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Old Aug 31, 2011 | 1:06 pm
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RJohnson
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
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Baggage Suggestion (Samsonite vs TravelPro)

Hello all.

I just recently got a job where I will be flying every week, and was looking at getting some new (higher quality) luggage, comapared to the cheap stuff I currently have, which is falling apart quite quickly.

I was looking at the Samsonite Aspire or the TravelPro Crew 8 (I'm getting both a large one for when I need to check bags and a carryon)

I have found that the TravelPro will also run me about $130 more, which isn't terrible, but if I could save some money, without sacrificing much quality I'd take it.

Another style that was recomended to be by a coworker was the Samsonite Drive (which I've only seen in a few places online) and would be in my price range. I have also has TravelPro recommended to me as a brand, so I'm not really sure what to go with.

I have looked at the Briggs & Riley selection, but it seems just a carryon will run about $400, which isn't really in my price range for what I want to spend on luggage at the moment.

So I came here to ask some people who have possibly used both or have experiance with one of these bags/manufactuers to see if it's worth the extra for the TravelPro, or should I go wtih the Samsonite (The only other issue I had with the Samsonite is that the width dimension is 1" bigger than the max listed for Delta, who I sometimes fly, and did not know if that'd cause a potential issue).
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