Like you, my story is more what I've lugged home from a trip: several times, rugs! From Finland, Turkey and Switzerland. Bought a biggie in India that I had them ship out.

Our biggest mistake was early on in our traveling days when we bought several lovely pieces of leather luggage: Hartman and French, y'Know! One trip around the Baltics totting that around drove us to carryons and Sportsacs. Just sold the leather pieces to some sucker who thought they were just lovely! And they are if you don't have to carry them. Maybe she travels around by auto!

Cheers! Jo in Sunnyvale