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Our favorite luggage deals from the Amazon Big Spring Sale
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Going on a trip soon? Whether you’re heading over international waters or taking a quick vacay to a nearby city, be ready with a great set of luggage that’s TSA-approved and ready to fly with you. It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for a new rolling suitcase or luggage for your latest journey or an upgrade for your check-in bags, you can get plenty right now for a great price. Amazon’s Big Spring Sale has you covered with affordable luggage at steep discounts you won’t want to miss.
You’ll find prices slashed on top luggage brands like Samsonite, SwissGear, Travelers Club and more. Start your journey on the right foot with reliable, affordable luggage, hardshell or softside, that can hold everything you need, from your laptop or tablet to all the rest of your other travel essentials.
See a piece of luggage that’s perfect for you? Be sure to buy it ASAP, as prices during the Amazon Big Spring Sale are changing rapidly as items go in and out of stock.
Best Amazon Spring Sale luggage deals
Rockland Journey softside upright luggage set: $89 (59% off)
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Need the cheapest set you can find that’s still sturdy? This Rockland four-piece set is your best bet.
You get one 28-inch rolling bag, one 24-inch rolling bag, one 19-inch rolling bag, and a smaller 14-inch tote, all in one of seven different colors, from muted black to bright red.
This softside set lacks the hardside protection you’ll get from some sets, but it’s a great economical option that comes with full interior lining, detachable shoulder straps, large main compartments, and zippered security pockets in each bag, so you can store those important things you can’t lose.
Each bag, except for the tote, comes with inline skate wheels to make rolling your belongings as painless as possible, with locks available on the zippers and a telescoping handle to make lugging everything around a bit more bearable at the airport.
Right now, you can get this set for just $89, which is a whopping 59% off its normal price of $219. You won’t want to let this one out of your sight.
Kenneth Cole Reaction lightweight hardshell luggage: $80 (20% off)
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Need a hardshell carry-on that’s as fashionable as it is functional? This Kenneth Cole luggage should do the trick nicely.
It’s a lightweight and expandable hardshell piece that has 360-degree free-rotating spinners so you can get where you need to go quickly. It also has plenty of space, so you can pack as much as you need inside without having to worry about making it too heavy to handle.
Either roll it along behind you via a telescoping handle, or use the top or side grip handle to carry it horizontally or vertically.
The exterior can handle being jostled around before it gets on the plane and on the way there, thanks to its shock-resistant, protective molding. It’ll absorb shock instead of taking blows, so you don’t have to worry about precious items arriving in pieces.
Don’t miss this bag while it’s on sale at Amazon right now for $80, which is 20% off its usual price.
SwissGear Sion softside expandable roller luggage: $96 (20% off)
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Fill up this rolling 21-inch carry-on suitcase and go. It’s got plenty of space in its expandable compartment to get you where you’re going and back with at least a few days’ worth of clothes and other important things.
It has multiple front and side pockets and a body made from a scuff-resistant polyester fabric. Plus, its interior is fully lined with adjustable tie-down garment straps to keep things in place while you’re on the move.
You also get a mesh lid pocket, packing pocket for smaller items, and a zippered wet bag for storing swimsuits and other wet items, so you don’t ruin the rest of your belongings. If you don’t want to roll it around, you can use the side handle as well, so it’s a bit more like a traditional suitcase.
Don’t miss this carry-on bag while it’s on sale for $96, which is 20% off its usual price.
Samsonite Omni PC hardside expandable luggage: $101 (37% off)
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The Samsonite Omni is a sturdy polycarbonate suitcase option, but you won’t have to break the bank to take advantage of all its features. It’s on sale right now during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale.
This spinner luggage is the perfect size to meet most airlines’ carry-on requirements, and is light enough to carry if you don’t want to roll it around.
It has four oversized spinner wheels to make it easy to get from one place to the next, however, and side-mounted TSA locks to deter potential thieves who may try to get into your bag.
Plus, you’ll get a little peace of mind, thanks to Samsonite’s 10-year limited warranty that covers defects in quality.
Snag this carry-on spinner luggage bag for just $101 right now, which is 37% off its usual price.
