Originally Posted by
try2cook
Like jeklah, I have the urge to buy luggage whenever I read this thread.
Same here, I read the posts and want to order everything.
Originally Posted by
try2cook
Now I want to buy the Lipault
18" Wheeled Briefcase AND the
15" Weekend Tote. The latter is on sale in both black and purple on their website. The price is $79.99, which is 36% off the original $125.
I already had the wheeled briefcase and just bought the weekend tote when I saw it was on sale.
Originally Posted by
try2cook
I love that purple color. Sigh.
I love the purple, too. All my Lipault bags are that color.
Originally Posted by
try2cook
ShopAround, please talk me out of these. Do you already have the 15" Weekend Tote? If so, it couldn't possibly fit a 15" x 10" laptop, right? That would mean I'd have to leave my laptop in the overhead. And the Wheeled 18" Briefcase is actually more than 18" long, right? It's only 5.4 lbs, which seems reasonable to me for wheeled luggage. But it's more expensive than Lipault's other comparably sized, wheeled luggage.
Well... I own a tour company that offers shopping tours, so I spend a pretty good amount of time talking people into or out of impulse buys.
I like the wheeled briefcase because it's small enough to fit into almost any overhead bin and it has a strap in the back so I can securely put it over the handle of my large suitcase. The weekend tote can also slip over a handle. So en route to the airport, I can slip the briefcase over the handle of my suitcase (so I'm not dealing with two rolling bags), sling the tote over my shoulder and after the big suitcase is checked in, then I can slip the weekend tote over the handle of the briefcase.
That probably sounds confusing, but I have it all worked out in my mind.
I used to travel primarily with the 19" weekend bag, but it does get heavy when stuffed and after AZ lost my luggage on my last trip, I decided I want to carry on more than I can squeeze into that bag. I have a trip in two weeks with long walks between gates and will be trying the briefcase/smaller tote for the first time and I think it will be a good solution.