[QUOTE=Athena53;11802812 My husband and I use the "spread the risk" method- if we have 4 bottles of good scotch, 2 go in one carry-on, 2 in another.

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Avoid Black bags. although tumi may last a long time, we shop marshalls. i think it cost effective. my red American Airlines(?) with a yellow ribbon carryon has probably made a couple hundred flights and been walked 4-500 miles through trade shows. no one seems to want to get close to it. My purple no name monster maxi bag is at about 100. has a broken bracket from coming down one of the bridges in Venice.