As I write this review I am preparing to Travel for the first time using my Tommy Bahama Weekender Set that I bought for the insanely low price of $80 during a Gold Box Offer.

I ignored the mostly negative reviews, when I purchased this item I think alot of people would of been put off by the negative reviews, but honestly I was willing to take the risk to purchase a 2 piece luggage set with a MSRP of $600.
I thought what the heck and just took the chance and paid the $80

Let me first start by saying that when the package arrived I opened it up to find a beautiful and aesthetically pleasing luggage set, poor quality fabric was one of the first things I was looking for, and I never found it... The fabric is fine, I poured some water on it to see if it would go through, it never even seeped, it got a little damp but it was definitely not as bad as made out to be in these negative reviews.

The internals seem well made, I was waiting for the bag to collapse or one of the wheels to wobble, but it never did, I loaded it up with some clothing for my trip, the larger bag was probably half full with 2 weeks worth of clothes in it, the wheels worked perfectly, it never wobbled or collapsed, it actually felt quite durable in my hands, sure it isn't a designer logo "Louis V Special" but this luggage set can certainly hold it's own, literally.

If I had to compare it, I would say that it is as good if not better then the Travelpro Aeroglide I own which has a MSRP of $300.

Overall I'm extremely glad that I ignored the negative reviews as I did notice a few positive reviews however they were hard to find as Amazon has all the negative reviews on the item description.

In conclusion I'm so glad that I went through with the transaction, I was close to cancelling my order at one point after reading through the multitude of poor and very poor reviews, but in the  end I'm extremely thankful I decided to stick with it and now I have ended up with such a good luggage set for a mere $80, the MSRP may be $600 and I would never pay anywhere close to that, however for $80... seriously?

Normally I pay heed to all reviews on Amazon but because these days more people seem to complain rather then compliment I did manage to find some very good reviews amongst a throng of poor ones which basically made me stick with my purchase. I actually encourage people who are looking for a luggage set to consider this from Tommy Bahama, in all honesty I got a lucky break when I got the gold box deal for it, however I would pay $150-$175 if I had to buy a second set and it wasn't on sale, I'd like to be able to pay more but I value my money and I'm sure you do as well.

A durable, good looking, sturdy and classy 2 piece luggage set that has a MSRP of $600 for a minuscule $80 I was laughing all the way to my Post Office to pick it up, Thanks Tommy!

UPDATE AFTER 2 MONTHS OF TRAVEL:
For those people wondering how my luggage set fared in my travels.
It was great, it's been halfway across the globe and still looks good, the mechanics (wheels and handles) are still in amazing shape. It's been through multiple International Flights and checked baggage systems at Airports and the Weekender set was perfect as the smaller bag would fit on most flights as Carry On Baggage.

I'm very glad that I purchased this mainly because I was so worried with all the negative reviews, but I put this luggage set through it's paces and it served me well!