Samsonite suitcase, gray, black and fuchsia outfit, 519

Angela Lansbury with a Samsonite four wheel carry on suitcase. Photo by Trevor Sharot.

Silver-Gray Sandals
I matched the suitcase with silver-gray shoes. (The British spelling is grey.) I bought the shoes at a reduced price in Mustafa's. I was looking for touch and close and these are firm across the toes. However, the ankle strap is adjustable and I find them comfortable. When I went back, I could not see anything like them again. The moral is, if something is cheap, buy the bargain in both colours. You have little to lose and lots to gain.

Samsonite Suitcase
Samsonite suitcases are named after the strength of Samson in the bible. Supposedly strong and sturdy suitcases and good quality. This one is Samsonite Lite. Somebody left it in the bin area. The inside was okay, the outside a little bedraggled with some stickers. 

However, there's often a reason why something is discarded. I soon found out why. The suitcase was leaving a trail of little black bits. The outsides of the wheels were disintegrating. 

Replacement wheels
A search on Amazon brought up many sets of replacement wheels. You need the right size and type of fixing. Prices ranged from 23 US dollars upwards. It might be cheaper to buy a new suitcase. Or to buy a cheap suitcase and switch the wheels to the larger or better suitcase. Or go into a luggage repair shop. If they say they can't get the wheels, pull them out of your pocket or show them the smaller suitcase inside the larger one. 

If you only have one broken wheel, one replacement is enough, so long as it is not a different size which could make the suitcase dip or wheel badly or zigzag.
If you have disintegrating wheels though the age of the suitcase or travelling from or to tropical countries or summer weather, then you need four which could be costly.

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On Amazon the hardside Amazon suitcases were from 269 US dollars (many sold in sets of 2 or 3). 

On Amazon the sets of 4 wheels were from 69.22 dollars.
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