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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had an unusual situation where I had to buy a carry-on for a flight in the evening for travel the next day while on vacation so my only choice was the nearby mall. I went to Nordstrom and they were selling Hershel or Tumi. I liked the Hershels but the dimensions were slightly too big for both domestic or international flights. So I had the same response as you, OP, why sell these? I bought the Tumi even though it was about ten times as expensive. [/quote]

The reason they sell the ones that are a bit too big even for domestic flights, is essentially a marketing thing, so they can add the wheels but still say it's "carry on size", and you won't check the fine print for the actual full dimensions.  It's helped because in the US, mainline airlines use the sizer very very infrequently- ground crew are in too big a rush to get the plane boarded and door closed to slow things down.  And the modern overhead bins are actually sized to allow the bags with slightly larger dimensions.  So yes 22 inches may be the max height in theory, but anything under 24 is never going to get flagged in most US flights.[/quote]

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