Customer Reviews

Victorinox Mobilizer NXT 3.0 Large Mobilizer 24" Expandable Wheeled Upright

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I used to own the predecessor to this item, the Victorinox NXT Collection Large Mobilizer 24" Expandable Upright, UPC code 674204040218. I presume my previous piece of luggage was Version 2, and the version now available for sale is Version 3.0. My previous piece of luggage was the best piece of luggage I had ever owned, so when it was recently lost, I tried to get an exact replacement. I soon found out that that item was no longer available, but an upgrade, the NXT 3.0, was. Assuming it was basically the same piece of luggage with some possible improvements, and noticing that it was the exact same price I had paid a year or so earlier for my previous luggage, I bought this item without much further thought.

However, once it arrived, I couldn't have been more disappointed. Compared to its predecessor, this item is a piece of junk. Almost everything about the previous version that made the previous version so delightful to own has been modified, and it seems that the new item is made much more cheaply, but sold at the same price. The garment bag now holds much less than it used to, no longer can hang on a door while you're loading or unloading it, and the "hook" where hangers go is much more flimsy than it used to be. They've done away with the shoe bag; I guess now I have to purchase that separately. Also, it used to have a very easy-to-use attachment for attaching a second, smaller bag; they've replaced it with a strap that's much less convenient, and now you have to leave the front pouch open to use this new strap. Hopefully nothing will fall out if you try to use it! And although only icing on the cake, they've replaced the sturdy plastic name and address tag with a flimsy piece of paper that certainly won't survive as long as the bag is supposed to!

It's possible that, if you've never owned a Victorinox-made piece of luggage, you might be modestly impressed with this piece of luggage. But if you've ever owned a Victorinox item before, be forewarned: this item will be a disappointment, and it will be far below the standards set by the previous generation of Victorinox luggage. And the fact that this luggage costs the exact same price as my previous piece of luggage demonstrates that this item has extremely poor value for the price paid.