Emily is typically packing a bit more (we have a giant Briggs and Riley as well) and so we're usually checking a bag for her. Somehow I was able to convince her to carry-on to Dubai which is an accomplishment I'm quite proud of. On the way home, we had
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So I've been looking for a new "medium sized" bag for future travels. You can generally find good deals on luggage at Amazon and department stores across the year...and it seems luggage is a great thing to purchase late in the year as well - lots of sales. I've also purchased several bags from Denver based eBags over the years and have been pleased with their pricing.
I actually found the 25" TravelPro we were interested in purchasing on eBags and Amazon. The price was nearly $50 cheaper on Amazon (prices have changed several times since my purchase) so I sent in a "price guarantee" to eBags to see if they would match. A day later I received an email that they would match and provide a 10% discount!
This was actually a quintuple dip:
1) I purchased the bag for $175 on eBags who provided a $53 credit back to my card for the price match + 10% discount
2) I put the purchase on my Starwood Preferred Guest Amex which triggered a $10 eBags Amex Offer
3) I made the purchase through an online shopping portal offering me 10% off the entire purchase
4) I used past eBags credit (about to expire) to save another $16 on the bag
5) I earned 5% for a future purchase at eBags which I'll use for holiday shopping
My true out of pocket expense for the bag was about $73 - not bad!
