptop bag is usually sitting there when I am killing time at the gate.
Just can't see the use of it, but good luck.
Roller bags are inherently unstable - at least the two wheeled variety. Mine likes to tip depending on how it is packed, and if it is expanded it is guaranteed to tip over. Spinners like to slide off on their own, so there could be an issue there too.
Now it might be convenient to have a shallow cup holder molded directly into the top of the roller bag, but in my case my laptop bag is usually sitting there when I am killing time at the gate.
Just can't see the use of it, but good luck.