I upgraded and wonât look back. Didnât have the luxury of a discount like that either, as it wasnât available when I purchased. But these things run circles around the Wine Check (much as I liked it).
I got one last year and just used it for the first time traveling for Thanksgiving. It worked great! I wish I had gotten the magnum inserts for $10 each, as the new company is asking $60 per insert!
Love mine, and glad I got them (and one magnum insert) during one of the sales last year (I think I bought one during the first sale, and the other plus the insert, during the second sale - and I would not have known about at least the first sale without WB).
I had a close call a couple of months ago, so beware those heavy Champagne bottles. I had a mag of Champagne to fly with, which I did manage to squeeze uncomfortably into the mag insert. I knew Iâd be overweight with that plus 10 other (non-bubbly) bottles (the mag insert takes the space of 2 bottles), but I figured Iâd be OK since I also had a 375 of Champagne. So I had 9 750s of still wine, a half of Champagne, and a mag of Champagne, and nothing else, in the VGV. I get to the airport and it is 50.0 on the scale! Sometimes itâs better to be lucky than good.