"I purchased an S4 tablet bag in khaki color, and it arrived in a few days. The bag is of excellent quality and the shipping service is excellent. The bag's stitches and strap are so well-made that they demonstrate the product's durability and warranty. The pricing is fairly fair, and it reflects the high quality of the goods. I enjoy shopping with **** since it is a fantastic brand that produces high-quality bags."
"Skooba Design was a stumbled-upon site that later popped up in variety of notable seller locales. This small, growing, New York-based company has been awesome thus far...
What do they sell?
High-grade, affordable gear--essentially tech-friendly bags and various related accessories; a solid line of uberpractical items for those looking to bolster mobile comfort, with a certain, subdued élan. Think Case Logic with way fewer sub-genres and styles, but a much more consistent design ethos that stresses streamlined (albeit niche) functionality over aesthetics alone; this, in itself, is spectacular if you can find multiple, non-standard uses for their goods. Just a glance at their inventory can tell you that Skooba Design seems laser-focused in their select product types, and isn't looking to dominate the markets à la Timbuk2 et al. (Note: Timbuk2 has a ton of great wares, but they have a troublesome habit of overreaching--just read the deluge of customer complaints and note the overlaps.)
Nevertheless, Skooba's gear-line runs the gamut of designs from quasi-traditional to unique, though less of the latter these days. (A good chunk of their more interesting items went extinct in an on-going clearance sale.) But one can find the majority of their wares listed on their official site, eBags.com, or eBay. eBags is more helpful than all three in doing product research given the sheer number of satisfied owners--although it's annoying when discontinued items are excised alongside their reviews, and eBay has somewhat of a more diverse listing.
It's all ephemeral--in a great way--no matter where you look.
Personally, not much can be stated about the use or ownership of their bags, even though they were considered, but based on the quality workmanship and "abuse" of the non-bag items, it's clear that they consistently employ high-end materials and are meticulous about construction. (It could very well be these reasons why some product extinctions occurred.) That said, their prices are justified, but so much better when you can get things discounted... and there are *plenty* of discounts to be found.
The first order ever was placed on their site, and due to mild confusion about account registration, I didn't get the order confirmation. A call to customer service put me in touch with a very affable, knowledgeable, and accommodating rep (Bryan); not only did he sort the account details on the server end, he also answered a bunch of product questions and forwarded the requested order info.
In short, superb service. (I noted some time later that they have a "Core Values" page on their site listing a bunch of points and was intrigued by the fact that they all rang true.)
The only downside about ordering from their site is the fifty bucks for free shipping deal; it's difficult to justify casual, single-item purchases unless the article of interest is around or over the said amount. They use UPS and offer free tracking, so given the size of most items, it's no wonder shipping isn't cheap. My more recent purchase of their wares was initially going to take place on their site, but even if the unattractive shipping rate encouraged use of an alternate venue, I was still pleasantly surprised to see that they got around to incorporating Paypal as an option.
Not having done extremely thorough research on their publicity practices--'cause who has the time?, I still haven't encountered a single Skooba-endorsed/shill blog that encourages people to voice a bunch of superfluous, too-public opinions. Their contact info is clearly listed on their site, so it's easy to get in touch with them, or to relay your thoughts, criticisms, and/or praise; they also don't hound you for feedback, spam you with endless crap, or cut any obvious corners.
Subsequently, it's refreshing as hell that they don't bother making customer reviews--and every paltry scrap of public praise--the cornerstone of their PR. (You can tell a mile away how desperate some companies are when they are so vehement, or Charlie Sheen-styled "passionate", about flaunting their feedback.) It could be said that Skooba's products and support speak for themselves, and thus, any/everything else is just icing on the cake.
This post will be updated when there's an actual bag-item order.
Highly recommended!"