I remember that comment. Perhaps people won't want to give you a lift, and it won't fit in a small car boot. It fits in a golf side ways. If you don't have a coffin its good for international travel and protects the bats well enough with careful packing. Last time I went thru I got it wrapped in cling film because some kind soul stuck something through the mesh airvents, and it looked like it had been dragged down the runway on its back! Not sure if it was build quality, unrealistic expectation of something so fully packed, or mishandling to be honest. As a stand-up bag of significant proportions it is handy to keep a lot of stuff in (which pleases my wife because there is rarely any straggling cricket materials not in the kit bag, tho on match days I do thin out the 7 bats, 3 pairs of boots, 3 pairs of gloves, etc, to just what I need). Because it stands up you need to pack it differently, and it is a bit slower than a holdall where you can chuck everything in willy nilly. Standing up means a small foot space in the dressing room floor, and you can still stand other things on it, or lean on it. Not sure you could blame a bag for being unpopular though☺. May be the best solution on this forum is to have a giant bag such as this for storing and touring, then a smaller matchbag?