Europeans use the rolling shopper to bring their groceries home from the supermarket. But there's something kind of sloppy and sad about these unstructured faux-totes (which often are packed too full to be lifted by the attached handles). The stands don't keep them upright and the rickety little wheels make them hard to pull in a straight line in a crowded concourse. The impulse to add wheels to other bags (like children's backpacks) is completely understandable, but these bags always look about one bump away from exploding.
Also, we didn't discuss this in our tips for getting through security faster, but you'll have a heck of a time digging through this long, deep, disorganized bag to get your quart bag of toiletries or iPod out. But are we missing something? Is there some kind of non-emergency use for the wheeled or rolling shopper which makes it clearly superior to a structured carry-on or duffel bag? Tell us what we're obviously not getting.
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