I got these for a cruise to Hawaii. We flew from Phoenix to San Francisco. The luggage held up nicely. Only a few scratches that looked like they were caused by rubber, and easily were rubbed off with my finger nail. There was one gouge on the larger case. Who knows what caused that, but it took a big hunk out of the case. I’m convinced had I a cloth case, my baggage would have been ripped open and my stuff possibly exposed and possibly spilled out. My mother’s large cloth suitcase actually had a big rip in hers. I’m guessing both our bags got hung up on the same snag while being loaded. I’m convinced this set of luggage saved my clothes and other belongings. The locks were easy to set. If you have issues, look up, “how to set a lock” on YouTube if you are more of a visual learner. Though the provided instructions are easy enough to follow. The clear plastic on the case wasn’t as hard as people say it is. I just carefully used an exacto knife to cut around the various protruding features of the case, then pealed away the plastic so there wouldn’t be any bits left like others had complained about. I love the color of the cases too.
So worth it!
I got these for a cruise to Hawaii. We flew from Phoenix to San Francisco. The luggage held up nicely. Only a few scratches that looked like they were caused by rubber, and easily were rubbed off with my finger nail. There was one gouge on the larger case. Who knows what caused that, but it took a big hunk out of the case. I’m convinced had I a cloth case, my baggage would have been ripped open and my stuff possibly exposed and possibly spilled out. My mother’s large cloth suitcase actually had a big rip in hers. I’m guessing both our bags got hung up on the same snag while being loaded. I’m convinced this set of luggage saved my clothes and other belongings. The locks were easy to set. If you have issues, look up, “how to set a lock” on YouTube if you are more of a visual learner. Though the provided instructions are easy enough to follow. The clear plastic on the case wasn’t as hard as people say it is. I just carefully used an exacto knife to cut around the various protruding features of the case, then pealed away the plastic so there wouldn’t be any bits left like others had complained about. I love the color of the cases too.