Purchased this the week before our trip to the beach. It is a great set and unlike a previous reviewer had said, I had no problem with getting the handles to work. Now Uncle B. is a diferent story, but he didn't know that you had to get them locked into place in the slanted position before trying to roll them! They are extremely roomy and the carry-on has lots of space and compartments in which to put things. I cannot say enough about the funky design except I LOOOOOVE it! I had actually seen an individual piece of this set at a local discount department store and fell in love and then found it online at Overstock in the 4-pc. set for the best price, which is what I needed. I would have been paying almost as much for the two largest pieces at that store had I not found it here. The only reason I gave durability 4 stars is the design is woven with threads and I noticed one or two "snags" in them as I unpacked the set. If you are like me and pack it cautiously in the car or in the overhead on the plane, you should be fine, but if you fly frequently and check your baggage, I can see where you might start to see more snags from it being tossed around with other luggage. This is just a guess, but overall it is a great functional set with a very cool design and I highly recommend it.