tampipi
speaking of traveling, we need new suitcases. during our last trip to manila, we noticed that all are suitcases were already pretty worn out, getting threadbare at corners and wheels weren’t properly rolling anymore. i remember i bought my one in ‘98, for my first trip to germany, so that means it has served me for almost 10 years, and has already flown more than 120,000 km, plying the fra-mnl route yearly. time to retire.
what’s a good brand? samsonite or vuitton, sure, but i’m not in that budget (or social?) bracket. i’ve never heard much of Delsey luggages before, but they seem robust, particularly the hard-shell ones. i think i’d like to have something like the helium collection, though (cool name, after helium = lightest gas). like all pinoy balikbayans, i need something as lightweight as possible to maximize my luggage allowance. always gotta make room for pasalubongs!
on the other hand, if you want something really lightweight, nothing beats those striped shopping bags they sell in on the streets of divisoria, made of the same material used for rice sacks, just a bit sturdier. or if not those, then good ol’ karton bound with 10 kilometers of packaging tape, hehe. i always know there’s one other pinoy in the plane when the luggage belt churns out such packages, hehe.
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7 Responses to “tampipi”
March 12th, 2008 at
I always prefer Samsonite. Nga lang, it has to be on major sale pag bibili ako hehe. Kamahal kaya, ‘no? The last time I bought a set was around 5-6 years ago. At gaya ng sa iyo, they have probably earned enough mileage to win a free trip back to Manila haha. Good thing na mukhang we’re not off to yet another trip anytime soon. Makakapahinga din sila.
March 12th, 2008 at
The Delsey hard-shell ones we have have proven robust for me (us). Have traveled with them since the beginning of everything—1994, and they’re still in good condition.
March 13th, 2008 at
ako, kahit anong brand ok lang…basta mura…hehehehe
March 13th, 2008 at
rhada, dun ka na nga lang sa sako-bags na galing divi. yung ginagamit ng mga biyahera? lam mo yun? di ako makakita ng pics sa web eh.
March 13th, 2008 at
des, pag samsonite, dapat binabalot dun sa parang cling-wrap for suitcases bago i-check in, hehe. nakakahinayang eh, lalo na the way they handleluggages sa pinas.
justice: hard shells look good, kaso suitcase pa lang, mabigat na. saka, di pwede siksikin, hehe…
March 14th, 2008 at
alam ko yun! nung nasa HK kami, ganun ang gamit nung mga Pinay na kasabay namin….epektib sya, kasi napakagaang…daming nailalagay…tapos napaka-makulay pa!
March 15th, 2008 at
WE used Delsey on our last trip to Italy. It’s ok. It’s lightweight and it hasn’t ripped or anything but , all that cross-continent banging had all the little tags here and there falling off. Just superficial stuff. But like des, I would go for Samsonite if I had to do it over again. My parents’ Samsonite held up well after a good beating on their trip to the Philippines.