Hi,

Apologies if this has been addressed before, but what makes your decision towards expensive / premium Luggage (Rimowa, Samsonite etc) vs. some cheapo supermarket stuff?

While I can see that certain professions require "decent" luggage simply as an accessory / part of the outfit (The average CEO of a billion Dollar company probably won't travel with the latest Tesco or Wal-Mart bags), I have the feeling that people here (and possibly even many 1 flight every 2 year travellers) tend to buy overexpensive bags.

As for myself, I always consider price/value and amount of use. Like:
- I sit in front of my Computer for 8+ hrs / day, I need decent Laptop.
- I drive 30k+ mls per year, I need a decent car.
- I am on 50+ flights per year, I need... oh - wait!

Ever since I started extensive travel, I used relatively cheap luggage. I have a €15 carry-on that has been on countless flights with me. No problem.
Also my checked bags are probably well below €100 and always did their job.

I do see the added style on some bags, and I can see that it's sometimes practical to have 1lbs less of bag weight, but I just never recognized a €200 carry-on or a €500 checked bag as worth it.

Quite the opposite possibly: If I need a new bag, I go to the nearest supermarket and buy the cheapest that does the job. At least I don't have to worry about dents in my Rimowa Aluminium, or lost bags being more expensive than their content.

What do you think? Pros / Cons?