IKEA luggage
 

Saw it for first time today (And yes, it comes already assembled). Funky blue and orange, with a carry-on size wheelie, briefcase/laptop bag/backpack.

Anybody actually own some, or used it?

Dunno, it's not on their site that I see. My general rule is to stick with a company's core competence when it comes to buying things I'd use, thus I would buy luggage from a company whose core business with luggage.

If their luggage is like their furniture or kitchen cabinets, .....

Seen it and quite like it. It reminds me of EagleCreek.

^^

profit margins on bags/purses/luggage are quite large...so its easy money for some companies to make the "decision" to expand into that product market.

Go with Victorinox
 

I just bought myself the Victorinox Werks Traveler 4.0 22 inch suitcase. I would go with a company such as Tumi, Victorinox, Briggs Riley etc.

With Victorinox you get tracking if the bag is lost, Carry with Confidence for bags that are defective or ruined by the airline. It also has a suiter where you can hang your suit in a closet, expands etc. Its made out of ballistic nylon with a high denier count and good zippers.

While you shell out more money now in the end you will get a suitcase that suits your needs. Lets put it into context would you rather pay $100 now and have your suitcase break and then pay $100 later.

The Victorinox is on sale for around $300 and it MSRPs at $500. So would you rather keep spending $100 for luggage when you can get good luggage for $300 with a good warranty.

I also bought a Tumi Usher Messenger Bag that goes for $185.

My point here is go with large brands of luggage. What if your IKEA bag breaks what happens? What if their bags are made from a cheap material or have problems with the wheels/ telescopic handle? You need to make sure of the quality of the frame etc.

So in the end you get what you pay for. Good luck and I wish you all the best.

Some friends of mine just received new Rimowa spinners and they all took them along on the next cross atlantic trip. Retrieving the bas at the other end, all five of them found that their suitcases were broken. Rimowa would be right up there when it comes to price and quality, eh?

To a degree I do agree with "you get what you pay for" but there are exceptions to the rule.

I agree
 

I read about Rimowa and some people liked it and others had other opinions. I chose Victorinox because the reviews were good, it suits my current and future needs, excellent warranty etc. Tumi is also a good brand. If you just go to Macys on a whim and buy bags without reading reviews or even at Costco you could be getting yourself into trouble. Louis Vutton just puts their name on their bags but sometimes the quality is not made to the standards of other brands.

I would highly recommend you go on ebags.com read reviews and buy online. I would do my research at a travel store that specializes in suitcases. What I did is I went to my local mall Luggage center looked at the bags and tried out the expandable bag feature, tried the handle etc. I went to United Airlines Marketplace and found the same bag and got it that way. 9 times out of 10 you get free shipping and can save.

Sometimes Ebay has good deals too.

I'd avoid the bottom end of any company's product line. Despite my great love of the purple in the Rimowa Salsa Air line, I decided against buying it.

I found (but didn't save the URL of) a comparison between the Tumi Vapor line and what was clearly a Rimowa Salsa (possibly an air) in terms of wheel and handle reliability. It was a Tumi document, so obviously the tests would favor Tumi, but it was pretty damning about the handles and wheels in particular on the Rimowa line.

I saw this luggage the other day and I was curious about it. Does anyone have real world experience with it? It seems like it'd work for as a decent carry on for a short trip.

My take was that it might work alright for throwing in the back of the car for a road trip, but I wouldn't want it under the plane for too many trips. Just felt kind of mediocre. I'm sure it will fit many people's needs quite well.

Since thread was hijacked from Ikea to high-end luggage I'll get back on track.


I saw the luggage at the Ikea near PDX last Friday. I looks pretty cool, but I'd only use it for carry on. Mostly because of Ikea's reputation.

I doubt we'll find anyone to give a review as it's a new product offering from Ikea.

I believe it has been offered in Europe for a year or two now... it's just recently been brought over to the US. I also wouldn't risk it as checked baggage but it seems like a decent carry on solution, assuming you're not intending to use it too heavily.

Oh dear. Now you got me going. I could do with a bag for the car. *sigh*

Yea I don't think I would ever trust Ikea for actual luggage..