Reminder before we get down to business:
Until this Saturday (tomorrow!), grab a free accessory of your choice (valued up to $79 USD) with any bag purchase.
Just hit the big red button (or enter the code ###### at checkout) to activate change-of-season's greetings:
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As always, the $50 survey is down below π β and if you've made a purchase in the last 30 days, we'll throw you a refund instead of the store credit. |
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Congrats to Nate, our latest survey winner!
"My favorite place is the North Island of New Zealand. I enjoyed the bucolic beauty of Matamata, the steep climbs of Tongariro, and the waterside charm of Wellington. As a Lord of the Rings fan, seeing Hobbiton and Mordor was also a treat β a second breakfast, if you will."
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It'd be easy to poke fun at curated "desert island survival packages", but they unironically reveal a set of core human truths.
In this article, a desire for " a profound state of disconnection" vs " I am a loneliness-seeking person" says the same thing in different ways, that in turn show the positive and negative motivations of temporary castaways.
We like to think we can escape, go off-grid, whenever we want. But when's the last time you actually did so? Would a more drastic step β say, signing up to be abandoned in the middle of nowhere β be a way to finally make it happen? |
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Covers a ton of ground β skepticism, specific (super interesting!) experiments to find out whether bumblebees experience joy, and exploring what this means for scientific and food ethics.
Only speaking for ourselves, but reading this micro-focused look at insects widened our view when we stepped outside. Insects, everywhere, doing incredible things β if you take the time to observe.
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Intentionally provocative? Sure. Doesn't change the underlying message: trying to do everything, all at once, is usually a downgrade overall.
In luggage, we've seen similar "innovations" come and go (carry-on cases with non-removable batteries that are illegal on flights, anyone?) and have always erred on the side of the traditional: simple, known, works.
It's why, for example, we use a dedicated raincover fabric on our dedicated raincover, instead of trying to use just one core bag fabric that " does it all" (heavy emphasis on the quote marks!)
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In less time than it takes you to eat a banana, you could be in the draw to win this month's $50 credit. Enter here π |
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And in less time than it takes to bake a cake, you can pick yourself up a sweet deal β a free accessory of your choice with any bag purchase. Use ###### at checkout or click here to auto apply it: |
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As always: let us know what you liked, what you'd like to see more of, your least favourite product types, that sorta thing.
J, D, & the Minaal team
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