@thomasaelliott Between that and the “you’ll be hearing more from us about that brand name sometime in the future” line, I predict we’ll be seeing a bunc hf these bags on MorningSave shortly.
The best thing about the ugly backpack and the ugly rolling tote is that they can be combined in a last-3-minutes-of-mighty-morphin-pwer-rangers-like fashion.
@brhfl I have this, it’s one of my suitcase arsenal. It’s really useful for weekend trips. Without the backpack, the roller is small enough to count as a carry-on. So you can separate them and take the backpack as your personal item and the roller as your carry-on, no checked luggage. when you disembark, you can zip them back together to make it easy to roll them around or carry them separately. Then on the return trip if you have bought a lot of tchotchkes or souvenirs (or board games), you can zip the backpack to the roller and check it as a single item and still have your allowance for a personal item and a carry on. This is the only backpack I own, but I can say that it’s well-padded and rides comfortably on one shoulder or both, with plenty of pockets and zippers to tuck things away in. It’s sturdily built, good zippers, mine has been on maybe a dozen trips and shows no meaningful wear.
+1 for Kafka.
+1 for Kafka without mentioning Metamorphosis, which everyone knows [if they can spell Kafka], but really isn’t a stand-in for actual familiarity.
Which I don’t have either. Metamorphosis.
Dang it. Slipped. Sorry.
FUL makes good stuff. My GF has one of their huge bags that we check in and it really gets FUL. Maybe this one will be our influential-nonchalant-cooler. She needed a new carry-on bag because hers was falling apart, and was no where near big enough.
@Panegyric it’s amazing how they get into places. I just discovered I still have two desert tortoises. I thought one took off last summer but I put out a couple of grapes for one Sunday and the other came running up and they started keep away tug of war with the grapes. I guess there’s been two all along and I only saw one at a time.
At first I thought this was interesting and it seems like a nice price for the functionality. We have a couple of the same branded huge rolling duffles we picked up from Costco a few years ago. They seem to have held up nicely.
However. I travel with a pack and roller bag and there are two ways I do it - I either carry the pack on my shoulder and drag the roller… or I slip the pack’s top handle over the extended roller handle and drag both on the roller’s wheels. Can’t see zipping and unzipping the pack from the roller at each transition.
@RedOak I’m afraid if I hang my current laptop bag by its handle a lot it will eventually give under the strain of 20-30 pounds of laptops + gear hanging off those little handle stitches. This looks a lot more sustainable.
@kensey my backpack is one of the Swiss Army bags from back when they made them well. Built like a tank but nicely light weight and comfortable. And the weight of the pack on the top of the roller takes the stress off the handle.
If instead of a backpack you could attach a carseat, and better yet the child could stay in said carseat, this would be brilliant.
But I already have many a backpack and little roller bags. But nothing to since the single parent traveling with single infant while bringing carseat nightmare
@neveraging Travelon multi bag stacker also was a lifesaver during my last trip so I could push a stroller with one hand (stroller gate-check is magical) and pull 2+ bags with the other. You could probably use it in combo with the car seat strap as long as the kid isn’t in the car seat.
@neveraging There is such a device. My sister bought one. It is like a folding hand truck for car seats. Cool thing is you can keep the kid in it while you pull the hand truck.
@devyanks90 I was thinking the same thing and couldn’t resist investigating. Not only is “Women’s” not part of the product name, ebags listed it on Amazon as fūl Double Take when it is actually Double Time. While ebags did manage to get it the name of the product right on their own website, it is listed as out of stock. Smells fishy. Not that I was tempted anyway, but that alone would have been enough for me to this one. Oh, and screw the fact that none of it has anything to Meh or fūl. .
As a jet setting family of 6 we really need all the help we can get when traveling around the world… that is why I love the fūl Rolling Carry-on with Detachable Backpack.
fūl (pronounced “fuel”), known as the luggage of choice for many of today’s musicians are perfect when we are flying to a gig across the country, or just down the street!
The luggage of choice for many of today’s musicians, fūl revolutionizes road travel with the Double Take women’s two-in-one bag. The Double Take is actually two individual bags: a piece of rolling luggage with durable, smooth-rolling wheels and a detachable backpack that accommodates laptops as large as 15 inches.
Like Elvis, barbecue, and the blues, fūl was born in Memphis, Tennessee. The company, which specializes in bags, backpacks, and travel gear, creates “high-quality bags with a fashion edge.” Many of fūl’s bags are worn by musicians throughout the world, a consequence of the company’s passion for music. As fūl says, “life would be boring without bags and bass guitar.” Through it all, fūl is committed to providing its customers with the most unique and dependable bags on the market.
That is why my family just loves these bags!!! In for 4 in red and of course I got VMP, it will make you happy!!!
Eh, I’m in for one. Unfortunately I’m leaving for a two-week trip on Saturday and this bag would be very useful for that trip, but even with VMP there’s no chance it’ll arrive by Friday. Giphy minor-fictitious-body
Well, my mother needs a new carry-on, and while this seems a little heavy (we’ve been eyeing the suspiciously super-light, possibly flimsy variety), it’s just so damn cheap that I’m buying two, which is basically the price of any random carry-on at T.J. Maxx. If we don’t like them, they’ll be thoughtful-seeming gifts! wondrous-odious-jellyfish
yahoo search gave me this, for its own mysterious reasons:
Doesn’t that just incentivize people to try to push the limits of their free carry-on allowance, make the overhead bins even more cramped?
Yes, yes it does. People quickly fill up all available storage with the “1+1” carry-on allowance. As a business traveler with a required-carry company laptop, I have trouble sometimes finding a place in the bins for my single carry, a backpack (it was an attache, but I don’t cramp up during the 6-mile terminal trek with a backpack), so it goes under the seat in front of me. When I’m lucky enough to have a seat in front of me. One time I got to my assigned seat to find someone else had gotten there first, with an assistance animal. The stewardess (or whatever the current PC term is) pleaded, “Please, sir,” but I’m not the kind to deny such a need anyway, so across the aisle I went. Now, this was the front of coach, transitioning from three-wide first class to four-wide coach, and of course all the overheads were full, and I naturally inherited the seat directly behind the oncoming aisle. So I had to place the backpack on the ground, gripping it tenaciously between my heels, lest it skitter forth whilst the pilot gleefully flew us through a new company-record field of air turbulence.
