30 Hours a Year Spent on Business Trip Packing — 'MIGARU', a Bag with a Built-in Pump that Automatically Compresses in 40 Seconds with a Button, Debuts on Makuake
onigiri LLC has launched 'MIGARU', an automatic compression bag with a built-in pump, on Makuake. It compresses clothes by up to 90% in just 40 seconds with a push of a button, significantly reducing packing time for business trips.
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onigiri LLC (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Mami Aoki) will launch a project for the 'MIGARU' automatic compression bag with a built-in pump on the support purchasing service Makuake starting April 14th.
MIGARU is an automatic compression bag with a built-in pump that automatically compresses clothes in about 40 seconds just by putting them in and pressing a button. No external pump or manual air extraction is required. Even bulky, thick knits or hoodies are reduced to the thickness of a laptop after compression. It solves the physical volume issue with a single button, addressing one of the two recurring dilemmas in business trip preparation: 'what to bring' and 'will it fit in the suitcase'.
Business trips are 'important', but preparation is 'troublesome'. The business person's dilemma
Business trips are an essential activity for business. According to a survey conducted by JTB Business Travel Solutions, 67.8% of business professionals answered that 'business trips play an important role in business'. The value of face-to-face communication and on-site confirmation remains unchanged even with the spread of online tools.
On the other hand, the same survey highlighted that 47.3% of business professionals whose business trips have increased (29.2% of the total) answered that 'business trips have become troublesome'. It revealed the conflicting feeling of 'knowing it is important, but finding it troublesome'.
Source: JTB Business Travel Solutions 'Awareness Survey on Domestic Business Trips' (2022, N=500)
The true nature of the trouble is 'peripheral tasks'. An unseen cost of about 92 minutes per trip
So, what exactly is troublesome about business trips? When asked about the points they find troublesome in the same survey, 'arranging accommodations and transportation' was the highest at 56.5%, followed by 'schedule adjustment' at 53.6%. Furthermore, it is known that adding up the time spent on these peripheral tasks reaches an average of about 92 minutes per business trip.
About 90 minutes for arrangements, adjustments, and expense settlements. For a business person who has 2 to 3 business trips a month, an 'unseen cost' of about 30 to 40 hours a year is consumed just by business trip preparation.
Source: Created by onigiri LLC based on a survey by JTB Business Travel Solutions
The biggest time thief in business trip preparation is 'packing'. The two worries lurking there
Arrangements and schedule adjustments are becoming more efficient with the spread of business trip management systems. However, one area remains that is hard to solve with technology. That is 'packing'.
When the MIGARU development team interviewed business professionals who frequently travel, they found that packing worries can be broadly classified into two categories.
'The Addition Worry' and 'The Subtraction Worry'
'The addition worry' is the pain of choosing what to bring. How many days' worth of clothes are needed? Is a spare shirt necessary? Are separate clothes needed for dinner with a client? Things you want to bring keep coming to mind one after another.
'The subtraction worry' is the pain that the selected items physically won't fit in the suitcase. Rolling clothes, changing how they are folded, and ultimately giving up saying, 'I guess I'll leave this behind.' You have to repeat this selection process every time you go on a business trip.
Many business professionals pack while holding these two worries simultaneously. If you have 2 to 3 business trips a month, you are repeating this task 24 to 36 times a year.
MIGARU's solution: Eliminating 'the subtraction worry' with a single button
MIGARU was developed to eliminate this 'subtraction worry'. With the built-in pump automatic compression bag, clothing volume is cut by up to 90%*2. Even bulky, thick knits or hoodies are reduced to the thickness of a laptop after compression. Compression is completed in 3 steps, taking about 40 seconds*1.
There is no hassle of connecting an external pump or operating a valve. Because the pump is built into the bag, compression proceeds hands-free once the button is pressed. You can proceed with other preparations in the meantime.
Once 'the subtraction worry' is gone, packing is completed with only 'addition'. You just put what you need into the bag and press the button.
MIGARU is an automatic compression bag with a built-in pump that automatically compresses clothes in about 40 seconds just by putting them in and pressing a button. No external pump or manual air extraction is required. Even bulky, thick knits or hoodies are reduced to the thickness of a laptop after compression. It solves the physical volume issue with a single button, addressing one of the two recurring dilemmas in business trip preparation: 'what to bring' and 'will it fit in the suitcase'.
Business trips are 'important', but preparation is 'troublesome'. The business person's dilemma
Business trips are an essential activity for business. According to a survey conducted by JTB Business Travel Solutions, 67.8% of business professionals answered that 'business trips play an important role in business'. The value of face-to-face communication and on-site confirmation remains unchanged even with the spread of online tools.
On the other hand, the same survey highlighted that 47.3% of business professionals whose business trips have increased (29.2% of the total) answered that 'business trips have become troublesome'. It revealed the conflicting feeling of 'knowing it is important, but finding it troublesome'.
Source: JTB Business Travel Solutions 'Awareness Survey on Domestic Business Trips' (2022, N=500)
The true nature of the trouble is 'peripheral tasks'. An unseen cost of about 92 minutes per trip
So, what exactly is troublesome about business trips? When asked about the points they find troublesome in the same survey, 'arranging accommodations and transportation' was the highest at 56.5%, followed by 'schedule adjustment' at 53.6%. Furthermore, it is known that adding up the time spent on these peripheral tasks reaches an average of about 92 minutes per business trip.
About 90 minutes for arrangements, adjustments, and expense settlements. For a business person who has 2 to 3 business trips a month, an 'unseen cost' of about 30 to 40 hours a year is consumed just by business trip preparation.
Source: Created by onigiri LLC based on a survey by JTB Business Travel Solutions
The biggest time thief in business trip preparation is 'packing'. The two worries lurking there
Arrangements and schedule adjustments are becoming more efficient with the spread of business trip management systems. However, one area remains that is hard to solve with technology. That is 'packing'.
When the MIGARU development team interviewed business professionals who frequently travel, they found that packing worries can be broadly classified into two categories.
'The Addition Worry' and 'The Subtraction Worry'
'The addition worry' is the pain of choosing what to bring. How many days' worth of clothes are needed? Is a spare shirt necessary? Are separate clothes needed for dinner with a client? Things you want to bring keep coming to mind one after another.
'The subtraction worry' is the pain that the selected items physically won't fit in the suitcase. Rolling clothes, changing how they are folded, and ultimately giving up saying, 'I guess I'll leave this behind.' You have to repeat this selection process every time you go on a business trip.
Many business professionals pack while holding these two worries simultaneously. If you have 2 to 3 business trips a month, you are repeating this task 24 to 36 times a year.
MIGARU's solution: Eliminating 'the subtraction worry' with a single button
MIGARU was developed to eliminate this 'subtraction worry'. With the built-in pump automatic compression bag, clothing volume is cut by up to 90%*2. Even bulky, thick knits or hoodies are reduced to the thickness of a laptop after compression. Compression is completed in 3 steps, taking about 40 seconds*1.
There is no hassle of connecting an external pump or operating a valve. Because the pump is built into the bag, compression proceeds hands-free once the button is pressed. You can proceed with other preparations in the meantime.
Once 'the subtraction worry' is gone, packing is completed with only 'addition'. You just put what you need into the bag and press the button.