The Super Ego messenger bag is now in-stock in all colors:
The Buzz sling bag is now in-stock in all colors: Black/Black/Black, Black/Black/Steel.
Welcome Eliam to the TOM BIHN crew!
Eliam is the latest addition to our staff. He specializes in customer service though he, as all of us here at TOM BIHN do, wears many hats. Eliam possesses a keen eye for detail and has an excellent sense of aesthetics. With Katy’s excellent customer service training, Eliam graduated to answering phone calls during his first week with us. If you call our 1-800-729-9607 number, it’s likely that Eliam will answer. In fact, feel free to give him a call (during our hours of 7:30am – 4:00pm PST) and welcome him to the team. Or, post your welcome message in the TOM BIHN Forums.
Jen, the Truckies, Pam, and Video + Photos from a Seattle Factory tour
We were thrilled to give a tour of our Seattle factory and company headquarters to Jen Miner (SoCalGal of the Vacation Gals), John and Stephanie (the HomeAway Truckies – make sure to see John’s video of our factory plotter in action!), and Pam Mandel of Nerd’s Eye View.
Many of you know Jen from the Vacation Gals (see Jen’s review of the Tri-Star) and we were excited to finally meet her in person. See Jen’s Top 10 Things to Do in Seattle list for more on her tour of our factory.
In stock: Aeronaut, Ristretto, Packing Cube Shoulder Bag, 2XL HBC
Update: Thanks to our hard-working Seattle factory crew, the Ristretto for iPad is now expected to ship by late August instead of the previous ship date of mid-September.
Now in-stock and shipping within one business day:
The Aeronaut carry-on travel bag is in-stock in all colors: Crimson/Steel, Black/Solar, Black/Steel, Steel/Steel, Steel/Solar, and Indigo/Solar.
The Ristretto for the 13″ MacBook and MacBook Air is in-stock in all colors: Black/Steel, Olive/Cayenne, Steel/Wasabi, and Cocoa/Cayenne.
The Packing Cube Shoulder Bag is now in-stock in Steel Dyneema/nylon.
The Size 2XL Brain Cell is now in-stock in Black.
We’re on Yelp
Yelp users and TOM BIHN customers have posted nine reviews of our Seattle Factory Showroom/Retail Store so far, including this review by Jeff A. -
“I spent many a long days and nights searching for the best laptop bag I could find, and all roads led me to Tom Bihn. I’ve had my Empire Builder bag for 2 years now and it is by far the best laptop bag I or anyone that I know has ever owned. The construction on all of their bags are top notch, and it definitely feels good to buy American made products when they’re of such high quality and standards. The custom sleeve concept works so well when you’re changing or have more than one laptop so you don’t need to buy a new bag every time. I can’t say enough good things about these guys and I highly highly recommend them to anyone that wants a true quality laptop bag.”
In stock: Swift in Cork
The Swift in Cork is back in-stock. Ships within one business day.
More:
All About Cork
Lapdog Creations Review of the Swift in Cork
Practical Hacks Review of the Co-Pilot
Excerpt:
“No doubt the Co-Pilot will resonate with some travelers who will fall immediately in love with it, much as I did with the Tri-Star. It’s a great bag, is impeccably made, and is distinguished by both neat features and remarkable capacity, but I keep finding myself wishing that the price was somewhere south of a Benjamin. In fairness, I should note that as with all Tom Bihn bags, the Co-Pilot’s abundance of features equates to a hefty labor content, no doubt driving cost – and price – upward. Ultimately, whether it works for you will depend upon the nature and frequency of your travel.”
Read the full review @ Practical Hacks.
Macworld Review: The Co-Pilot for the iPad (4.5 out of 5 Mice)
“There are plenty of iPad-specific bags out there; the Co-Pilot isn’t one of them. Instead, it’s versatile travel/day bag aimed squarely at iPad owners. It’s not inexpensive, but it’s superbly made, and you’re likely to get a lot more use out of it than a bag designed just to carry your iPad.”
Read the full review by Dan Frakes @ Macworld.
