Originally Posted by
gpapadop
I had this to say on the subject. And yes it was weird to receive that email. It's just plain weird to have a luggage company involved in this period!
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Hey do you want some luggage for $590? It has the Star Mega Do logo on it! You can show off with it, you be the cool cat in the block. Oh, and you know what? $200 will be sent from Rimowa back to Milepoint Cares! How about this? You make me a deal on the luggage, the lower the price the more I myself donate to Milepoint Cares so I can reduce my taxes even further (in addition to the red I am running with my TBB LLC venture!). Call me..maybe. I must admit I had never heard of this company before! I have a Travel Pro carry on but the darn wheel keeps making a noise that drives me nuts! Still, I will never even think of spending close to $600 for a luggage! Can’t wait for the next exclusive product? Hot nuts for all :-)
The whole thing is weird indeed. The last piece of email I got from MilePoint was the Wall & Main spam, now this. I think the MD is grasping at straws bringing in a luggage factory tour to the event, but that's just me.
I'd not spend anywhere close to $600 on luggage, even if I were a billionaire.
I've had great luck with some bags from ebay and overstock-type stores. My current rollaboard is some no-name slightly used piece that I got for $20 from ebay. The thing is a bit shorter than standard which makes it very useful, and is solid as a rock inside and out. Wish I could find a name on it to track down another one.
Anyway I don't care for the charity donation angle thrown into it. Just feels gratuitous and why should I finance a company's charitable write-offs. I don't know, just weird.