<p>I will never leave the parent cafe. I think it’s taken the place of going and consulting with the village elders. So…I trotted over to Macys as advised and had the unusual experience of encountering a wonderful young salesman in the luggage department who was happy to help me. He told me I could either buy and come back Friday when the sale begins with my receipt, or just return Friday where he expects things to be reduced by anywhere from 30-50% (MusicaMusica, I bet you can go back and get the discount.) Anyhow, they didn’t have a lot of duffels to view and I’m convinced that if I want a duffel I should go with MotherLode, but the thing is, I’m just kind of feeling that I might be a suitcase kind of gal. And I found one that I did like a lot – 28 inches, 9.5 pounds and spinning wheels. Also a really great outside pocket that stores a lot, good garment section and it expands. It’s the Ricardo Sausalito. If it ends up 40-50% off, I think I might get it. The problem is they won’t know the sale price until Friday and by then it will be too late to order anything online. I just noted that Puzzled says the Motherlodes are not the lightest…I really want light so I can get more stuff in. Thanks for all the good input. (Oh my gosh – look to the left! Luggage sponsors on this page! I wonder if one is the MotherLode!)</p>