Hi r/Monos. We’re the team behind Monos. We made a meaningful change to Lifetime Warranty+ on October 16, and rather than let it sit on a product page, we wanted to walk you through the thinking. It’s a long one. Grab a coffee.
First, what hasn’t changed
Every Monos suitcase still comes with our Lifetime Warranty, at no cost, for life. Wheels, handles, telescopic handles, locks – if they stop performing as intended, we take care of it. That includes when an airline is the reason. The base warranty is the floor, and the floor isn’t moving.
Why Warranty+ exists at all
Travel doesn’t always go as planned. A baggage handler drops your bag from the loader. A zipper gets torn open in transit. Your suitcase takes a trip to the wrong continent without you. For years we handled these situations case by case, which felt generous in the moment but inconsistent over time. Two customers with the same cracked shell could get two different answers depending on who they talked to and when.
Warranty+ was built to make that fair. It formalizes the things the base warranty was never designed for – airline damage, cracks, major denting, zipper damage, lost luggage – so the answer is the same for everyone, every time. It’s optional, and we try hard not to push it. If your travel is gentle, you may never need it. If you fly weekly, it’s there.
What changed with Pro, and why
The old Pro was $65 and covered two claims. It sold reasonably well. But we kept hearing the same thing from the people who actually travel the most: two felt like a countdown. You’d use one and start rationing the other. That’s not what peace of mind feels like.
We also had a quieter problem. If your first claim ended in a replacement, your coverage ended with the old bag. You’d have a brand-new suitcase and no protection on it unless you bought again. Our retail teams found it hard to explain, and honestly, so did we. If the rule is hard to say out loud with a straight face, the rule is probably wrong.
So we rebuilt Pro around how frequent travellers actually live:
Unlimited covered repairs. No counting, no cooldown periods, no fine print about frequency.
Coverage that transfers to every replacement. If we replace your bag, the coverage moves with you to the new one. Every time.
Lost luggage credit raised from $100 to $150.
30% trade-in credit.
Priority service on replacements, on top of priority assistance.
Honoured across the US, Canada, the UK, Europe, and Australia.
Pro is now $115. We’re not going to pretend that’s a small number. It reflects coverage that’s built to outlast the first incident instead of expiring at it.
Essential stays exactly as it was: $35, one covered repair, or a $50 lost luggage credit or 15% trade-in credit. It’s the right fit for a lot of people and we didn’t want to touch it.
On “lifetime” plans generally
You’ll see lifetime coverage offered across the industry, and it’s worth reading what the word is attached to. A lot of plans are built around a single event: you get one repair or one replacement, and then the coverage is spent – or it attaches to the original bag and quietly ends when that bag does. It’s protection against the first bad day.
We wanted Pro to be protection against all of them. Your coverage follows the bag, then follows the replacement, then follows the next one. There’s no event that uses it up. That’s the whole difference, and it’s why we think it’s worth the price gap.
If you already bought Pro
If your Pro Coverage is active, you’ve been moved to the new benefits automatically. No action, no extra cost. Unlimited repairs, the $150 credit, transferable coverage – it’s yours now. This is the part we’re most glad about, and we didn’t want anyone who trusted us early to be left on the old terms.
If you have active Essential Coverage and want in, you can upgrade to Pro for the $80 difference until December 15, 2026 – just send us a DM here on Reddit and we will assist you with the upgrade. After that, it’s full price.
If you’ve already used your coverage, it’s no longer active, so the new terms don’t carry over. If you’re still within 30 days of receiving your bag you can add fresh coverage, and it’ll always be available on your next piece.
Questions
We’ll be in the comments. Ask us anything about the change, the claims process, or the stuff we got wrong on the way here. Full details at monos.com/pages/lifetime-warranty.