8-Piece Packing Cubes

Update, May 28,2024. Honest review. It was truly a surprise. Like Emily Dickinson’s poem, there’s a lot to be said about HOPE - Hanging Onto Positive Expectations. Well-Traveled’s Customer service contacted me, was very sincere and provided an explanation for what could have been the problem. A new set was provided to make it right. Wow… what an improvement. Packaged well, double wrapped, everything was sealed in plastic WITH tags on them and information cards about their other products. The new Hybrid Max, 8 piece set was packaged well. There’s 2 Large, 1 Medium, and 2 Small Compression cubes with a pocket to hold a luggage tag card plus 2 small, non compression bags and a laundry/shoe bag. It also included 50 luggage tags and a bonus toiletry bag. The zippers are smooth. The luggage tag cards allow you to inventory your items. As I finished my laundry, I used a few cubes to see how well it would fare. The smaller non compression cubes are strictly for organization and are not compression. These cubes hold several pairs of socks or matching underwear/cami sets. The drawstring laundry/shoe bag is a nice addition. It provides a place for shoes and/or laundry that’s water resistant. The medium cube comfortably held 4 Adult Male XLarge Polo style shirts. The Large compression cube seamlessly held a standard Sinomax bed pillow with no tugging or snags (Picture 4). The bonus toiletry bag is super nice and cushiony. It has a space saving design with 3 separate, zippered compartments to hold all of your things. The front pocket, where the logo is is split. Can I say awesome?!!! It’s not a deep pocket that forces you to dig. Items in the top (standard medicine bottles) and items in the bottom (long enough, with room for an iPhone 11, mascara and/or standard tooth brushes. The long, dual zippered back pocket, comfortably held 2 Ozark, 16.9 Oz. water bottles (picture 5). Overall, it’s a good value, it passed my laundry packing test and will help travelers stay organized. This is a sleek set with enough cubes to organize everything you need to travel. This will become a training tool at work for me. 5 Stars for Well-traveled’s customer service (LEARN - Listen (read) the customer’s concern, Empathize, Apologize, Respond, Notify), and making it right.Disclosure: I was not asked to modify or change my original 3 star review.The first 2 pictures are from the 1st order and I should have posted initially. As you can see, it was clearly a return. I purchased a new item, not used or slightly new. I’m really glad I kept the original pictures. I was prepared to send Amazon these pictures if there was a question about my return. The 3rd picture, 5/28/24, with the cards, chocolate & orange toiletry bag and box is a picture of what the Well-traveled company sent me.Original review: Not Compression Cubes Strike 1… My set arrived and appeared as if it was a return. It's a great value with lots of pieces and a nice set if you’re just trying to organize your items for vacation. Strike 2… The zippers were sticky. Strike 3… It’s not a compression cube set. I returned it. I ordered a different set on Amazon and it was Amazing - strong material, smooth zippers and true compression.

These packing cubes just may be the best ones yet. They compact even smaller with a simple zipper. Also 8 pieces is just the right amount of bags for all your packing needs! They’re well made. The compression is half the size of the full bag. Super easy to use. The material is just as thick as you need it so it doesn’t rip. The functionality of these bags is so simple! This set makes travel super easy! I squeezed 7 days worth of clothing into the large bag and it zipped with zero effort. The secondary zipper made it super small! Also, I’d like to add how organized this makes your whole suitcase. I packed more into these cubes than I could ever fit in my suitcase! Worth the money 10 fold!

There are a lot of compression bags promoted by a lot of "influencers" - I am looking at you "packhacker.com" - but most of them are extremely expensive and does not add any more value in durability or usability than this brand.Compression bags are awesome to save space and to compress your clothing into these cubes - which are stackable. However they are might not work for all types or clothing or for long term travel.Why do I like this brand? Well, I got a lot of bags for the price and they include a bunch of labels to span multiple trips in future.The quality of the bags, zipper held up to 1 month of constant packing/repacking and travel.Loved the small bags - they were perfect to pack 1 change of clothes as carry on while the rest were checked in.The compression bags are deceptive - they compress into a small size and your backpack looks small, so not many people at the checkin counter realize that your backpack may be heavier than what is allowed onboard. ;)This is a must buy / must have for those who like to organize their traveling or trying to fit a lot in small space.Can this be made better? Yes - compression using zipper might not work all the time, as you are trying to your hand to compress all the air out, so you can pull the zipper - always fearing that you might break the zipper.Compress straps that go all the way around the bag will make it much easier / better - when combined with the compression zipper.