We do coins for our kids. Every birthday we get them a new coin based on their interests or Chinese new year animal. Just something fun to do and it creates quite a collection. They both have a lot of cool coins in neat boxes that one day we will hand over to them with the stories. Sometimes when I travel I’ll buy a local coin of that year too :)

I looked into Glerups but settled on Kyrgies instead. I’m on my second pair in the last 10 years because they literally wore out from use during Covid.

https://kyrgies.com/

I wear these all day, every day. And they have a nice pledge toward climate change. Great brand!

I read this Reddit 10 years ago!! I bought the Miele as a result and never looked back. In fact it’s what turned me onto Reddit to begin with.

I have a D&B purse that looks brand new too. They really are high quality bags.

Great stitching, easy to wipe down. And they hold up a lot of abuse.

I'm a frequent flier for work and personal life. I never ever check a bag so this is a topic near and dear to me. I spent a lot of time buying and trying out new bags, and I settled that this brand Red Oxx is superior in quality and long lasting, and helps with making life easier as a one bag carry-on person.

https://www.redoxx.com/

First of all a few things to say about the quality of these duffels: Duffel bags are the way to go, they are soft and can squeeze into any sized overhead. Since the duffel can get heavy, I either pack a collapsible roller trolley, or I use a backpack version of a duffel (they sell these too).

The bags have high quality zippers, and the pulls on the zippers have monkey fist knots. The canvas material is high quality thick and withstands moments of having to check a bag in a pinch (one time I had to because the plane was full and I couldn't shove the bag under the seat in front of me).