Select Costco Wholesale Stores (
link for reference) have
Bagsmart 38L Blast Backpack w/ 4-piece Compression Packing Cubes for
$29.97 valid for
in-warehouse purchase only. You may check the warehouse section of the
Costco App and search for local inventory using item number
2011287.
Thanks to community member
Totspurs for sharing this deal.
Note, this is a clearance item; availability/pricing will be limited.
Features:
- Expandable 28L - 38L Backpack Capacity for All Essentials
- Padded Laptop Compartment Fits up to 15"
- Durable, Waterproof Fabric for Protection
- Four Compression Cubes for Organized Packing
- Ergonomic Design for Comfortable Carrying
- Travel Backpack:
- Before expansion: About 28L, 12.2" x 16.5" x 8.1"
- After expansion: About 38L, 12.2" x 16.5" x 10"
- Suitable for: 4–6 day trips
- Weight: 2 pounds / 900g
- 4-Piece Packing Cubes
- Large size:
- Expanded size: 10.2" x 5.9" x 15.0"
- Compressed size: 10.2" x 1.8" x 15.0"
- Medium size:
- Expanded size: 9.0" x 5.0" x 13.0"
- Compressed size: 9.0" x 1.8" x 13.0"
- Small size:
- Expanded size: 9.0" x 5.0" x 5.0"
- Compressed size: 9.0" x 1.8" x 5.0"
- Shoe bag:
Community Reviews
Bagsmart's 38L Blast Backpack comes across as a well organized travel bag that works especially well as a personal item and inflight carry. The top opens wide for easy access, it packs like a suitcase from the side, and the sturdy build and logical layout fit one bag travel well. The bundled compression cubes add real value, especially at the $29.97 clearance price. The main drawback is that the large compartment compression strap does not tighten much, and finding actual store stock can be difficult.
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But are you making a mountain out of a molehill? You never questioned the material. You never questioned the overall styling. You notice the market segmentation stuff. Fine. But is it material (no pun intended) in the larger context?
$45.99 for Amazon (bag + shoe bag)
https://www.amazon.com/BAGSMART-B...GGXDD7HV/?
$64.99 for Costco (bag + 4 compression)
https://www.costco.com/bagsmart-3...47387.html
REALITY: Almost always, warehouse/in-store clearance at COSTCO (to dispose off slow moving inventory to make space), is 100% Costco funded....Costco taking a hit. Remember, "space" in warehouse is KING.
On the other hand, COSTCO Hot Buys, Seasonal Discounts (i.e., Christmas time sales, Thanksgiving time sales, Memorial Day Sales), or the COSTCO Discounts that are in the regular Brochures that you get by mail, whether for online or warehouse purchases are 100% vendor funded.
Why do you think the online price right now ($64.99) is so much higher than $29.97 if Costco is only supposed to make 10%? Your logic is demolished in this sentence.
Also, Costco average margin is higher than 10%. Also, using your numbers, if costco was using a 10% margin for a $30 selling price, they wouldn't be buying it for $25 because...thats not how math works.
Sometimes people are so daft even though stuff is stuck right in front of their eyes.
The ONLY difference:
1) Amazon has bundled shoe bag; Costco has bundled 4-piece compression set.
2) Amazon has an internal divider in the main compartment.
That's it! Every thing else of the main bag is identical!
Bagsmart creates market segmentation exactly for folk like you who can't tell the difference!
Why don't you take Marketing 101 and learn to open your eyes?
https://www.amazon.com/BAGSMART-B...0GGXDD7HV/
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Also, Costco average margin is higher than 10%. Also, using your numbers, if costco was using a 10% margin for a $30 selling price, they wouldn't be buying it for $25 because...thats not how math works.
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