These suitcases are a great deal.  They look nice and have held up well on two trips so far - one to Hawaii and another on a shorter trip where we also checked the bags.  They hold a ton of clothes and have held up fine so far.  I saw some other reviewer complaining about them being a flimsy and they are very lighweight which to me is an advantage and they have held up great for us.  Someone else complained about an oil smell.  There has been no smell with our suitcases.  I would say if you are traveling every week these are not the suitcases for you and you need to invest in something very high quality.  For occasional family travel they are a great deal in my opinion.  You can't go wrong for $150 if you travel a few times a year and even if you only get 10-15 trips out of them.