I recently got one of my suitcases back from the authorized repair shop
\n— it cost $50 to have a wheel replaced and a zipper pull-tab
\nre-installed. Although the luggage was hardly cheap,
\nthat’s still a significant fraction of the original capital cost, and
\nit makes me wonder whether the original purchase was good
\nvalue. If the luggage is going to break anyway, why buy
\nexpensive stuff?<\/p>\n
Arriving here last night, I found my other suitcase had only one
\nfunctioning handle — the end of the other handle had been pulled off.<\/p>\n
I do feel thankful — as my friends’ luggage failed to appear, and here
\nwas my luggage, even absent the big airline routing label that had
\nslipped off the detached handle.<\/p>\n
I should be able to reattach the handle — having cut through the inner So — what is a truly robust luggage system? And\/or, why does I recently got one of my suitcases back from the authorized repair shop — it cost $50 to have a wheel replaced and a zipper pull-tab re-installed. Although the luggage was hardly cheap, that’s still a significant fraction of the … Continue reading
\nlining of the suitcase to access the screws. However, the head on
\nthe screw is neither Robertson nor Phillips nor flathead — some other,
\nunusual variation. If I had my trusty screw
\ndriver bit set<\/a> from RenoDepot<\/a>, I could
\nget these screws back in and have a handled suitcase to ship
\nhome. <\/p>\n
\nSamsonite insist on requiring obscure tools and know-how to mend their
\nsuitcases within trip?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"