jmatt
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I never thought about this before, so I thought I'd write a brief story.
Yesterday, I returned from a 3 day very formal business meeting. The meetings required clothes from full suits to sportcoats to sweaters to jeans depending on what time of day it was.
The Airline "mishandled" my luggage.
Good news is, they found it and it was delivered to me today.
BUT - what if it really was lost?
Here's what I had checked:
Custom suit - $1500
Zanella pants - $300
Luciano Barbera pants - $450
Brioni Cashmere sport coat - $4100
Brioni Cashmere sweater - $1000
Men's store label cashmere sweater -$300
3 Jantzentailor shirts - $150
Edward Green shoes - $1000
Allen Edmunds shoes - $300
casual shoes - $100
2 leather belts - $160
3 pair Pantheralla socks - $100
Electric Razor - $150
3 ties - $300
Levis vintage 501 Jeans - $200
the luggage itself - $400
TOTAL $10,810
not counting misc. toiletries, underwear, t-shirts. cell phone charger, shoe trees, shoe polish, etc.
Grand total probably hit just over $11,000
Airline liability limit - $3,000
Can you imagine how glad I am my luggage was found?
Now, the truth is that like many here, I didn't pay that much. But I did pay about $5500, and many of the items I could not replace for my original purchase price. For example - Edward Green sale shoes. Sure - I can get a different pair, but to find exactly what I lost on sale again could literally take years. I'd be forced to replace them at retail. Repeat that example for most of the items on my list.
Next time, I think I'll either buy extra coverage, travel with cheap clothing, or try to carry more on. I use a wide, rolling hardsided garmet bag style luggage though, to try to keep my clothes looking better.
Anyway - I know this was long-winded, but I'm betting many people here travel without thinking about the total replacement cost of their clothes.
Yesterday, I returned from a 3 day very formal business meeting. The meetings required clothes from full suits to sportcoats to sweaters to jeans depending on what time of day it was.
The Airline "mishandled" my luggage.
Good news is, they found it and it was delivered to me today.
BUT - what if it really was lost?
Here's what I had checked:
Custom suit - $1500
Zanella pants - $300
Luciano Barbera pants - $450
Brioni Cashmere sport coat - $4100
Brioni Cashmere sweater - $1000
Men's store label cashmere sweater -$300
3 Jantzentailor shirts - $150
Edward Green shoes - $1000
Allen Edmunds shoes - $300
casual shoes - $100
2 leather belts - $160
3 pair Pantheralla socks - $100
Electric Razor - $150
3 ties - $300
Levis vintage 501 Jeans - $200
the luggage itself - $400
TOTAL $10,810
not counting misc. toiletries, underwear, t-shirts. cell phone charger, shoe trees, shoe polish, etc.
Grand total probably hit just over $11,000
Airline liability limit - $3,000
Can you imagine how glad I am my luggage was found?
Now, the truth is that like many here, I didn't pay that much. But I did pay about $5500, and many of the items I could not replace for my original purchase price. For example - Edward Green sale shoes. Sure - I can get a different pair, but to find exactly what I lost on sale again could literally take years. I'd be forced to replace them at retail. Repeat that example for most of the items on my list.
Next time, I think I'll either buy extra coverage, travel with cheap clothing, or try to carry more on. I use a wide, rolling hardsided garmet bag style luggage though, to try to keep my clothes looking better.
Anyway - I know this was long-winded, but I'm betting many people here travel without thinking about the total replacement cost of their clothes.