Samsonite Aspire GRT 21″ Expandable Spinner

I bought this in a rush for my daughter, who was coming home from college for winter break and had only half an hour to change planes in Houston, which meant hoofing it across a huge airport–along with the likelihood her checked luggage wouldn’t make the switch. This is a girl who cannot be parted from her wardrobe!!–who has also never learned to pack sparely.

She needed a carry-on that would wing it across airports in a huff without banging into her legs, or other legs, or various barriers between one plane and the next, without twisting her wrist. She needed something she could stuff in an overhead storage compartment without penetrating glances filled with nasty implications from surrounding passengers. She needed a carry-on she could overstuff without looking conspicuous.

Enter Samsonite. She despises the way it looks. I like that she could heft it into the wayback and I still had room for my own gear, and groceries–and the wayback’s honestly small. I didn’t even notice how overpacked the thing was–until two days later.

Her clothes are all over the floor, her computer chair, and the rocker. And this piece of luggage is STILL EIGHT INCHES DEEPER than it is when empty! I frankly don’t know how Samsonite does this. She is here for a month, and this thing holds a half-year’s worth of clothes. Who cares what it looks like?
Rating: 5 / 5