Without a doubt, at $78 for the small size, the Parallel Cosmetic Bag is expensive! Still we can admire how revolutionary it is. A traveler can organize her makeup essentials upright and visible instead of packing it in one big clump of brushes, powder, blush, and lipsticks. No riffling through the bag to find an item.
We are asked to pay for the attractive, sophisticated design that turns chaos into the clever organization of all our beauty tools, the patent-pending folding technology, its intuitive compartments and compactness, and the ease it gives us of grabbing our makeup on the road.
Nevertheless, we know it's only a matter of time before other retailers create a knock-off of the Parallel Travel bag and we could choose to wait and see if they're close enough for less moola.
A Savvy Shopper has choices. Take the concept: (1) Pay the piper if it fills an immediate need; (2) wait for a sale; (3) search for a close-enough clone; or (4) try making one yourself if you can sew.
Scoring a steal or deal for the original Parallel Cosmetic Bag would be fabulous, but finding a budget-friendly compromise is super satisfying too.
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