I didn't really need a new carry on but today I found a deal at TJMaxx that was too good to pass up. I have a 22" Heys Exotic plaid spinner that I love. It is light weight, holds a ton, super easy to maneuver, and has lasted through multiple trips. I picked it up years ago for like $69.00 at Marshalls, along with the matching check bag for 79.00. This was back when the Heys Exotics were like $200.00 each at the nicer stores. When the Heys Britto collection came out I wanted one, but no way was I paying around $300.00 for a carry on. Well today I was in TJMaxx and saw they had three Heys Britto Garden Collection carry ons and one check bag that matched one of those carry ons. Just out of curiosity I checked the prices and found they had been marked way down. The carry on was just $39.00 and the check bag was just $85.00. I checked for the signature and also checked all zippers and wheels. Except for a few almost impossible to see minor scratches they were perfect. I checked when I came home and on ebay the same carry on ranged between $195.00-$250.00 and online the exact same bag was around $300.00 on some sites. This is the exact bag I got for just $39.00:
http://www.homeclick.com/heys-usa-b706-22-britto-garden-22-spinner-case/p-525800.aspx
Again I didn't really need another carry on, but no way was I passing up a spinner bag I knew was worth a whole lot more than the $39.00 they were asking. I measured it when I got home and it's the exact same size as my beloved Heys Exotic and moves/spins just as easily. You can push or pull it with just two fingers.
They also had some American Tourister, Samsonite, Nautica, Swiss Gear, Kenneth Cole, Bill Bass, Nicole Miller, Diane von Furstenberg, Kathy Van Zeeland, IT, Pierre Cardin, Nine West, and probably a few other brands I forgot. All were alot cheaper than regular stores. Most had the medium and large check bags to match, but some didn't. Anyway, check out TJMaxx (and Marshalls) if you need luggage. Just be sure to carry a tape measure as some of the largest bags appear too big to use as checked bags. The medium size bags would be fine though.
http://www.homeclick.com/heys-usa-b706-22-britto-garden-22-spinner-case/p-525800.aspx
Again I didn't really need another carry on, but no way was I passing up a spinner bag I knew was worth a whole lot more than the $39.00 they were asking. I measured it when I got home and it's the exact same size as my beloved Heys Exotic and moves/spins just as easily. You can push or pull it with just two fingers.
They also had some American Tourister, Samsonite, Nautica, Swiss Gear, Kenneth Cole, Bill Bass, Nicole Miller, Diane von Furstenberg, Kathy Van Zeeland, IT, Pierre Cardin, Nine West, and probably a few other brands I forgot. All were alot cheaper than regular stores. Most had the medium and large check bags to match, but some didn't. Anyway, check out TJMaxx (and Marshalls) if you need luggage. Just be sure to carry a tape measure as some of the largest bags appear too big to use as checked bags. The medium size bags would be fine though.
She then told me that particular bag had been sold, then returned numerous times once people realized he was too big. I should have realized something was wrong with the bag, when I had to get an associate to get a ladder to get him off the very top shelf, where they had apparently tried to hide him. I thought it was hilarious that not only had they humanized a suitcase, but that he'd been returned so many times they had actually named him.
