Years ago I used to see an old Jewish doctor in Northern Virginia. He smelled of cigars, and gave me a hard time when my wife would come in with me because invariably she’d be wearing casual torn jeans. He’d tell me I needed to work harder so she could afford new pants, and not have to wear them long past the point where they’d have holes in them. The whole thing was absurd, but it was much funnier in person.
Boing Boing says that when you buy new luggage, you have to worry about it getting dinged and scraped, but I don’t think that’s true. The whole point of luggage is to protect what’s inside of it. Getting nicked is literally what it’s for. And the well-worn look just means the luggage has been with you through many journeys.
But what if you want your bags to look damaged from the start, like a new pair or torn jeans? Crash Baggage has you covered.
[O]ur suitcases are already dented, worn-looking, crashed. With Crash Baggage we want to overturn the very concept of luggage through our travel philosophy “Handle Without Care,” which exalts the freedom of movement and action wherever and whenever possible, without any worries.
Their polycarbonate bags have dents molded in, but it’s not as though that means your bags will always look exactly like they were when you bought them. Baggage handlers are still going to nick and scrape them, they’ll just be new and different damage. Or maybe like Mom Air this is all just a joke?
(HT: Paul H.)
I handle luggage with care, not to prevent scratches and nicks, but to keep the handle and wheels intact
Some of us traveled a lot.
I did 6 continents, 25 countries and 19 US States this year. Flying almost every week all year long.
Anyone who didn’t travel missed out sorely.
If you can afford to buy pre distressed baggage, you definitely have money to spare.
Why is the doctor’s religion relevant to this story?
Copying the fashion of jeans sold with holes in them already.
So if the airline damages the bag, they will say it has pre-existing damage.
4 trips in Jan/Feb then crash….I have never been this long without a flight since I was 17 years old.
What a dumb gimmick
I be with Jason. The problem here is that it encourages abuse. The last thing my luggage needs is some underpaid baggage handler to think “well, this once I surely can toss”.
Of course, to be honest, I have had plenty of time to observe them, and generally can say that they are righteous in meting out abuse, without discrimination, dropping bags from cargo door to apron (er… Ramp in the USA) without discrimination.
So, I’ll take a bag built for abuse, not one pre-abused thank you very much.