My colleague's deep, burning love for his new ID

[Badger]

I'm good at selecting and buying items for other people, but I really dislike and am lousy at making purchasing decisions for myself. Especially when patronizing a site like yours, when there are so many wonderful products and many have features I can see being really useful.

This is a problem my colleague is having. I think it's all compounded by his desire to have ONE thing that works really well. We've been discussing his predicament regarding the ID/Cadet dilemma, and I'm still waiting on the final verdict.

If it's any help, I carry my (non-TB, highly stupid) backpack when I need my MBP, files, books, etc. and carry my MCB on days when I just need my (paper) notebook, iPad, lunch, and essentials. It's a good system for me, and really beats carrying my whole backpack when all I am bringing is my lunch and a pen.

[Scattered]

It's really bad when they're everywhere you look! I keep telling myself "Well..I'll have a bag for every scenario!".

Ah, the kind of job where you get paid and spend all you money where you made it? Or, you try not too! I'd have a rough time resisting...you must be made of stronger stuff.

[Scattered]

Ohhhh decisions! What are you going to put into the bag?

I think I pretty much listed it everything I'd like to carry in a post a week or so ago. Hopefully, this will link to it...

http://forums.tombihn.com/tom-bihn-n...elsewhere.html

I'm considering a smaller bag - maybe a Imago or Ristretto for iPad - for my "I don't feel like carrying much weight or bulk" days. Days when I can get by with my 8.5x11" portfolio, an iPad, iPhone, headphones, wallet, checkbook, multi-tool, some pens and pencils, and a point-n-shoot camera. This bag would probably go on my Christmas Wish List.

I'm also considering a larger bag - leaning toward ID or Cadet - for my "I need it all" days; this one I would purchase for myself, since it's more expensive. It would be for days when I need to take my 15.4" MacBook Pro and/or a lot of files and notebooks in addition to all of the stuff listed above.

I'm good at selecting and buying items for other people, but I really dislike and am lousy at making purchasing decisions for myself. Especially when patronizing a site like yours, when there are so many wonderful products and many have features I can see being really useful.

[Badger]

It's really bad when they're everywhere you look! I keep telling myself "Well..I'll have a bag for every scenario!".

I can only imagine.

Sometimes I go through these ascetic phases when I tell myself, "I should have just one bag!" (Or one black T-shirt, or what have you.) Then I come to my senses and ask what sort of fun that would be.

[Katy]

I've asked him to update me with his decision. I think he's torn at the moment because he really likes both of the bags, but doesn't feel like he should have both of them for some reason. Man, I'd buy a new bag every other week if I could afford it.

It's really bad when they're everywhere you look! I keep telling myself "Well..I'll have a bag for every scenario!".

[Katy]

I, personally, would love to hear more about his comparison of the ID and Cadet, as they're two of the bags I've been considering putting on my "Christmas Wish List". Some days I think the ID might be too large and other days I think the Cadet might be too small.

Ohhhh decisions! What are you going to put into the bag?

[Badger]

I, personally, would love to hear more about his comparison of the ID and Cadet, as they're two of the bags I've been considering putting on my "Christmas Wish List". Some days I think the ID might be too large and other days I think the Cadet might be too small.

I've asked him to update me with his decision. I think he's torn at the moment because he really likes both of the bags, but doesn't feel like he should have both of them for some reason. Man, I'd buy a new bag every other week if I could afford it.

[Scattered]

I, personally, would love to hear more about his comparison of the ID and Cadet, as they're two of the bags I've been considering putting on my "Christmas Wish List". Some days I think the ID might be too large and other days I think the Cadet might be too small.

[Jenne]

Keep both!!!!

[Badger]

My colleague's got a new Cadet

My friend, as you'll recall, was delighted with his new ID, and then anguished when the Cadet was released. He ended up buying a Cadet to test side-by-side with the ID. It arrived yesterday and here is his initial reaction:

Got the Cadet yesterday. Very nice bag! K and I were at a game when it came, so I didn't have much time to check it out last night. I'm going to have a very hard time deciding between the ID and the Cadet. Both bags have distinct features I really like. The Cadet is a tight, well-designed bag. By tight I mean that nothing is wasted, space-wise or features-wise. The internal case for the MBA is pretty neat. It's a little hard to get my mac to slide in and out, though. I suspect the Incipio case I have around the laptop is the reason—there's friction from the plastic case and the way it rubs on the padded internal case. And it's a tight, tight fit. It'd almost certainly loosen over time. Back to the call between the two bags: I like the ID's flap that closes over the whole bag. It's going to be a tough call! I'm not taking either bag to campus today—hard to do—so I can try both out at home when I have time to make a careful decision.

Of course, I am trying to get him to keep both.

He reads the forums sometimes. Let's all encourage him to do the right thing (heh heh)!

[Badger]

Buy the best, all at once, then cry once."

Nice one.

Whenever I embark on some massive order, I just tell myself that I'm saving on the shipping. Works every time.

[misterN]

@misterN:

want to know what's even more sad? When I saw that you'd just ordered an Aeronaut AND a Cadet, I briefly saw red (or is that Crimson?). I was so freaking jealous.

I'm over it now. Sort of.

Haha. I took Maria's signature to heart and changed it a bit too. "Buy the best, cry once." For me I guess it is: "Buy the best, all at once, then cry once."

I'll be pointedly ignoring my credit card bill for a bit before I open it.

[Badger]

@misterN:

want to know what's even more sad? When I saw that you'd just ordered an Aeronaut AND a Cadet, I briefly saw red (or is that Crimson?). I was so freaking jealous.

I'm over it now. Sort of.

[misterN]

Maybe, Jenne, but I think he's turned against me. Look what was in my inbox this morning:

I'm super-obsessed with that darn Cadet bag, and then Tom Bihn sent me an email this morning, announcing that new bag!

Dammit, [Badger]. I feel like you have given me a free shot of heroin or a free hit of crack. "Go ahead, [Friend of Badger], just try it . . . " Why did you have to turn me on to Tom Bihn's products?! Some friend you are. :-)

Within the next hour: Just ordered the Cadet.

I think I've given him a sickness that is curable only by regular infusions of 1050d Ballistic.

This makes me giggle quite a bit.

[Badger]

Maybe, Jenne, but I think he's turned against me. Look what was in my inbox this morning:

I'm super-obsessed with that darn Cadet bag, and then Tom Bihn sent me an email this morning, announcing that new bag!

Dammit, [Badger]. I feel like you have given me a free shot of heroin or a free hit of crack. "Go ahead, [Friend of Badger], just try it . . . " Why did you have to turn me on to Tom Bihn's products?! Some friend you are. :-)

Within the next hour: Just ordered the Cadet.

I think I've given him a sickness that is curable only by regular infusions of 1050d Ballistic.