The little metal tag on the front of the luggage fell off with my first use - easily fixable with a little SuperGlue. And there was a smear of grease on the outside (by the wheel) of the middle-sized suitcase; but, unfortunately, since it was fitted inside of the largest case, the grease was also smeared on the INSIDE of the largest case. I wiped it out, but a little bit of it got on my clothes the first time I used the luggage. No permanent damage to my clothes. I guess I'm pretty forgiving because the suitcases were such a good deal and I figure the grease had to be a fluke. Other than that, the luggage is great. I wanted something distinctive enough that it didn't look like everyone else's on the baggage carousal, and this fits the bill, without spending gobs of money!