Does Tumi make weight belts?
After years of abuse and misuse, my gym bag finally fell apart.
I bought it a while ago at Filene's Basement and have since marveled at how something branded with the New Balance logo could be such a piece of shit. The zippers were shoddy and the opening to the main compartment was awkward and small. One of the "feet" on the bottom of the bag fell off a few months back, which vaguely annoyed me. Also, it sort of smelled weird (surely through no fault of my own).
Its only redeeming quality was the way in which the shoulder strap pulled across my chest and accentuated what little pectoral muscle I have. For this reason alone I held onto the bag until the bitter end - that is to say, when the inner lining ripped and my dirty underwear nearly spilled out onto 14th Street. I really don't need the whole world to know that I still wear the ratty boxer shorts purchased from Aeropostale seven years ago when I was in 11th grade.
So last week I went to the mall and used a portion of my measly monthly blog revenue to buy the greatest gym bag known to man. This is essentially the bodybuilder equivalent of a Hermes Birkin bag.
And it even has a little retractable keychain within the front pocket. Like, OMG.
Now that I have my new gym bag, maybe I'll focus on buying a pair of gym shorts that fit. (Spandex always fits, right?) Small steps, people. Small steps.
Comments
Who is a bigger loser? A guy writing about the best gym bag or a fattie spending his morning reading about the best gym bag?
Posted by: James | September 14, 2007 08:59 AM
The fatty. Hit the gym, James.
But don't follow the high-end leather gym bag crowd. Make a statement by using that leftover Safeway grocery bag to tote your gear. So gansta!
Posted by: Aaron | September 14, 2007 10:26 AM
Admit it, you bought that bag because of Tumi's new ad campaign, right?
TOBY SAYS: No, I bought it because Agatha has one! I haven't seen their ad campaign yet. I didn't even think they advertised.
Posted by: Steven. | September 14, 2007 10:50 AM
I bet you look hot as hell in your ratty boxers. Woof.
Posted by: Jorge | September 14, 2007 11:45 AM
I am wearing 7 year old aeropostale boxers from HS right now. (Over american apparel briefs. Who knows why I thought I could wear aeropostale mediums, the waist is made for a 36 not a 30) And I'll raise you 2 pairs of Structure waistband labeled band boxers.
Posted by: Zach | September 14, 2007 04:03 PM
It actually does go without saying that you purchased the "flame" color! ;)
Posted by: David | September 14, 2007 09:36 PM
It actually does go without saying that you purchased the "flame" color! ;)
Posted by: David | September 14, 2007 09:36 PM
I got the red one about a month back, love it too!
Posted by: Mike | September 17, 2007 03:58 AM
Congratulations, you're a junior label whore. You'll graduate to regular label whore when you stop comparing Tumi to Hermes.....even on the gym bag level.
Posted by: Alfonzo | September 19, 2007 03:07 PM
Mmmmm.... Toby in Spandex!
Posted by: TSUGambler | September 20, 2007 07:05 PM
you just gave me something new to obsess over. i've been using last year's tumi gym bag...i need the new one. it looks a lot better, & well, it's new.
Posted by: chris | September 21, 2007 06:20 PM