The decision of whether or not to get discount designer luggage is not an easy one to make. The issue isn't durability; contrary to popular opinion, there are many designer brands that produce luggage rugged enough to stand up to the rigors of traveling. Victorinox Swiss Army Travel gear is especially well known for its resistance to wear and tear. Tumi is another brand capable of handling some abuse. Unlike a lot of other luggage manufacturers, Tumi enhances the toughness of their luggage by making it from a special combination of leather, canvas, and nylon.

Even Louis Vuitton not well known for producing rugged bags makes some of their handbags with shoulder straps capable of handling large amounts of strain without breaking. The real issue with deciding whether or not to go the designer route is cost, and the potential for theft. Designer luggage is always more expensive than non designer luggage. People generally pay more for the quality they expect from designer versus generic brands, but you have to decide for yourself whether the additional cost of designer bags is worth it.

You should also think carefully about the potential for theft. Designer luggage is by definition desirable, and the fact that it is desirable makes it more likely to get stolen than generic luggage. Your risk of having your designer luggage stolen varies a lot with where you typically travel. If you tend to vacation in rich, well-developed countries, you should not encounter many problems related to theft. If, on the other hand, you like to enjoy your holidays in poorer countries, then theft is a very real possibility.

Vacationers traveling to a poor country in say South America or Eastern Europe, have several options as far as reducing the risk of having their designer luggage stolen: They can cover up the designer labels on their luggage, avoid local areas known for crime, and lock their luggage in a hotel room as soon as they leave the airport as possible. The best way to go about covering the label of a designer suitcase or bag is to try and buy a special cloth wrap to wrap around the entire suitcase or bag. The best part about this strategy is that it enables you to exercise your creativity in choosing different colored wraps.

Avoiding crime rife areas in your vacation spot is critical. Low income areas tend to be the worst for thefts, but crowded train stations and malls can also be quite bad as well. For this reason, it is an excellent idea to make sure that your luggage gets to a locked hotel room as soon as possible, and spends as little time as possible outside it. The best way to keep thieves at bay is to not let them know what you own in the first place.

In the end, only you can decide if beautiful discount designer luggage is worth the price tag and hassles that come with it. For many people it most definitely is worth it, but for others even a Louis Vuitton bag may not be worth the increased threat of theft. My Profilactic Mashup profile.

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