I used this for a cruise, which included a round trip flight. The suitcase is much roomier than it appears. I was able to pack for 2 in this one plus all the other essentials. There are numerous pockets. The inside has 2 pockets. One is mesh & the other is plastic, great for putting anything that may leak. The spinner feature made it easy to use when walking through terminals, etc. There’s also another smaller mesh pocket along the inside wall that held my flip flops & sandals perfectly.
I witnessed the employees at the cruise unloading baggage & was somewhat horrified to see them literally throwing suitcases a few feet on hard concrete. Between that & the airline, I have no doubt this suitcase went through so abuse but it stayed together & held up great!
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I may have gotten a bad version of this suitcase, but the quality of it it NOTHING compared to another 25-inch American Tourister ‘spinner’ suitcase that finally gave in after 7 years of heavy use.
I bought this suitcase to replace the previous one, and the main zipper is nowhere near as study. After only opening and closing the main zipper a few times, some of the teeth are already crooked and hard to pull the zipper over. Even then, the zipper is comparatively very hard and ‘sticky’ to open and close. I have no confidence that it will last anywhere near 7 years.
Then after my first airline trip this week, upon picking up my bag a the luggage carousel, I realized that the front zipper had completely fallen off, leaving the contents of the small outside pocket (including a GPS unit) exposed to the world. I’m shocked that nothing actually fell out. But the zipper is completely gone so that front pocket is now useless.
So I can’t personally recommend this suitcase, although it did roll nicely and it is a bit bigger than the 25′ case I had before. I didn’t purchase this from Amazon, but I am returning it to the store I bought it from. Thankfully, they have a great return policy as well.
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Sturdy & lightweight,
I witnessed the employees at the cruise unloading baggage & was somewhat horrified to see them literally throwing suitcases a few feet on hard concrete. Between that & the airline, I have no doubt this suitcase went through so abuse but it stayed together & held up great!
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I bought this suitcase to replace the previous one, and the main zipper is nowhere near as study. After only opening and closing the main zipper a few times, some of the teeth are already crooked and hard to pull the zipper over. Even then, the zipper is comparatively very hard and ‘sticky’ to open and close. I have no confidence that it will last anywhere near 7 years.
Then after my first airline trip this week, upon picking up my bag a the luggage carousel, I realized that the front zipper had completely fallen off, leaving the contents of the small outside pocket (including a GPS unit) exposed to the world. I’m shocked that nothing actually fell out. But the zipper is completely gone so that front pocket is now useless.
So I can’t personally recommend this suitcase, although it did roll nicely and it is a bit bigger than the 25′ case I had before. I didn’t purchase this from Amazon, but I am returning it to the store I bought it from. Thankfully, they have a great return policy as well.
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