At least they didn’t seat me in steerage, crushed against the bulkhead by the considerable girth of a WWE reject like last time. Honestly, he seemed like a nice enough guy, but seriuosly dude, some greens ain’t gonna kill ya.
FUL makes VERY good stuff. The bag I have from them is VERY heavy-duty, without being overly heavy in weight. They are not like the usual cheap bags you can buy that fall apart after a couple of uses, forcing you to buy another.
The price of $28 for ANY FUL BAG is EXCELLENT! Even if it is a closeout, no one will know you paid next to nothing for it.
The advantage of “Zip-Together” bags should be obvious. Since they zip together, you can lock the backpack to the roller with a small, cheap lock, and pull it through airports, put it in cabs, check into hotels without looking like you have a backpack. My travel backpack has this feature, and it was extremely helpful on many trips because it guarantees you won’t forget anything since everything is in ONE unit, but the significant other does not like carrying her travel pack so we don’t use them any more. This solves the problem, by giving me the small backpack for computer, camera, lenses, guidebook, etc. while she gets her roller bag.
Remember, you are getting TWO bags for less than the price of one, high quality, roller; The backpack can be used to carry as a daypack when touring your destination, or you can leave it at home or take the roller only if you need to carry a separate messenger or briefcase, or take the backpack only.
Let’s say you are flying economy-class to London; You are allowed one checked bag and one carry-on, plus one small personal bag (by that, the airlines really mean a ladies purse, though they USUALLY won’t give you any problems over a camera gadget bag or a shopping bag full of souvenirs). This can be (a) your checked bag, with the backpack as your carry-on, with all your important stuff and stuff you need during the flight in it, (b) your two carry-ons, as long as you don’t have the aforementioned bag of souvenirs, or your second and third free bags, as you checked your larger first bag for free already, OR you can check the roller, and carry your backpack and souvenirs…
Appearance is often everything in travel. Desk clerks at fancy hotels (think Westin, Fairmont, Four Seasons…) will often give someone who appears as a business traveler an upgraded room (yes, they have that power, if one is available), to free up a cheaper room they can sell at the last minute for a higher price. If you check in with a backpack, they will not do this, especially in Asia, because they will assume you to be a poor backpacker (this is why I always dress up to travel; if you look good, you will occasionally get free seat upgrades on airlines or room upgrades in hotels, just by asking for them). This bag camouflages the backpack.
There are more, but this post is already long-winded enough…
For $28, i’d buy it just for fun. So I did.
Main reason is my older carry ons are now larger than the maximum size that most airlines allow. Do they enforce? Not yet but it feels like the overhead compartments are getting smaller as it’s harder to fit in.
This is the right size and looks like I can strap on the backpack for my “personal carry on”. Stupid airlines, interesting bag, $28!
my shitty carry on bags zippers started breaking and it still smells a bit like india. For 28 bucks and good reviews it can definitely replace this hideous broken smelly carryon for at least 1 trip which makes it worth it.
Hey everyone, just a quick update on shipping. We ran in to an unexpected logistical delay so we likely won’t begin shipping on these until Monday or Tuesday of next week. With that said, we will likely miss our EDD of the 15th through 17th for most people. We’ll update this thread once these do ship and will update the EDD at that time as well. Sorry for the delay.
@MEHcus Damn, my first purchase and was hoping to get it by the 19th, taking my kid to NYC for a week. Oh well, if it doesn’t get here there are more vacations in the future! Thanks for the update, now I’ll figure something else out and use this the next trip.
Just wondering if delivery will be the 15-17? Still no shipping info and need for a trip on the 21st…help…just read update…well this is meh, this stinks. Bought for my sisters trip on the 21st. Now useless.
If you are sweating the delivery date (like I was), check again. Mine was slated for the 23rd and has been bumped up to the 21st (the day before I leave!).
It’s the 20th today I wanted to give this as a gift for father’s day but instead had no gift to give my father. Customer support states my shipment had too many labels on it. I guess I’ll have to wait even longer for my order due to no fault of my own. And how am I supposed to track my order without a tracking number? My order still states processing, although on you FAQ, I should have a tracking number when my order ships. I’m very disappointed I’ve placed this order 14 days ago and I still have to wait 3 more days just for you to trace it with smartpost. And then what after that? The summer travel season will be over once I receive my order, if I receive it at all.
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Unfortunately, your package had multiple labels attached, therefore, the package was delivered to an address other than yours. Due to the package being delivered by the USPS, we are unable to retrieve the package, you will need to please contact your Shipper and have them follow their internal policies and procedures. We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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You have made me wait weeks for my item to have been sent to the wrong address instead of replacing the item and tracking it later, what a service failure. Now on my time I had to track the package and I found out that it was never shipped to my address because you never put my address on the package. What are you going to do to correct this? @mediocrebot
@Barney I spoken with Holly but she won’t resend me another item. She’s waiting for them to finish the trace, so I had to track the item down and it was sent to another address. I think they tried to scam me because my order still says processing. Holly only gave me this tracking number through email. I don’t think MEH.com ever sent me what I paid for.
@erikallee I highly doubt meh is trying to scam you. I had a lost package a couple of months ago–unfortunately no more cameras were in stock–so no replacement available but received a refund to my credit card.
@therealjrn Why does it state my order is still processing? And the tracking number they gave me over email went to an address in GA instead NY where I live?
@Ignorant Yes it does suck and what really sucks is that I had to do the investigating and still no response from them as to when if ever I am going to get my order. And it is a scam if you give someone a tracking number for a order that isn’t going to them. I wouldn’t call that ethical. @therealjrn
@erikallee Holly/Meh is not trying to scam you. Please trust me on this. Meh has no control over FedEx or the post office. There have been a few times that my orders have shown “processing” and then they unexpectedly show up on my porch.
This will get worked out, but it might take some time.
