Traveler's Choice Rome 20 in. Hardside Rolling Carry-On

I purchased 2 of these for a trip where my wife and I would use them as carry-ons.

The one my wife used had a problem with the handle after the first flight... while getting off the plane to find our connection her handle would not open. I found that one of the spring-loaded retaining clips had stopped functioning, and I could not repair it. I had to make a usable work-around, as we obviously still had a ways to go on our trip.

The bag that I was using worked fine, and I was surprised that it had no problems whatsoever, since the bag was pretty inexpensive. Well, that stopped on the 2nd trip. The rear hinged portion of the bag ripped out and while it is still functional, it doesn't look very strong with that rip.

I've tried to locate the manufacturer (there is an email address and a web address listed on the product literature to make use of the 6 year warranty) but neither address is functional. I'll continue to look, and I'll update this review if I do get some warranty service.

My husband and I take this bag on overnight trips, but it would also suffice for a two-night trip. Enough room for all the essentials, plus it also holds a couple of heavy jackets. The hard shell comes in handy when you are forced to gate-check the bag when it doesn't fit in the overhead on smaller aircrafts. Also, since a few of those times we had to collect the bag at baggage claim, and we all know how they throw those bags around.

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I bought this luggage case for my trip to Japan. I needed something that I could wheel around the country that could be easy to transport and sustain some kicks and falls along the way. I ended up walking through about 14 different cities with it and this was PERFECT for my trip! The handle never locked up on me, the wheels never jammed, and all the items inside were protected perfectly by the hard case! I traveled with it on standard cement, on rocky dirt paths, up escalators, and on trains and boats. I am amazed, actually, by the value for the price! Buy this carry-on! It's not very large though but it can carry enough clothing and supplies for a couple of days.

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Inexpensive but functional roll-aboard, with large wheels that make for easier rolling. Looks nice enough, too.

The zipper pockets are OK, but on one side of the "clam shell", the fabric is not very generous, so that if you zip it up with nothing inside (to use the compartment as a layer between the contents and the frame), it is pretty taut, and essentially seals off that compartment. Would have been nicer to have a bit more fabric.

One weird aspect of this luggage is the smell. (Yeah, not what I was expecting either!)

When I removed it from the box, it *stank*. And not in a "new car smell" way. As in, oh my, a plastic-coated animal has gone in there and died! Even after blasting it with a fan on high for two days, it was unusable.

What's great is that the seller understood, said it probably was not allowed enough time to breathe at the factory, and offered to refund my money, either for an exchange or for cash. I decided to take a chance, and, because the exchange would take a long time, I opted for the cash refund and ordered a completely new unit.

That second unit still had a bad smell, but two days of fan-blasting got most of it out. I'm curious as to what is actually causing it...

Bottom line: serviceable, attractive enough, and hopefully the odor won't rub off on the contents!

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prefect for the longer trips, lots of room and easy to navagate the airports with it. Took it for my first trip this week and it was a breeze AND it made it through the handlers unscathed!

Great service and delivery ...love it!