Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Seems like a well-made bag, but unfortunately we have to send it back to Amazon. Given the good reputation, the positive Amazon reviews (many of which you'll notice are from people who received the bag for free as part of the "Amazon Vine Program" in exchange for their reviews) and the fact that "carry-on" is part of the bag's name, I had no worries about the size of the bag when purchasing it. When preparing to use it on a European trip I knew it was likely to be too big, but measured it as I wanted to see how close it might be, It turns out, it's much too large even to use as a US carry on! I re-measured multiple times because my numbers seem so off. The absolute smallest measurements of this bag (if you squeeze in all of the flexible parts) are 23" x 14.75" x 9". The pictures may not make that totally clear, given the difficulties of holding a camera and measuring tape at the same time, but believe me, I WANTED this bag to be small enough to use. In fact, even the item description (now that I look at it in detail) lists the length of the bag 22.5", which is already too long to meet US carry on standards, and those manufacturer stated sizes never include the wheels/feet. This all leaves me very confused about the reviewer (one who received a free bag in exchange for their review) who gave the dimensions as being a full 2 inches shorter than mine, and 1.5 INCHES SHORTER THAN THE MANUFACTURER STATED DIMENSIONS. Granted, it's very close to US sizes... but again, what I measured is the SQUEEZED size. There's no way you'll fit this into a bag-sizer if you are asked to. I have a Swissgear bag that measures about an inch smaller, and even that one takes a great deal of effort and strength to fit in. So basically, if you want to use this bag you'll surely appreciate it's construction and features. You can slip it by as a carry-on on most flights, and it will likely fit fine into the overhead compartments. HOWEVER, anyone who has traveled in the last year or so has likely seen that even the larger US airlines (American, Delta, United, etc) are getting much more strict about using the bag sizers. I've been pulled aside twice when boarding with the Swissgear bag I mentioned above. That one just makes it. This one will not, and you'll be on the hook for $50-$100 fee to check the bag at the gate. You can't even point to the manufacturers sizing, as even they admit it's too big. Make sure you are comfortable with that scenario every time you try to sneak through the line at boarding. For me, that is just not acceptable, and I consider myself lucky that I found this out before using it.