@Barney Well it’s not going to show up it was delivered to another persons home in GA, that is what I have in writing from FEDEX based upon the tracking number I was given by Holly at Meh.com that is unethical.
@Barney What are you talking about? What should I have known? I’ve purchase items from other companies, that give tracking numbers and the items come to my home and are addressed to me. So please tell me what I need to know about MEH.com that wouldn’t make me order from them initially? Or is there something different about this company I should know about? Besides it being a new deal everyday website.
@Ignorant Sometimes things do go wrong but why was I initially given the wrong tracking number? Exactly, you only read what you want to. You and I both know if the tracking number is to someone elses package then its bad business. Case closed and this is from an order purchased JUNE 6th. Today is JUNE 23rd, unacceptable.
@erikallee if in fact you did get the wrong tracking number, what is your thought there? That meh said, “oh shit, umm just give them someone else’s tracking number that will get them off our back.”?
@Ignorant I was emailed the wrong tracking number? Holly gave it to me in my email. A mere cut and paste should not be wrong. I can only go by what MEH.com tells me, but it has now been confirmed by fedex the shipper that the shipment was never coming to me. I have facts you don’t, I win you lose.
@erikallee while I think everybody here appreciates your frustration on this matter, I do think you’re being more than a little unfair about this whole matter.
First and foremost, you came to a daily deal site to get product at a severely reduced price over normal retail, your expectations should have been aligned accordingly and you should not have expected Amazon type turnaround times or service. Amazon is a massive company with the means to hire thousands of people to sit around and take phone calls and the profit margins to offset the expense of shipping replacements without tracking down and locating the original item, by comparison Meh / Mediocre is a very small company with very limited staff and resources and, when dependent on a response from a company like FedEx, holds a whole lot less sway for getting rapid resolutions.
Secondly, the information you provided states that the package had too many labels on it which can happen in any manner of ways, not the least of which is transfer from another package during handling by FedEx. Additionally, in my experience, such a claim is a convenient excuse FedEx likes to use to explain packages that are mysteriously lost after they’ve entered their system. They can’t claim they never got it because it’s showing in their system, and they can’t claim you received it because they don’t show it exiting their system, so using Occam’s Razor coupled with a desire to deflect blame for the situation they accuse the shipper of putting too many labels on the package to try to shift blame.
I understand, appreciate, and empathize with your unhappiness that your planned gift was disrupted by this incident, but I do think you need to acknowledge the fact that Meh hasn’t told you to go pound sand so this isn’t even remotely a scam. Yeah it sucks. There’s no denying that, but Meh will doubtless make this right and based on my experience I suspect your father, if he’s like most fathers I’ve known, will appreciate the gift regardless of whether it is delivered on some arbitrarily selected holiday or not.
As for the tracking number information mismatch, I’m not sure I understand how this all connects. If the shipping label was generated with an incorrect address that would be one thing but FedEx then claiming it was due to too many labels and thereby mis-delivered doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. You’re creating a lot of confusion around this whole ordeal by going off on these rants instead of presenting the information objectively, I can’t even make heads or tails as to the order of events here with regards to when you contacted support, when you talked to FedEx, what info you did or didn’t have to give to FedEx, what info Meh provided, what info FedEx provided, etc. Either way, ranting about it here on the forums really isn’t going to get you anywhere, you need to keep talking to meh.com/support to get a resolution on this.
@Ignorant Getting someone off your back, that is not how a company of integrity is run. Don’t lie to me and take my money, is that what your implying Meh.com did? Setting everything aside this item was a gift, and at the end of the day if they could not supply me with my purchase just let me know and refund my money. I’m not here to play games, and I didn’t think MEH.com was either.
@erikallee you really need to take a step back from this whole situation and calm down. Maybe move to Colorado or something, you’re all worked up over a fairly minor issue that is still being worked on towards a resolution. Your aggressive outrage would be understandable if you had been told you weren’t going to be helped but you haven’t been.
@jbartus detailed response, I posted to someone I thought to be an employee @mediocrebot . In order to get a response from MEH.com because I wasn’t getting anywhere with Holly whom told me to email her once I received the email from FedEx. I never asked anyone else get involved in this post but they took the liberty just like you, and I replied. I am not here for sympathy, I just want what I paid for, within the time frame they promised.
@jbartus self liking my post is knowing my value, if you knew yours you wouldn’t take the side of a company that makes you figure out where you shipment is.
Welcome to the internet, please allow me to introduce you to a basic concept:
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Posting in a public discussion forum is not ever a means through which to expect personal support. That was your first mistake. Your second mistake was posting and flagging a bot hoping for a response.
Per your statements it doesn’t appear that Holly has indicated that they are unable or unwilling to help you. If Holly is who I think Holly is you’re in more than capable hands and your instant gratification attitude isn’t going to get you anywhere. Is there any special reason that you feel that you need to seek support from someone other than Holly or are you just that kind of special snowflake who needs attention from ten different people?
Honestly, if you’ve been giving support the same attitude you’ve exhibited here I can definitely understand why they probably haven’t been falling all over themselves to go the extra mile to get you a quick resolution. As the saying goes you get more flies with honey than vinegar and all you’ve shown on the boards so far is vinegar. Customer support staff are human beings who have extremely difficult jobs and being abusive or rude towards them when they are trying to help you is a surefire way to get the minimal effort in response. It’s the one real measure of control a CS staffer is able to exercise in their day to day activities as they are left to clean up after messes made by others and often have their hands tied by corporate policies that they neither like nor agree with but are left with the unenviable task of having to deliver to the customer.
Maybe you should try writing Holly a polite email asking for an update without any of the hate and vitriol you’ve demonstrated here, you might be surprised at the response you receive.
@jbartus can you help me get my shipment? I have received plenty of support from mods as well as employees from other forums. And not only does this sight look at the forums so does other paying customers and potential buyers. Forums can be used as a marketing tool so companies can know what everyone is talking about. Come with some facts. And now everyone knows, thanks for the ammunition.
@erikallee you’re right, everyone knows that you’re entitled and abrasive, thanks for making sure we were all aware of that fact.
I can’t help beyond providing advice, like I said, a little honey goes a long way. If you’re under some mistaken impression that I am in some way a representative of Mediocre / Meh please disabuse yourself of that notion, I’m just a customer who’s bought some stuff here and had quite pleasant dealings with Meh CS when things didn’t go quite to plan. You can take my advice or not, it’s up to you and, naturally, YMMV.
@jbartus Chip on my shoulder? I’m confused, I don’t have my stuff but they have my money. I should be happy? I can be demanding, I actually have every right to be. Holly has never even apologized about the situation with my shipment. Please let me know how I should feel again? Because MEH.com has the chip on there shoulder, not me. Services have not been rendered but Meh.com got paid.
@jbartus self liking my post is knowing my value, if you knew yours you wouldn’t take the side of a company that makes you figure out where you shipment is.
Just because you have the right to be a jerk doesn’t mean you’re right to be a jerk.
@jbartus What’s abrasive, asking for my order? A order I places 18 days ago, which has never been shipped according to FEDEX. Yes, I am ENTITLED to get what I paid for nothing more nothing less. And this is all I want. I have never asked for anything else. And i didn’t ask about my purchase until the 2 week window was over. But I’m abrasive and entitled? Well, I guess I am.
@jbartus Everything is geared towards me. I need to be nice, I need to give them time, I, I, I. Well hear this me and Meh.com entered into a contract JUNE 6th and I settled my portion when they got paid but as of right now, Meh.com is in breach. So you saying I’m a jerk is mute. Meh.com is a jerk for breaching our contract.
@erikallee please don’t try to use four letter words you don’t know how to spell, it’s embarrassing. The word is ‘moot’, it rhymes with ‘woot’, another daily deal site you might like more. (They’re owned by Amazon)
While you are entitled to receive what you paid for the attitude you choose to adopt in the proceedings is what I am referring to. You’ve chosen to take up an adversarial attitude on this whole affair instead of a reasonable ‘things happen that aren’t planned, let’s sort this out’ approach. As I said, if you’re being half as unpleasant in your support communications as you’re being here it’s no wonder to me that things are proceeding at a snail’s pace.
You seem to be unwilling to acknowledge that perhaps you can handle things differently than you are now so I’m gonna go ahead and disengage here. If you keep being a brat about the whole affair I wouldn’t be surprised one bit if your prediction of not receiving it until the summer travel season ends comes true. Good luck!
@jbartus you was never asked to engage so please back out of this. If you can’t help leave it alone. Let’s not start with name calling, your’re really showing you vocabulary i.e. brat and jerk because you won’t like what I have to say about you. I have been nice enough to you and MEH.com
Got mine today, much better than I was expecting. Now I just wish I had ordered one or two more.
One of reviews on Amazon said they picked one up from Ross for $39 so I’m going to check on that.
Specs
Condition: New
Warranty: 1 Year Fūl
Estimated Delivery: 6/15 - 6/17
Shipping: $5 or free with VMP
What’s in the Box?
1x Rolling carry-on bag
1x Detachable backpack
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Price Comparison
$159.99 List, $80 at Amazon at Amazon
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Estimated Delivery
Monday, January 28th - Monday, February 4th
So sleepy.
Bleh
Just some fools rolling…carry on, nothing to see here.
yall are so Fūl of it lately arent yall
seriously though, why so many of their products? is something going down?
@thomasaelliott Nah, just yo mama.
@thomasaelliott Between that and the “you’ll be hearing more from us about that brand name sometime in the future” line, I predict we’ll be seeing a bunc hf these bags on MorningSave shortly.
Rolling my eyes Meh!
The best thing about the ugly backpack and the ugly rolling tote is that they can be combined in a last-3-minutes-of-mighty-morphin-pwer-rangers-like fashion.
I really like this.
/giphy unfair radiant coconut
@conandlibrarian do you think it works better if you take the hyphens out?
/giphy unfair-radiant-coconut
@DMlivezey I am not sure, I should try it with the hyphens.
Weird marketing.
does the bag always feel like it’s full?
or are you a fool for buying it
either way … not my bag.
This is either a brilliant or terrible product, I’m not sure I really care to figure out which…
@brhfl I have this, it’s one of my suitcase arsenal. It’s really useful for weekend trips. Without the backpack, the roller is small enough to count as a carry-on. So you can separate them and take the backpack as your personal item and the roller as your carry-on, no checked luggage. when you disembark, you can zip them back together to make it easy to roll them around or carry them separately. Then on the return trip if you have bought a lot of tchotchkes or souvenirs (or board games), you can zip the backpack to the roller and check it as a single item and still have your allowance for a personal item and a carry on. This is the only backpack I own, but I can say that it’s well-padded and rides comfortably on one shoulder or both, with plenty of pockets and zippers to tuck things away in. It’s sturdily built, good zippers, mine has been on maybe a dozen trips and shows no meaningful wear.
+1 for Kafka.
+1 for Kafka without mentioning Metamorphosis, which everyone knows [if they can spell Kafka], but really isn’t a stand-in for actual familiarity.
Which I don’t have either. Metamorphosis.
Dang it. Slipped. Sorry.
@stinks Like the Odradek, this roller will be a useless object that will outlive us all.
@stinks Please Ma’am, no meat touching.
FUL makes good stuff. My GF has one of their huge bags that we check in and it really gets FUL. Maybe this one will be our influential-nonchalant-cooler. She needed a new carry-on bag because hers was falling apart, and was no where near big enough.
I would buy one but I got a new carry on in my Funko!
@Panegyric Great Idea. I’ll send you a card while you do time in prison=)
@givemeyoursoul No worries, my tortoise has a pretty strong jaw and the ability to climb into the most impossible seeming places. She’s spring me.
@Panegyric it’s amazing how they get into places. I just discovered I still have two desert tortoises. I thought one took off last summer but I put out a couple of grapes for one Sunday and the other came running up and they started keep away tug of war with the grapes. I guess there’s been two all along and I only saw one at a time.
Pass. All fūl up here.
this is so much easier
/giphy green-crazy-straw
@DMlivezey I can’t stop watching this.
@hollboll yea, what’s going on there? it looks scary
At first I thought this was interesting and it seems like a nice price for the functionality. We have a couple of the same branded huge rolling duffles we picked up from Costco a few years ago. They seem to have held up nicely.
However. I travel with a pack and roller bag and there are two ways I do it - I either carry the pack on my shoulder and drag the roller… or I slip the pack’s top handle over the extended roller handle and drag both on the roller’s wheels. Can’t see zipping and unzipping the pack from the roller at each transition.
tl;dr a product looking for a need?
@RedOak I’m afraid if I hang my current laptop bag by its handle a lot it will eventually give under the strain of 20-30 pounds of laptops + gear hanging off those little handle stitches. This looks a lot more sustainable.
@kensey my backpack is one of the Swiss Army bags from back when they made them well. Built like a tank but nicely light weight and comfortable. And the weight of the pack on the top of the roller takes the stress off the handle.
Oooh. If the reviews are good I think I have to get one of these – I’ve been wanting a rolly-backpack for work travel, but this would be even better!
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If instead of a backpack you could attach a carseat, and better yet the child could stay in said carseat, this would be brilliant.
But I already have many a backpack and little roller bags. But nothing to since the single parent traveling with single infant while bringing carseat nightmare
@neveraging That’s what the backpack is for. You put the baby in the backpack.
@neveraging You can DIY that or there’s a link to a premade strap near the top: http://parenthacks.com/2011/09/car-seat-luggage-strap.html
@neveraging Travelon multi bag stacker also was a lifesaver during my last trip so I could push a stroller with one hand (stroller gate-check is magical) and pull 2+ bags with the other. You could probably use it in combo with the car seat strap as long as the kid isn’t in the car seat.
@neveraging There is such a device. My sister bought one. It is like a folding hand truck for car seats. Cool thing is you can keep the kid in it while you pull the hand truck.
I find it kinda odd that Amazon specifically lists this as a women’s backpack in the comparison link.
I prefer spinners but they just don’t seem to be as reliable (stupid wheels).
@devyanks90 I was thinking the same thing and couldn’t resist investigating. Not only is “Women’s” not part of the product name, ebags listed it on Amazon as fūl Double Take when it is actually Double Time. While ebags did manage to get it the name of the product right on their own website, it is listed as out of stock. Smells fishy. Not that I was tempted anyway, but that alone would have been enough for me to
this one. Oh, and screw the fact that none of it has anything to Meh or fūl. 
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Nō.
ABFL5139
The 5139 is 1337 speak for SLEG, making ABFLSLEG, which is a reverse acronym for: Get Even Less Space & Let’s Feel Better Afterward.
I hate marketing. They’ve got it all backwards.
This would be an awesome purchase if I were a compulsive traveler, however, gotta meh on this deal.
As a jet setting family of 6 we really need all the help we can get when traveling around the world… that is why I love the fūl
Rolling Carry-on with Detachable Backpack.
fūl
(pronounced “fuel”), known as the luggage of choice for many of today’s musicians are perfect when we are flying to a gig across the country, or just down the street!
The luggage of choice for many of today’s musicians, fūl
revolutionizes road travel with the Double Take women’s two-in-one bag. The Double Take is actually two individual bags: a piece of rolling luggage with durable, smooth-rolling wheels and a detachable backpack that accommodates laptops as large as 15 inches.
Like Elvis, barbecue, and the blues, fūl
was born in Memphis, Tennessee. The company, which specializes in bags, backpacks, and travel gear, creates “high-quality bags with a fashion edge.” Many of fūl
’s bags are worn by musicians throughout the world, a consequence of the company’s passion for music. As fūl
says, “life would be boring without bags and bass guitar.” Through it all, fūl
is committed to providing its customers with the most unique and dependable bags on the market.
That is why my family just loves these bags!!! In for 4 in red and of course I got VMP, it will make you happy!!!
@cshillaber
Working pretty hard at playing it straight/ironic? Would prefer a bit more psycho in the review, if possible.
Been looking for something to replace my tiny duffle bag. Hopefully this detrimental-upbeat-ass will do the trick.
Another garbage item sold by garbage people.
@kdyzol That’s not a nice thing to say.
@kdyzol You bitched last time about the multi-tool and you still come back. Maybe you’re the multi-tool…
The price point is most delicious. I shall wait. If fate deems there are leftovers before 24 sol hours have passed, I may imbibe.
I’m gonna need a travel bag in a few months, so this looks perfect. /giphy worthless-homeless-frog
Eh, I’m in for one. Unfortunately I’m leaving for a two-week trip on Saturday and this bag would be very useful for that trip, but even with VMP there’s no chance it’ll arrive by Friday. Giphy minor-fictitious-body
@DavidK44 Be careful talking like that - strange things might happen. @DStanley or is my memory fogged over? (@MEHcus?)
@DavidK44 I’m in the same boat. Two trips yet this month. I really wish this had come out a week or two ago. Here’s to hoping.
@shampshire yeah, I have this trip coming up on the 14th this would be perfect for…:
I pity the FŪL!
/giphy Mr. T
If the Back Pack is fully loaded, will the zippers be strong enough to keep it zippered to the Carry On?
Carry on carrying on
Now I can travel and carry all my meh with me…
Well, my mother needs a new carry-on, and while this seems a little heavy (we’ve been eyeing the suspiciously super-light, possibly flimsy variety), it’s just so damn cheap that I’m buying two, which is basically the price of any random carry-on at T.J. Maxx. If we don’t like them, they’ll be thoughtful-seeming gifts! wondrous-odious-jellyfish
yahoo search gave me this, for its own mysterious reasons:
Yes, yes it does. People quickly fill up all available storage with the “1+1” carry-on allowance. As a business traveler with a required-carry company laptop, I have trouble sometimes finding a place in the bins for my single carry, a backpack (it was an attache, but I don’t cramp up during the 6-mile terminal trek with a backpack), so it goes under the seat in front of me. When I’m lucky enough to have a seat in front of me. One time I got to my assigned seat to find someone else had gotten there first, with an assistance animal. The stewardess (or whatever the current PC term is) pleaded, “Please, sir,” but I’m not the kind to deny such a need anyway, so across the aisle I went. Now, this was the front of coach, transitioning from three-wide first class to four-wide coach, and of course all the overheads were full, and I naturally inherited the seat directly behind the oncoming aisle. So I had to place the backpack on the ground, gripping it tenaciously between my heels, lest it skitter forth whilst the pilot gleefully flew us through a new company-record field of air turbulence.
At least they didn’t seat me in steerage, crushed against the bulkhead by the considerable girth of a WWE reject like last time. Honestly, he seemed like a nice enough guy, but seriuosly dude, some greens ain’t gonna kill ya.
I don’t know why, but I really want this. I find duffel bags are better though because you can squish them into the overhead bins.
I know nothing of the brand but FUL looks like an acronym for Fucked Up Luggage.
https://goo.gl/images/4H91YR
There are many reasons to buy this bag:
FUL makes VERY good stuff. The bag I have from them is VERY heavy-duty, without being overly heavy in weight. They are not like the usual cheap bags you can buy that fall apart after a couple of uses, forcing you to buy another.
The price of $28 for ANY FUL BAG is EXCELLENT! Even if it is a closeout, no one will know you paid next to nothing for it.
The advantage of “Zip-Together” bags should be obvious. Since they zip together, you can lock the backpack to the roller with a small, cheap lock, and pull it through airports, put it in cabs, check into hotels without looking like you have a backpack. My travel backpack has this feature, and it was extremely helpful on many trips because it guarantees you won’t forget anything since everything is in ONE unit, but the significant other does not like carrying her travel pack so we don’t use them any more. This solves the problem, by giving me the small backpack for computer, camera, lenses, guidebook, etc. while she gets her roller bag.
Remember, you are getting TWO bags for less than the price of one, high quality, roller; The backpack can be used to carry as a daypack when touring your destination, or you can leave it at home or take the roller only if you need to carry a separate messenger or briefcase, or take the backpack only.
Let’s say you are flying economy-class to London; You are allowed one checked bag and one carry-on, plus one small personal bag (by that, the airlines really mean a ladies purse, though they USUALLY won’t give you any problems over a camera gadget bag or a shopping bag full of souvenirs). This can be (a) your checked bag, with the backpack as your carry-on, with all your important stuff and stuff you need during the flight in it, (b) your two carry-ons, as long as you don’t have the aforementioned bag of souvenirs, or
your second and third free bags, as you checked your larger first bag for free already, OR you can check the roller, and carry your backpack and souvenirs…
Appearance is often everything in travel. Desk clerks at fancy hotels (think Westin, Fairmont, Four Seasons…) will often give someone who appears as a business traveler an upgraded room (yes, they have that power, if one is available), to free up a cheaper room they can sell at the last minute for a higher price. If you check in with a backpack, they will not do this, especially in Asia, because they will assume you to be a poor backpacker (this is why I always dress up to travel; if you look good, you will occasionally get free seat upgrades on airlines or room upgrades in hotels, just by asking for them). This bag camouflages the backpack.
There are more, but this post is already long-winded enough…
lone-flammable-finger. After buying so many bags of crap from Meh, I’m now buying a bag to hold my crap.
@lljk Woot… Meh has far surpassed bags of crap.
lucrative-overrated-airport
Is Meh trying to tell me something?
you got me meh… mighty-glorious-team
Sale priced at $83.99 at eBags today…with a 5-star review. I’d say it’s an enticing offer. http://www.ebags.com/product/ful/2n1-rolling-2n1-double-time/299915?productid=10378619
For $28, i’d buy it just for fun. So I did.
Main reason is my older carry ons are now larger than the maximum size that most airlines allow. Do they enforce? Not yet but it feels like the overhead compartments are getting smaller as it’s harder to fit in.
This is the right size and looks like I can strap on the backpack for my “personal carry on”. Stupid airlines, interesting bag, $28!
First take on the pronunciation of “fūl”? "F* y’all!"
N.B. when choosing a brand name, always go for the one that insults potential customers.
you guys are ful of it
bleh dint click buy meh it again tomorrow?
/giphy all gone!
Man I actually needed one of these…
my shitty carry on bags zippers started breaking and it still smells a bit like india. For 28 bucks and good reviews it can definitely replace this hideous broken smelly carryon for at least 1 trip which makes it worth it.
@wendigee - really ? you said smells like india ? how do you smell ?
When will i receive it?
@arijit It says 6/15 - 6/17 up at the top of this page.
Got one for my sister traveling with her son…I think it’s perfect hands free travel.
Hey everyone, just a quick update on shipping. We ran in to an unexpected logistical delay so we likely won’t begin shipping on these until Monday or Tuesday of next week. With that said, we will likely miss our EDD of the 15th through 17th for most people. We’ll update this thread once these do ship and will update the EDD at that time as well. Sorry for the delay.
/giphy outrage!!
@MEHcus
Haha, I am not going on a trip until August, so as long as it comes by then, I am a happy camper.
/image happy camper
@MEHcus Damn, my first purchase and was hoping to get it by the 19th, taking my kid to NYC for a week. Oh well, if it doesn’t get here there are more vacations in the future! Thanks for the update, now I’ll figure something else out and use this the next trip.
How do I contact you? No address or phone number is listed.
@bursonf write to meh.com/support or scroll up to the top of this page, see the big ? Click on it and then click on “support.” Easy-peasy.
Just wondering if delivery will be the 15-17? Still no shipping info and need for a trip on the 21st…help…just read update…well this is meh, this stinks. Bought for my sisters trip on the 21st. Now useless.
Im hoping mine will get here by 6/30. Im leaving that evening. bummer
Mine have arrived at FedEx in Hutchins. So there’s hope!
/giphy hope
Damn, mine still shows as pending.
Just got my tracking! Mines in Hutchins, too. Scheduled for Monday delivery. Hopefully that holds true or even moves up to Saturday!
If you are sweating the delivery date (like I was), check again. Mine was slated for the 23rd and has been bumped up to the 21st (the day before I leave!).
@nintendoracle Mine were slated for Tuesday but are on my front stoop right now!
Mine arrived yesterday! I love the bag! Super high quality and just perfect. Best deal ever!
