RIMOWA Luggage Brand Protection
Sep 10, 2020, 3:24 pm
#46
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WOW How lucky that was to have pulled that off. ! Some of you guys sure know how to search and figure out the ends and outs of finding deals..
Sep 10, 2020, 11:46 pm
#47
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Agreed. I thoroughly enjoy products that have a reputation of durability and longevity however once the general population starts to purchase huge quantities of these, the manufacturers tend to get bought out by a larger mega-corp, the quality declines, and the prices increase. It's happened to so many great brands and it's quite frustrating.
not a Rimowa fanboy.... just curious why you feel Rimowa is more inferior since their product line is nearly exactly the same before being bought by LVMH. They just changed the name of the products, and introduced new colors.
They did increase their prices (by quite a bit), but a lot of products increased in price.
Sep 11, 2020, 4:46 am
#48
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Sep 11, 2020, 5:28 am
#49
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The centre latch is gone, so now there're only the two TSA locks on every model. Worse
The luggage strap, aka add-a-bag is gone, only the logo plate is in its place. Worse
Two wheels good, four wheels bad. All models are four wheels now. Worse
Some new models look like a knock-off of themselves. Worse
No more airline co-branded bags, AFAIK, like LH or AY. Worse
Airline utility kits in F are gone. Worse (might be airlines' choice, my guess is it's Rimowa's)
Lots of product lines killed (e.g Pilot, Attaché, Beauty Case, Gourmet, Humidor, Business Trolley). Worse
Sep 11, 2020, 7:45 am
#50
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For a start:
The centre latch is gone, so now there're only the two TSA locks on every model. Worse
The luggage strap, aka add-a-bag is gone, only the logo plate is in its place. Worse
Two wheels good, four wheels bad. All models are four wheels now. Worse
Some new models look like a knock-off of themselves. Worse
No more airline co-branded bags, AFAIK, like LH or AY. Worse
Airline utility kits in F are gone. Worse (might be airlines' choice, my guess is it's Rimowa's)
Lots of product lines killed (e.g Pilot, Attaché, Beauty Case, Gourmet, Humidor, Business Trolley). Worse
The centre latch is gone, so now there're only the two TSA locks on every model. Worse
The luggage strap, aka add-a-bag is gone, only the logo plate is in its place. Worse
Two wheels good, four wheels bad. All models are four wheels now. Worse
Some new models look like a knock-off of themselves. Worse
No more airline co-branded bags, AFAIK, like LH or AY. Worse
Airline utility kits in F are gone. Worse (might be airlines' choice, my guess is it's Rimowa's)
Lots of product lines killed (e.g Pilot, Attaché, Beauty Case, Gourmet, Humidor, Business Trolley). Worse
Well none of that ever did or matters to me purchasing my Rimowa but we all have different reasons to or not to purchase something.. I myself think the Rimowa brand is much more interesting now then before and what I really like is how Rimowa is guarded and protected from all the online bargain basement dealers..
Sep 11, 2020, 7:46 am
#51
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Going back to the original topic, do you know that the new LVMH Rimowa products are worse than before? Did they change the manufacturing process, or Introduce new products that are inferior?
not a Rimowa fanboy.... just curious why you feel Rimowa is more inferior since their product line is nearly exactly the same before being bought by LVMH. They just changed the name of the products, and introduced new colors.
They did increase their prices (by quite a bit), but a lot of products increased in price.
not a Rimowa fanboy.... just curious why you feel Rimowa is more inferior since their product line is nearly exactly the same before being bought by LVMH. They just changed the name of the products, and introduced new colors.
They did increase their prices (by quite a bit), but a lot of products increased in price.
Sep 11, 2020, 11:00 am
#52
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For a start:
The centre latch is gone, so now there're only the two TSA locks on every model. Worse
The luggage strap, aka add-a-bag is gone, only the logo plate is in its place. Worse
Two wheels good, four wheels bad. All models are four wheels now. Worse
Some new models look like a knock-off of themselves. Worse
No more airline co-branded bags, AFAIK, like LH or AY. Worse
Airline utility kits in F are gone. Worse (might be airlines' choice, my guess is it's Rimowa's)
Lots of product lines killed (e.g Pilot, Attaché, Beauty Case, Gourmet, Humidor, Business Trolley). Worse
The centre latch is gone, so now there're only the two TSA locks on every model. Worse
The luggage strap, aka add-a-bag is gone, only the logo plate is in its place. Worse
Two wheels good, four wheels bad. All models are four wheels now. Worse
Some new models look like a knock-off of themselves. Worse
No more airline co-branded bags, AFAIK, like LH or AY. Worse
Airline utility kits in F are gone. Worse (might be airlines' choice, my guess is it's Rimowa's)
Lots of product lines killed (e.g Pilot, Attaché, Beauty Case, Gourmet, Humidor, Business Trolley). Worse
Just my opinion... only LVMH knows if their decision is working or not.
Sep 11, 2020, 12:53 pm
#53
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For a start:
The centre latch is gone, so now there're only the two TSA locks on every model. Worse
The luggage strap, aka add-a-bag is gone, only the logo plate is in its place. Worse
Two wheels good, four wheels bad. All models are four wheels now. Worse
Some new models look like a knock-off of themselves. Worse
No more airline co-branded bags, AFAIK, like LH or AY. Worse
Airline utility kits in F are gone. Worse (might be airlines' choice, my guess is it's Rimowa's)
Lots of product lines killed (e.g Pilot, Attaché, Beauty Case, Gourmet, Humidor, Business Trolley). Worse
The centre latch is gone, so now there're only the two TSA locks on every model. Worse
The luggage strap, aka add-a-bag is gone, only the logo plate is in its place. Worse
Two wheels good, four wheels bad. All models are four wheels now. Worse
Some new models look like a knock-off of themselves. Worse
No more airline co-branded bags, AFAIK, like LH or AY. Worse
Airline utility kits in F are gone. Worse (might be airlines' choice, my guess is it's Rimowa's)
Lots of product lines killed (e.g Pilot, Attaché, Beauty Case, Gourmet, Humidor, Business Trolley). Worse
Sep 13, 2020, 7:34 am
#54
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I also disagree, on the effect on potential buyers - they go after a different demographics now. I am not in the position to make judgement whether those decisions are good for Rimowa's bottom line or not, just that they alienate people like myself.
Sep 13, 2020, 11:12 am
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Sep 13, 2020, 12:35 pm
#57
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Sep 16, 2020, 2:38 am
#59
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Have you guys seen the new RIMOWA x Moncler suitcase? https://www.rimowa.com/luggage/colou.../92590053.html What do we think?