I compared the Away Bigger Carry-On bag to my Samsonite luggage, and it convinced me to switch to the newer, trendier brand
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- On a recent domestic trip, I tried out the Instagram-famous Away luggage for the first time. The company with a $1.4 billion valuation as of May 2019 offers a fleet of different luggage sets with lifetime warranties.
- I was thinking about purchasing an Away bag before my trip, but when I saw the price, I decided to borrow one from a friend and try it out first — the bag I was going to get would have set me back $245 before tax.
- I usually travel with a Samsonite carry-on rolling bag.
- My luggage, like the Away Bigger Carry-On that I tried, has four wheels, an expandable handle, two non-expandable handles — one on a long side and one on the top, and an interior mesh divider and compression straps for holding my belongings in place.
- There were a lot of features on the Away bag that I loved and wish my luggage had — like a removable battery, laundry bag, and a shoe compartment — but there was one major characteristic that really bothered me: The Away bag felt considerably heavier than my Samsonite.
- Here's what my experience with the Away Bigger Carry-On was like and how it compares to my Samsonite luggage.
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Away cofounders Jen Rubio and Steph Korey started selling the now Instagram-famous luggage bag used by Influencers and traveling millennials in February of 2016.
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The pair have a shared background in startup companies as they met while working at the optical brand, Warby Parker.
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When they reconnected, they came up with the idea to craft the perfect carry-on bag for travelers.
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