It’s the 20th today I wanted to give this as a gift for father’s day but instead had no gift to give my father. Customer support states my shipment had too many labels on it. I guess I’ll have to wait even longer for my order due to no fault of my own. And how am I supposed to track my order without a tracking number? My order still states processing, although on you FAQ, I should have a tracking number when my order ships. I’m very disappointed I’ve placed this order 14 days ago and I still have to wait 3 more days just for you to trace it with smartpost. And then what after that? The summer travel season will be over once I receive my order, if I receive it at all.
@erikallee
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Good Afternoon,
Unfortunately, your package had multiple labels attached, therefore, the package was delivered to an address other than yours. Due to the package being delivered by the USPS, we are unable to retrieve the package, you will need to please contact your Shipper and have them follow their internal policies and procedures. We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Thank you,
FedEx SmartPost Customer Support
You have made me wait weeks for my item to have been sent to the wrong address instead of replacing the item and tracking it later, what a service failure. Now on my time I had to track the package and I found out that it was never shipped to my address because you never put my address on the package. What are you going to do to correct this? @mediocrebot
@erikallee Sorry that things are so messed up for you. Please contact customer service: meh.com/support.
@Barney I spoken with Holly but she won’t resend me another item. She’s waiting for them to finish the trace, so I had to track the item down and it was sent to another address. I think they tried to scam me because my order still says processing. Holly only gave me this tracking number through email. I don’t think MEH.com ever sent me what I paid for.
@erikallee I highly doubt meh is trying to scam you. I had a lost package a couple of months ago–unfortunately no more cameras were in stock–so no replacement available but received a refund to my credit card.
@therealjrn Why does it state my order is still processing? And the tracking number they gave me over email went to an address in GA instead NY where I live?
@erikallee I don’t know–but mediocre labs is a reputable company–I still stand by my opinion of them being non-scammers.
@erikallee yes this whole operation was setup to scam you on this one order.
Good job guys, mission accomplished you can shut it all down now.
PS: I agree that it sucks that something went wrong with your order.
@Ignorant Yes it does suck and what really sucks is that I had to do the investigating and still no response from them as to when if ever I am going to get my order. And it is a scam if you give someone a tracking number for a order that isn’t going to them. I wouldn’t call that ethical. @therealjrn
@erikallee Holly/Meh is not trying to scam you. Please trust me on this. Meh has no control over FedEx or the post office. There have been a few times that my orders have shown “processing” and then they unexpectedly show up on my porch.
This will get worked out, but it might take some time.
@Barney Well it’s not going to show up it was delivered to another persons home in GA, that is what I have in writing from FEDEX based upon the tracking number I was given by Holly at Meh.com that is unethical.
@erikallee Why did you order from a company you know nothing about?
@erikallee you aren’t winning much sympathy from me.
Life lesson: sometimes thing go wrong.
Meh will get it worked out.
@Barney What are you talking about? What should I have known? I’ve purchase items from other companies, that give tracking numbers and the items come to my home and are addressed to me. So please tell me what I need to know about MEH.com that wouldn’t make me order from them initially? Or is there something different about this company I should know about? Besides it being a new deal everyday website.
@Ignorant Sometimes things do go wrong but why was I initially given the wrong tracking number? Exactly, you only read what you want to. You and I both know if the tracking number is to someone elses package then its bad business. Case closed and this is from an order purchased JUNE 6th. Today is JUNE 23rd, unacceptable.
@Barney can’t come up with any facts? I didn’t think so.
@erikallee
You answered your own question.
And I can’t say you got the wrong tracking number as I have no way of knowing.
@erikallee if in fact you did get the wrong tracking number, what is your thought there? That meh said, “oh shit, umm just give them someone else’s tracking number that will get them off our back.”?
@Ignorant I was emailed the wrong tracking number? Holly gave it to me in my email. A mere cut and paste should not be wrong. I can only go by what MEH.com tells me, but it has now been confirmed by fedex the shipper that the shipment was never coming to me. I have facts you don’t, I win you lose.
@erikallee while I think everybody here appreciates your frustration on this matter, I do think you’re being more than a little unfair about this whole matter.
First and foremost, you came to a daily deal site to get product at a severely reduced price over normal retail, your expectations should have been aligned accordingly and you should not have expected Amazon type turnaround times or service. Amazon is a massive company with the means to hire thousands of people to sit around and take phone calls and the profit margins to offset the expense of shipping replacements without tracking down and locating the original item, by comparison Meh / Mediocre is a very small company with very limited staff and resources and, when dependent on a response from a company like FedEx, holds a whole lot less sway for getting rapid resolutions.
Secondly, the information you provided states that the package had too many labels on it which can happen in any manner of ways, not the least of which is transfer from another package during handling by FedEx. Additionally, in my experience, such a claim is a convenient excuse FedEx likes to use to explain packages that are mysteriously lost after they’ve entered their system. They can’t claim they never got it because it’s showing in their system, and they can’t claim you received it because they don’t show it exiting their system, so using Occam’s Razor coupled with a desire to deflect blame for the situation they accuse the shipper of putting too many labels on the package to try to shift blame.
I understand, appreciate, and empathize with your unhappiness that your planned gift was disrupted by this incident, but I do think you need to acknowledge the fact that Meh hasn’t told you to go pound sand so this isn’t even remotely a scam. Yeah it sucks. There’s no denying that, but Meh will doubtless make this right and based on my experience I suspect your father, if he’s like most fathers I’ve known, will appreciate the gift regardless of whether it is delivered on some arbitrarily selected holiday or not.
As for the tracking number information mismatch, I’m not sure I understand how this all connects. If the shipping label was generated with an incorrect address that would be one thing but FedEx then claiming it was due to too many labels and thereby mis-delivered doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. You’re creating a lot of confusion around this whole ordeal by going off on these rants instead of presenting the information objectively, I can’t even make heads or tails as to the order of events here with regards to when you contacted support, when you talked to FedEx, what info you did or didn’t have to give to FedEx, what info Meh provided, what info FedEx provided, etc. Either way, ranting about it here on the forums really isn’t going to get you anywhere, you need to keep talking to meh.com/support to get a resolution on this.
