The Best Luggage on the Market

As I continue my series on “staff picks” I was deciding who to interview next when I ran into Alex, our chief luggage repair specialist. Alex has been repairing luggage for over 21 years. Alex has been handling luggage, eight hours a day, five days a week, for most of his adult life; Alex was the perfect brain to pick when searching for information about luggage. Within two seconds of speaking with Alex, there was no doubt in my mind what his favorite brand of luggage was……Hartmann!!!

Hartmann has been in business for 130 years and after speaking with Alex I know why.  As our
website even states: “The Hartmann Luggage Company, for the past 130 years, has become synonymous with quality, excellence, and reliability. As one of the oldest luggage manufacturers in America, Hartmann has set the standard for top quality and distinctive luggage.”  Alex agrees wholeheartedly with all of these things; he says the quality of the Hartmann bags coming through Irv’s Luggage repair shop, one of the largest authorized repair centers in the Midwest, far outshine all the other brands.

The first question you may ask however, if this Hartmann is so great, why is it even in the repair shop?  As Alex explained when you have moving parts that are continually exposed to all kinds of abuse, no matter how well the bag is made, eventually repairs will be needed.  Poor quality luggage, or cheap luggage, has a very short life, not only because the design and materials are inferior but because the parts are of such bad quality they are non-repairable; once your “cheap” bag breaks you might as well toss it out. On the other hand, Hartmanns last a lifetime, you may need to bring it in for repairs, but you will never have to replace it!!!!

The higher quality of the materials used on a piece of luggage, the simpler the repairs are too. Hartmann luggage is so well designed that the repair work is far easier. The quality of materials and the design of these bags are just superior, especially when compared to discount luggage or discount luggage sets. Alex says Hartmann uses screws in places where many other companies use rivets.  Hartmann’s telescopic handles have a simple button you can push if anything goes wrong…….replacing the damaged handle takes minutes, while other lines can take hours! The pros far outweigh the cons on these items, especially when compared to an item you may see with a large luggage discount. As a consumer, you might be inclined to buy luggage cheap, but the quality may suffer down the line.

Another point Alex makes, other luggage manufacturers come up with new designs every six months, not Hartmann.  They have been in business for over 130 years because they stick with what works!  Per Alex very few changes have been made to the Hartmann pieces over the years because customers are so satisfied with what they already have!!!

Alex cannot say enough about Hartmann!!!  Now I understand……. when I first got my job here at Irv’s Luggage, my sister asked:  “Can you get a discount on Hartmann Luggage?”………..I suspect there are many other loyal fans out there besides Alex and my sister…..check Hartmann out today @ IrvsLuggage.com