Pro tip: don't buy a cheap backpack off Amazon for daily use

I learned this the hard way after buying a $25 no-name backpack last March. By June the zipper split open and dumped my laptop on the parking lot of my office in Des Moines. Spent another $80 at a shop downtown to fix the screen scratch. Has anyone had luck with a specific brand under $100 that actually holds up to daily commuting?

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simon3783mo ago

My laptop's been through worse from my own clumsiness than any backpack could do. Dropped it off my desk twice last year, once off the tailgate of my truck. Screen still works fine. That $80 fix sounds like you got taken for a ride honestly. I've had a $30 Amazon special for two years now, zipper still works, just don't load it like a moving van and it's fine. People act like a backpack is some kind of life or death decision but it's a bag to hold your stuff not a safety deposit box.

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hannah2403mo ago

Did your friend get charged $200 to fix a zipper on a Walmart backpack too?

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