@Ignorant Getting someone off your back, that is not how a company of integrity is run. Don’t lie to me and take my money, is that what your implying Meh.com did? Setting everything aside this item was a gift, and at the end of the day if they could not supply me with my purchase just let me know and refund my money. I’m not here to play games, and I didn’t think MEH.com was either.
@erikallee you really need to take a step back from this whole situation and calm down. Maybe move to Colorado or something, you’re all worked up over a fairly minor issue that is still being worked on towards a resolution. Your aggressive outrage would be understandable if you had been told you weren’t going to be helped but you haven’t been.
P.S. - Self Liking your posts is bad form.
@erikallee can’t argue against false logic so I won’t.
Hope it gets resolved for you soon and hope your dad enjoys whatever gift he ends up with. Have a good day.
@jbartus detailed response, I posted to someone I thought to be an employee @mediocrebot . In order to get a response from MEH.com because I wasn’t getting anywhere with Holly whom told me to email her once I received the email from FedEx. I never asked anyone else get involved in this post but they took the liberty just like you, and I replied. I am not here for sympathy, I just want what I paid for, within the time frame they promised.
@jbartus self liking my post is knowing my value, if you knew yours you wouldn’t take the side of a company that makes you figure out where you shipment is.
@erikallee
Welcome to the internet, please allow me to introduce you to a basic concept:
Posting in a public discussion forum is not ever a means through which to expect personal support. That was your first mistake. Your second mistake was posting and flagging a bot hoping for a response.
Per your statements it doesn’t appear that Holly has indicated that they are unable or unwilling to help you. If Holly is who I think Holly is you’re in more than capable hands and your instant gratification attitude isn’t going to get you anywhere. Is there any special reason that you feel that you need to seek support from someone other than Holly or are you just that kind of special snowflake who needs attention from ten different people?
Honestly, if you’ve been giving support the same attitude you’ve exhibited here I can definitely understand why they probably haven’t been falling all over themselves to go the extra mile to get you a quick resolution. As the saying goes you get more flies with honey than vinegar and all you’ve shown on the boards so far is vinegar. Customer support staff are human beings who have extremely difficult jobs and being abusive or rude towards them when they are trying to help you is a surefire way to get the minimal effort in response. It’s the one real measure of control a CS staffer is able to exercise in their day to day activities as they are left to clean up after messes made by others and often have their hands tied by corporate policies that they neither like nor agree with but are left with the unenviable task of having to deliver to the customer.
Maybe you should try writing Holly a polite email asking for an update without any of the hate and vitriol you’ve demonstrated here, you might be surprised at the response you receive.
@erikallee keep it up with that chip on your shoulder, that’ll definitely get you results.
I think it’s becoming increasingly clear why you’re getting minimal service on this issue.
@jbartus can you help me get my shipment? I have received plenty of support from mods as well as employees from other forums. And not only does this sight look at the forums so does other paying customers and potential buyers. Forums can be used as a marketing tool so companies can know what everyone is talking about. Come with some facts. And now everyone knows, thanks for the ammunition.
@erikallee you’re right, everyone knows that you’re entitled and abrasive, thanks for making sure we were all aware of that fact.
I can’t help beyond providing advice, like I said, a little honey goes a long way. If you’re under some mistaken impression that I am in some way a representative of Mediocre / Meh please disabuse yourself of that notion, I’m just a customer who’s bought some stuff here and had quite pleasant dealings with Meh CS when things didn’t go quite to plan. You can take my advice or not, it’s up to you and, naturally, YMMV.
@jbartus Chip on my shoulder? I’m confused, I don’t have my stuff but they have my money. I should be happy? I can be demanding, I actually have every right to be. Holly has never even apologized about the situation with my shipment. Please let me know how I should feel again? Because MEH.com has the chip on there shoulder, not me. Services have not been rendered but Meh.com got paid.
@erikallee
Exhibit A: Chip On Shoulder
Just because you have the right to be a jerk doesn’t mean you’re right to be a jerk.
@jbartus What’s abrasive, asking for my order? A order I places 18 days ago, which has never been shipped according to FEDEX. Yes, I am ENTITLED to get what I paid for nothing more nothing less. And this is all I want. I have never asked for anything else. And i didn’t ask about my purchase until the 2 week window was over. But I’m abrasive and entitled? Well, I guess I am.
@jbartus Everything is geared towards me. I need to be nice, I need to give them time, I, I, I. Well hear this me and Meh.com entered into a contract JUNE 6th and I settled my portion when they got paid but as of right now, Meh.com is in breach. So you saying I’m a jerk is mute. Meh.com is a jerk for breaching our contract.
@erikallee please don’t try to use four letter words you don’t know how to spell, it’s embarrassing. The word is ‘moot’, it rhymes with ‘woot’, another daily deal site you might like more. (They’re owned by Amazon)
While you are entitled to receive what you paid for the attitude you choose to adopt in the proceedings is what I am referring to. You’ve chosen to take up an adversarial attitude on this whole affair instead of a reasonable ‘things happen that aren’t planned, let’s sort this out’ approach. As I said, if you’re being half as unpleasant in your support communications as you’re being here it’s no wonder to me that things are proceeding at a snail’s pace.
You seem to be unwilling to acknowledge that perhaps you can handle things differently than you are now so I’m gonna go ahead and disengage here. If you keep being a brat about the whole affair I wouldn’t be surprised one bit if your prediction of not receiving it until the summer travel season ends comes true. Good luck!
@jbartus you was never asked to engage so please back out of this. If you can’t help leave it alone. Let’s not start with name calling, your’re really showing you vocabulary i.e. brat and jerk because you won’t like what I have to say about you. I have been nice enough to you and MEH.com
@erikallee @mehcus could you help with this? Holly hasn’t responded.
@erikallee Just responded back to your emails. Let’s go ahead and let this be the last reply in this little thread everyone.
cc @jbartus @Ignorant
Got mine today, much better than I was expecting. Now I just wish I had ordered one or two more.
One of reviews on Amazon said they picked one up from Ross for $39 so I’m going to check on that.
Do you have another one
/giphy maddening-bawling-play
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