I travel often for work & have a roller bag for that.  I wanted an alternative for weekend trips.  I considered this & a more traditional duffle style bag.  I saw a guy at a hotel front desk w/a leather dufflebag over his shoulder & just thought it looked sloppy.  I didn't like the locker room look. That made my decision for me.  I dragged this bag all over NYC Thanksgiving  weekend.  It held all my stuff.  I checked it at MoMA, which won't check roller bags. It was mostly unobtrusive at a crowded restaurant.  It was easy to have in buses, the subway, and Amtrak.  I think it looks pretty good.  Admittedly, I saw some bags in the city I really liked the looks of, but I'm guessing they were hundreds of dollars more.  As others have said, this bag MUST BE AIRED OUT FOR TWO DAYS. Once done,  the kind of toxic smell is gone.  Some have complained of hardware failures w/this bag.  So far, so good.  If I have any problems, I'll update.