CollegiateLuggage.Com - Where facts and opinions get equal time.

We are now in the unique space in time known as "after" the Holidays. As a professional salesperson for most of my adult life, I have also heard it referred to as the "Dead Zone" or "The Forgotten Time" or my favorite: "The Null Void". Suffice to say that nobody wanted to discuss business for next year anytime during December (unless they absolutely had to). But in just six days' time we are all going to be back at our desks, facing the New Year 2008 head on and wondering "Wha' happened?"

Here at CollegiateLuggage.com, home of Swiss Army brand luggage, travel and business gear (plus the occasional "Chillin' Bowl") we can emphatically tell you what has happened:

1. Our new 2008 catalog has come out, showing upgrades galore for our entire Mobilizer Luggage Line. The stuff looks fantastic!
2. A number of items that didn't perform as well as expected have been discontinued.
3. More than 20 new items have been introduced for the new year.
4. Five new universities are being added to our burgeoning family of colleges offering school logos on Swiss Army luggage (Virginia Tech, Arizona State, Iowa State, Vanderbilt and Alabama State - Birmingham).
5. Forest Green is being added as our newest luggage color.
6. In most cases prices will be ever-so-slightly higher but we have tried to be gentle.

The new schools and the new luggage items will begin showing up on our web pages in January. We urge you to bookmark this page and revisit often so you don't miss out on the new stuff. Our next big "push" will be aimed at folks looking to travel during the insane Men's Basketball Championship followed by extraordinary offers for Graduation, 2008.

In conclusion: 2007 was a good year for CollegiateLuggage.com with our overall collegiate luggage business more than tripling over the previous year. Our aim is to add another 25 schools, minimum, to our website while continuing to deliver the same top quality, lifetime-guaranteed Swiss Army travel & business gear to our customers.

We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you again in 2008.

CollegiateLuggage.com - Where facts and opinions come to schmooze.

Any team hoping to become the Cinderella of the NCAA tournament must tap into its inner David. Forget the glass slipper, bring a slingshot. To knock off "the big guys, the Goliaths," Dick Vitale says, a team needs a strong backcourt and outstanding perimeter players.

Dickie V says that though these upstart teams aren't going to win a national championship, "In the early rounds they'll create problems, go to the Sweet 16 and beat some of the so-called Goliath's, the superstars, the teams with the great, great visibility.

The NCAA Basketball tournament begins March 20th. Planning on attending? Perhaps travel is involved? Then we heartily recommend Swiss Army Travel Gear with your collegiate logo on it. Proudly show your team spirit when you travel to the big games.

CollegiateLuggage.com - Where facts and opinions share the same bench.

Last month I heard from one of my pen pals (or perhaps I should say "e-pals" since we only correspond through e-mail) Judy Simpson, who has been encouraging me to add Washington State University to our master list of schools. She is a loyal Wazzu alumnus and fan from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, waiting semi-patiently for us to get around to her alma mater. I promised her that we would work on that for 2008.

Recently she sent me a swell poem acknowledging the joys of giving and receiving our Swiss Army Luggage for the Holidays. Of course, something this nice deserves to be shared:

Poem from A Friend

Here is your new luggage
It's sturdy and light
Designed with your school's logo
And easy to spot after a flight.

What are the reasons people come
For logo bags from CollegiateLuggage.com?
It could be memories of laughter and fun
And the pride on the days your football team won.

It could be the satisfaction in a diploma hard-earned
The made your life something for which you had yearned
It could be tradition when your children go through
The same university that meant so much to you

Or maybe you're a student starting college today
And needed this luggage to pack and move away.

Where ever you go, whatever you do
Thanks for your business
And safe travels to you.

CollegiateLuggage.com - Where facts and opinions come together to groove.

Beginning Saturday, December 15th and continuing through Christmas Day, December 25th, we are having our first-ever "10 Days Before Xmas Sale". There are no overstocks or discontinued items involved, as each collegiate luggage item is decorated to-order.

Instead, we decided that while our Swiss Army business & travel gear was worth every penny we charge (and then some) it is still a significant commitment of funds for each buyer, so why not offer a general discount just in time for the Holidays.

For the next 10 days our computer will automatically deduct 10% from the cost of all items on our website. You don't have to plug in a code or fill out any special coupons - just provide the usual info we need to process your order and watch the savings add up.

The sale will begin just after Midnight EST and continue until Midnight EST of December 25th. At that point our computer will revert to the regular pricing. We have marked the discounted pricing next to each item to help you calculate the savings.

Orders placed during this 10 day special sale event will complete and ship after December 25th. We will send a color image to you via e-mail so you will have something to look at and/or present to the person for whom the luggage item is intended. And everyone knows that getting a luggage gift with your college logo on it right after Christmas is still a heck of a treat.

We wish you a Cool Yule!