I have a confession to make… Due to my ignorance of luggage, the suitcase I used when I travelled to Amsterdam and Britain has a broken part. When I had to move the suitcase (which was open at the time), I used the handles at either end to pick it up. Unfortunately, one of these turned out NOT to be a handle! Had it been a Samsonite product, I suspect it would have survived my mis-handling, however it wasn’t, so it didn’t. It turns out the handle on the bottom of the case was in fact a little steadying leg for when you have the case expanded, and need to stand it on it’s end, without falling over. I’ll wait and see if Irina reads this post, if not, I guess I’ll need to own up to this misdemeanour in person