Count me as another that got a Samsonite back in 08/09 - I didn't really know about this forum yet unfortunately. After 3 years, it looked like hell, but my travel had slowed so I didn't do anything with it. Last year, I got my first B&R, and that thing is awesome. Local retailer will fix anything he can in store for free, or ship it to them if needed. Highly recommended so far.

I had another Samsonite duffel bag that went to crap after about a year, I used it as a carry on a few times or on weekend roadtrips and overnights at friends. Samsonite fought me on honoring the warranty every step of the way. Only when I started raising hell on their FB page and emailing executives did they step up. When the replacement dies, it will be replaced with a quality bag as well.