The Story of the Laptop Lagniappe
“It was a dark and stormy
night”….no, wait, that’s not right.
The Laptop Lagniappe was born out of
necessity—I fly a lot and often on planes too small for even a regular rolling
computer bag to fit either in the overhead bin or under the seat. Not wishing to risk my
laptop in the baggage compartment via those infamous pink tagged gate checked luggage, I
tried to think of a way to carry my laptop on a plane and protect it at the same time. The
idea of the knitted bag cropped up and after several trial bags and yarns, the design and
pattern was finalized. Application has been made to register the Laptop Lagniappe
trademark.
The design went through several names before
settling on Laptop Lagniappe. Lagniappe is a Cajun term meaning “a little something
extra”. In this case, it’s the little extra padding with a handle making it very
convenient to pull your laptop from a case and keep it safely on a plane. I even use them for other things like magazines,
work papers or such.
So, there you have it. Now, don’t you want
one of your very own?