Travelers Club Midtown expandable hardside luggage set: $101 (28% off)
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Get everything you need for a successful trip for just over $100 with this four-piece set.
For this price, you get your choice of five eye-catching colors and a 26-inch spinner suitcase, a 20-inch carry-on spinner bag, a boarding tote, and a travel kit for toiletries, all in the same matching shade.
Each bag has a fully-lined interior, a push-button locking handle system, and 4-wheel spinner system so you can move around with ease, and an expanding body to make sure you have room for everything you need to take with you. This luggage may not last you for the years that some of the other more popular brands might, but if you need something cheap to take along with you quickly, this is a good option.
You can get this four-piece set for just $101, which is 28% off its usual price of $140.
It was hard to miss the massive American flag towering over the Butler Farm Show ground on July 13 as it waved over the rally site where former President Donald Trump was set to speak, just days before a crucial running mate selection and the Republican National Convention.
On July 13, the two of us, who had been tag-teaming coverage of Trump’s third run for president for over a year, went to what we thought would be a typical Trump rally in an open field in a Pittsburgh suburb, a crucial electoral area in a crucial battleground state. It ended with a gunman trying to take Trump’s life, and the death of a fireman, Corey Comparatore.
We stood front and center in the press area at 6 p.m. and Trump took the stage (an hour late, as can be the case) and knew right away that something wasn’t right when what sounded like firecrackers went off to our left. That’s where shooter Thomas Crooks had climbed up onto an unprotected building just outside of the security perimeter and fired multiple shots.
A hydraulic lift that held up a massive stack of speakers was struck, sending smoke shooting out and the speakers slowly fell towards the ground, and as we took cover (ground twice), all we could think was to pull out our phones and get to work. Olivia recorded the sounds of panicked journalists and attendees alike huddled along the press riser and bicycle racks separating us, the shrieks of scared children, and, realized only upon listening many times since, the sound of those around Corey Comperatore yelling for assistance.
Jake spoke with emergency room Dr. James Sweetland, who ran to help Comperatore, and said that he heard the gunshots and went to assist, finding Comperatore “jammed between the benches” before attempting to save his life.
We both stood in shock as the crowd turned on us in the moments after Trump’s motorcade sped out of Butler, with one man yelling “This is your fault!”
What was to be a typical Trump rally wasn’t so typical anymore.
Eighty-four days later Trump returned, and so did the two of us, taking the same route from downtown Pittsburgh, parking in the same location, and enduring a similar heat with no shade in the press pen alongside fellow reporters who, just like us and the former president, chose to return and confront our trauma.
The stage was set up in the same location, with that same American flag looming over Trump and the crowd behind him on that day.
But for everything that was the same that day, there were striking differences. The building where the gunman had climbed up, crawled across, and ultimately fired fatal shots, was completely obstructed from the view of the crowd by tractor trailers. Several teams of snipers were stationed throughout the rally site. It was perhaps the largest crowd we have seen thus far at a Trump rally.
And we are not the same people. Witnessing the events of July 13 took away our feeling of safety while doing our jobs, and the effects of that continue to impact us. There was a moment of shock at one point, when the speaker on stage paused as the crowd shouted “medic” for a woman who fainted. We were frozen in fear hearing the same words that were shouted in the seconds after Trump’s assassination attempt, as people were shouting for a medic to take care of Comperatore.
But like July 13, we had to go to work. Like those in the crowd of tens of thousands that chose to return, there was a sense of unfinished business on this fairground. We had continued on to Milwaukeee and the Republican National Convention to cover Trump’s first public appearance since Butler, but we knew that we had to come back here, no matter how painful it was to land back in Pittsburgh, head north on Route 79 and pull off at the Butler Farm Show, and finish the job: for the two of us, for CBS News, for the country.
Unlike other speakers on the stage Saturday who championed Trump’s words of “fight, fight, fight,” Sweetland went out of his way to mention he is a former Democrat and pleaded with the crowd to reach out and find five Democrats with whom they could find commonality.
“Democrats are like teenagers,” Sweetland said. “You think they aren’t listening, but they are.”
Eight-four days later, the entire race has changed, and so have we.
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