Black Friday 2026: What to Check Before Buying a Suitcase on Sale

Black Friday 2026 falls on Friday, November 27. Before you buy a suitcase or bag on sale, check four things: that the size fits your trips, what the warranty covers and for how long, what the regular price is, and that your discount code is applied before you pay. A great deal on the wrong suitcase is still the wrong suitcase.

Why to make a list before the sales start

At the end of November the sales arrive all at once: Black Friday on Friday, and Cyber Monday on November 30 this year. When every site shows big percentages, it's easy to buy by the discount instead of by what you need. If you already know which size you're after, when you need it and how much you want to spend, you buy in five minutes and don't regret it later.

1. Size: buy for your trips, not for the discount

The classic deal-season mistake is taking the bigger suitcase "because the difference is small". A suitcase that's too big weighs more empty, you fill it until you go over the weight limit, and a 32 inch case also goes over the 158 cm (62 inch) total of length, width and height that many airlines set for a standard checked bag. Here is how it looks on our suitcases, wheels included:

If you're torn between two sizes, our guide to every suitcase size works it out by number of days and travelers. And if you almost always fly with a carry-on, a 20 and 24 inch set usually works out better than two suitcases bought separately, but only if you'll really use both. Buying a carry-on? Check your airline's limit in the size table by airline, because not every 20 inch case fits every airline.

2. Warranty: what's covered, and for how long

A discount of a few dollars isn't worth much if a wheel breaks after one flight and there's nobody to turn to. Before you pay, read what the warranty says. With us:

• Suitcases: 12 months on the wheels, handles, the telescopic handle mechanism and the zipper pulls.
• Hard suitcases made of 100% polypropylene, like Navigator: 10 years on the shell, meaning the frame, the hard shell, cracks and structural breaks. Here's why we give it on this material.
• Bags and backpacks: 12 months on all components, unless the product page says otherwise.

Worth knowing: damage done at the airport is the airline's responsibility, not the manufacturer's. So if your suitcase comes off the carousel damaged, file a damage report before you leave the terminal.

3. Price: compare to the regular price, and enter your code before paying

The discount percentage alone doesn't say much. A few things to check:

• The regular price of the same product, in the same size and color, not just the crossed-out number next to it.
• Quality versus price: a cheap suitcase you replace every two years costs more in the end. We wrote about that here, and there's also a checklist for spotting a quality suitcase.
• Your discount code: enter it at checkout before you pay. Once the order is confirmed and paid, a code can't be applied after the fact, so make sure the total went down before you click.

All our suitcases are in the suitcase collection.

A short checklist before you click "pay"

• The size fits the number of days and your airline's limits.
• You've read what the warranty covers.
• You compared against the regular price of the same product, not just the discount percentage.
• The discount code is already in, before payment.

Torn between hard and soft? The full comparison is here.