Muji. Experiences please
 

I am considering buying the 75l Muji.

Is there anyone around here with experiences of the brand, please?

No experience with their luggage, just their trinklets. But if you are ready to spend $250, consider TravelPro as well; they have several models in that price range. Unless, of course, you are keen that your luggage must be made out of recycled plastic bottles, which I think Muji's model is.

I looked at one yesterday.

I felt the wheels would be more resilient to being damaged - particularly by handling crew. Those on the Travelpro stick out much further.

I liked the idea that they could be locked so the case does not get a life of its own on a slight slope.

I felt the locking of the handle was more adaptable - easier to pick the right height.

Tell me I am wrong. That is why I am here.

I have a smaller carry on one - I love the locking feature, I'm shocked that no other spinners have that feature. The locking strength is definitely strong too, even on bumpy shuttle bus rides where other luggage rolls all over, my luggage stayed put. It only has a handful of flights, but no durability issues so far. I really like it, although I personally still prefer two wheel luggage for anything checked. If I were forced to choose a spinner, I wouldn't have any hesitation going with a larger Muji.

I have a Muji check in 4 wheel spinner purchased in Asia about 10 years ago, which looks identical to the current range on their website.

On the 3rd or 4th flight Air France managed to crack one of the corners. They paid almost the full price of the case and I repaired it with a combination of duck tape and Sugru. I’ve used it 15-20 times subsequently without issue and it’s been more robust than a Rimowa poly case we bought a few years later.

Thanks Kg.

Good to hear but a bit late for us as I bought a couple of Samsonite yesterday.

I picked up a 19L carryon while I was in Japan last week, I've been looking for something that size for weekend trips for a while. For the price it seems like a great value - I don't usually get spinner or hard luggage, but these seem like solid products in the genre. Agree with what was said above about wheel locking - I was super surprised at how well it worked, makes the biggest annoyance of spinners (for me) completely go away.

I have had the Muji collapsible sorry-sided carry on since 2017 and use it 1-2 a month on planes (80%) and trains (20%). It is a durable bag and I’ve never had any issues with it. I walk about 1/2 mile to the subway on city sidewalks with the bag and the wheels do just fine. I often have to gate check the bag on smaller regional flights but occasionally will check it in if I’m carrying something heavy or a liquid. Never had an issue with the bag. Was bought in Japan in 2017; I live in NYC.

Thanks.

We have bought Samsonite but it is still good to hear

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Welcome to FlyerTalk and thank you for this. I just looked at the Muji USA site and don't see any soft sided luggage. I will be in Singapore later this year and can go to a Muji store. Do you have any more description of the suitcase, such as a model number?

I believe the soft sided luggage line was discontinued unfortunately. It's hard sided only now.

For another data point, I've been using both a carry on and check in sized Muji hard sided luggage for over 10 years now and it's never let me down, still works just fine today.

However one thing to keep in mind is Muji has no warranty on these luggages.

10 years back I had a carry-on sized soft bag in their recycled Oxford nylon and the colour bled when wet which not only ruined the clothes packed in the bag but also what I was wearing when carrying the bag. I've otherwise had good experiences with their packing cubes, accessory pouches and hanging toiletry kits.

I used to love the old style hard sided suitcases (check-in size) which represented amazing value for money and great functionality, but they ruined the range with a new exterior material a couple years back, which are much more prone to scuffs and marks, and also seems to be more fragile than the previous textured material. Not sure if I'm going to be buying them anymore.