we're not as large as I hoped, a pair of shoes will not fit, or a jacket. but for clothes and other items to be protected from pet hair, dust, glitter , whatever it's great .. also did not have any tiny holes for you to seal and then push air out, had to open the top a bit. one unexpected plus, after sealing the bag if you just pull the slider off the top it appears that the item is in original packaging and has not been opened yet. Im not sure what kind of plus that is but it seemed to make my daughter happy, I accidentally pulled the slide off, so I just happened to have made her day by not opening her gift first lol. no idea if that is useful.