Samsonite Inventure Sec Shoulder Bag V

Advantages: quality
Disadvantages: cost

...If you want something that's going to last you forever and if you want to get quality luggage, go for SAMSONITE. You may be thinking that you are going to be spending a bomb on something that is totally uneccessary a total peripheral to your travels but let me tell you that investing in a samsonite is going to save you more moeny than you think. I only wish I could have gotten mine a little earlier just to save more money. The last trip I took to London was three years ago and I had to lug this huge luggage around that first of all did not look glamorous at all and secondly had a detached wheel in just a matter of 17 minutes of being dragged across the streets of London from Mansion House up to the YHA opposite St Paul's cathedral. I was totally disgusted. What the samosonait has done for me is been loyal in not falling apart at times... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: light
Disadvantages: everything else

...Samsonite Starwalker Cheap very thin plastic shell, no security (all round zipper with 3 digit combo lock) very flexable. Fabric zip cover bound to get caught on baggage handling equipment. Costs way too much (far more than Delsey), looks just like the stuff they sell in Woolworths at £20 for a set. Do you realy want to look this common and have luggage thats almost certain to fail quickly. If you travel occasionaly and then by car/coach its probably OK but if you travel by air this is clearely not intended for you, its way too fragile and thin to stand any chance of stsnding up to any significant amount of wear. The whole thing just screams cheap, tatty and downmarket, the biggest suprise is the cost, its truly eye watering. There should be an option to give no stars, a 1 star rating is way too high for this. One to avoid.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Poor quality

...I travel a great deal for work and have an old Samsonite suitcase (hard back, soft front) which I happily used for 5 hard years. The quality of the old suitcase was great so I automatically went to Samsonite to purchase a new bag. They use to be very well made (strong zippers, high quality fabrics) but the overall product has greatly deteriorated since the last time I purchased a bag. My "new" $300 Samsonite suitcase has zippers that jam, a broken handle (happened 3 weeks after purchase), fabric that stains easily... and to make matters worse, poor customer service (rude and unprofessional). Unfortunately, they will not allow me to return the case so I am stuck with an unusable product. Buyer beware... Samsonite has gone down hill.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful