Yeah, that bit about "real day-to-day use" is spot on. I always went by the big reviews too, until a similar thing happened with a laptop.

Watched my friend's fire hydrant vanish and come back.

What?! How much are they charging now? I mean I remember when it was like twenty five bucks, which was bad enough. Now I'm hearing it can be over fifty each way just for a checked bag. That's just crazy to me, idk when that became normal. You end up paying more to check a bag than you did for some of the ticket deals. Makes you wonder what they'll start charging for next.