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Best affordable carry-on luggage!!
Best affordable carry-on luggage! I typically buy my luggage from Ross, Marshall's, or Burlington Coat Factory. The prices typically range from $69-$89 for medium to large suitcases. This was my first time looking for a carry-on luggage and I was not pleased with the prices at Ross and Marshall's. The cheapest I could find was $69 and that was the same price as a medium size luggage! I turned to amazon to look for more affordable carry-on luggage and was surprised to see one from AmazonBasics! I had to get it because 1.) it was from amazon and their products are pretty good 2.) the price! I will list my pros and cons:
PROS:
+Price--for $49.99 you can't get a better price for a carry-on hard-side luggage!
+Size--perfect carry-on size--I did not have any trouble fitting my luggage into the overbin for Delta, Ryan Air, Olympic Air, Vueling Airlines, and SAS Airlines. The size of the luggage was compliant for all the airlines I had just listed. [[UPDATE]] I've flown a few more times internationally to Italy & Greece via American Airlines and had no problems size wise with this luggage.
+Sturdy--I had just bought a Samsonite brand carry-on luggage at Ross for $69 (which I returned), the quality of the AmazonBasics luggage was comparable to Samsonite
+Color--I feel the color choices was good--they offer the typical black and even a funky color like orange!
+Inside storage--I really like the little compartment pockets. They're perfect for little nick-knacks
+Wheels felt sturdy, smooth and secure--I rolled this bag through the bumpy rocky roads of Prague and Brussels and they survived!
CONS:
-The handle does not feel sturdy--sometimes I felt the handle was gonna break off. But it did not....yet
-The handle going up and down is very loose--not sure if it was just my luggage that was faulty, but I had difficulties getting the handle to go up and STAY up. I'm assuming the bolts were loose that is why the handle kept falling down
Overall, I highly recommend! The price is too good to pass up and it is structurally overall an amazing carry-on luggage
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