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I bought this as a low entry price foray into more flight-friendly carry-on luggage. My travel configuration is this bag with a slim professional laptop backpack threaded through the telescoping handle. I can't speak to the stability when using it any other way. Cons first because everybody wants to know whether they can live with the issues, and the other reviews cover the pros very well.First, the bag doesn't sit straight upright, even without a backpack on top. When carrying a bag on top in spinner configuration, even a slim backpack like mine, the bag has a major tendency to tip over. It won't fall without being bumped, but it doesn't take much of one to do so.The second problem goes alongside the first. The bag has a tendency to orient itself so that it's rolling long side, bottom first. In case that's not clear, imagine you were pulling it as a 2 wheel piece, tilted, then sat it upright. This is the position the wheels naturally want to roll, and you have to continually fight the bag to get it to roll in any other upright orientation angle.The way these two issues come together is this: when you're walking forward with a bag that has a rectangular base, the most stable position for going over bumps is for the short side of the rectangle to be in front. It also takes up his least space when walking through an airport. This bag is nearly impossible to roll in this orientation, there is too much weight instability.I'll update this review the more I travel with the bag in case there's a way to walk with it alongside me that I haven't yet discovered and which works significantly better than my experience so far.--Update 3/4/19: It's been through 5 airports now, a hotel, and about 5 city blocks. I added 4 photos. The first shows how the bag orients itself in when rolling forward. The second shows how the bag and handle are not at all upright (it's not caused by the rug, if you're wondering -- it looks like this on any surface, I just placed it here to give a stark illustration next to a perfectly vertical filing cabinet.). The 3rd and 4th show my traveling configuration.On the plus side, this weird angular rotation of the bag is actually fairly stable when rolling. I don't know whether all of these bags will orient themselves to the same angle or a random angle based on some factors relating to the wheel base. If you get one that angles like mine, it's stable. If yours naturally wants to angle another way, you might end up with a really unstable bag or one you have to fight constantly as you're wheeling it. My laptop backpack has both a vertical and horizontal pass-through for the spinner handle; the bag ensemble is only stable when the backpack is horizontal, in vertical configuration it tips too easily. If your personal item is any higher than my horizontal backpack, I'm going to say that this spinner will be completely unusable unless you can pack all your heaviest items at the very bottom to lower the center of gravity.All in all -- I think 3 stars is fair. My particular bag with its particular rotation quirk is functional enough for me to earn 4 stars for myself, but it's a large enough problem that potential buyers absolutely need to weigh this trait for themselves and what they can live with.Well it’s a suitcase and it does suitcase things like carrying clothes and going on airplanes and such. But to be more accurate this suitcase is a very good choice if you’re looking for something very cheap and reliable But to be more accurate this suitcase is a very good choice if you’re looking for something very cheap and reliable. Delivery got here a few Hours earlier which is normal for Amazon products but overall it’s a really good product. I plan to use it for a one-week trip going to Florida in October. I got the 26 inch red suitcase which is really good for 1 to 2 week trip as you can see our place it next to my 31 inch huge suitcase that I also own so you can get a size comparison between a 31 inch and a 26 inch. No it’s not exactly 26 inches, When people miss her shoe cases they don’t go buy an exact inch they usually estimate the width length and height and other exterior and interior measurements so this is approximately 26 inches it’s more than 24 and to be exact it’s about 25 1/4 inch long. Over all great suitcase would recommend.I needed a small, lightweight suitcase for a quick, short trip where I will be on small regional planes as well as full sized jets. I read the reviews on this suitcase and decided that for $49, I’d take a chance on it and that if it broke, I wouldn’t be out a lot. I am a luggage snob... I admit it. I’ve always hated cheap luggage. I had to have the entire set of French Paradis Tapestry luggage in the 80’s + 90’s, and now I have a set of Bric’s. BUT, although my trip is still a few days away, I am surprisingly impressed with this bag. It seems well made, has lots of convenient, well thought out pockets, handles on three sides for quick and easy access from all angles, and the outer and inner fabric is pretty sturdy and seems like it would clean up reasonably well with a damp cloth. It is very lightweight... much more so than my pricey bags which even weigh a ton when empty, and the zippers seem pretty strong. The only thing I found not quite up to par was the retractable handle, which is a bit wobbly. (But many are.) I also wish the wheels were a bit smaller, as they are three inches long and take up three inches in total bag dimension and precious overhead bin space. A great value for the money, however.I ordered the 25-inch size luggage for regular traveling of 3 to 8 days. First and foremost, I found the exterior dimensions to be right on point with the quoted size of 26.2 x 16.3 x 11.4, measuring on a hard floor, including the wheels. Subtract 2.2 inches for the casters to get the actual suitcase height. The luggage has an expanding zipper, so normally it is around 10" thick but can stretch out to 11.4" thick.I want to be clear: This 25" luggage size is slightly smaller than your typical mid-size checked luggage. This has been good for me for up to 8 days so far including one pair of men's loafers inside, but it was a tight fit. I like the size as I always check my luggage so even for a 4 day trip, this 25" size does not become a burden.The heathered finish is really nice, especially with the orange stripes on the top and side handles. There is a telescoping handle on top for maximum comfort and the 360-degree casters are extremely smooth. The interior has a decently-lined finish for the price and should keep your clothes safe.The only downside, I ordered and received the Navy color, but it is awfully dark. To my eyes it is almost black and not that true Navy color pictured on the item listing itself.Overall these cases are pretty good. We ordered one of the 78cm in Navy and one in Grey. We’ve taken them on a two week trip and both have survived. So if you need fairly cheap cases for a trip you could do a lot worse.As a soft sided spinner, they pretty much are doing what they need. The only slight complaint would be the capacity and the ‘expansion’. Other soft sided spinners we’ve had in the past have much more overall capacity - side by side with other 78cm size cases at the airport it was clear that these were much narrower and thinner and therefore the capacity inside is less. Also whilst there is a zip to expand to offer a little additional storage where required, in cases we’ve had in the past the zip has gone completely around the case. In these cases the zips only go around about 50% of the case and are fixed firmly at the bottom. Therefore the expansion is basically pointless. It wouldn’t let you fit any additional items into your case.However the cases look good overall, the quality is acceptable for the price and despite being much smaller than anticipated, have survived their first trip with no noticeable damage. The wheels are good and allow you to move the case easily in all directions. However the expandable handle doesn’t come up very far, so pulling the case behind you is tricky at times as the main body of the case ends up too close to you.Just back from my first trip using this case. I don't tend to travel light, and this case was spacious enough to hold all my clothes, shoes and toiletries for a week's city break. It withstood baggage handling very well and manoeuvred easily around the terminal. I bought the red one but am going to buy 2 more in different colours for other members of my family.I bought this for weekends away. This is very reasonably priced and is well made. It’s also easy to manoeuvre. There’s plenty of room for my needs, it’s a good buy.Amazing just how much stuff you can get in this case, just returned from a trip for 5 nights and got plenty of clothes in it, also plenty of toiletries plus 3 pairs of shoes and a hairdryer! Fabulous, and bargain price too! What's not to like? :)Great product Idesl for short trips to a Europe when you just need overhead luggage. Great colour too
