Premium Laundry Bags for Delicates - 5 Pack (2 Large & 3 Small Bra & Underwear Wash Bags) - Gentle Protection for Lingerie, Swimwear & Baby Clothes - Perfect for Travel & Machine Washing

After more than 7 months of weekly use, my initial set of these bags is still performing above and beyond my original satisfaction. So I have now purchased 2 more sets of these bags. I have washed them with items with hooks, I have used them with socks (keeps your pairs from getting lost), I have used them for swimsuits, I have used them with panty hose, I have used them for lightweight sweaters; everything I throw inside comes out of the wash untangled and in good shape. These bags themselves may get squished and a little balled up, but never have I had them entangled with something else. Also, nothing inside the bag every gets tangled on itself or snagged. I mean, they aren't magic bags, but I am always so surprised and pleased when I use these that it has made washing bras, strappy tanks and other delicates, well, easy. Plus, I have not yet had a single zipper failure of any kind, nor have any seams on the bags given out. The fine mesh has not developed a single hole anywhere. However, even though I occasionally put them in the dryer, 90% of the time I let them line dry. Perhaps that has helped prolong the wear on the bags.The only thing I wish was that I could order by the individual size. I have been getting the medium and large bag combo, and the large is really a bit bigger than I need for most of my items. But, all in all, that seems a small complaint.So, I still highly recommend these!***Original review:I hate having strappy tops and bras get tangled in the wash, or bound up on the agitator, and have struggled with "lingerie bags" that snag on hooks and zippers and still tangle. So, I have been using zipper pillowcases. Now those are getting hard to find that are not dust and bed bug proof. The fabric weave is so tight on these modern pillow covers that I am afraid the soap and dirt won't wash through. So I tried these mesh bags from SimpleHousewares. I got the 3 large and 3 medium pack. I have only used them once so far, but this is my impression:1. I am so far pleased with the type of mesh. It is very fine, so it is less likely that hooks will tangle in the mesh, but still is open enough to rise soap and dirt through easily. Right out of the bag it feels a little more substantial so I hope it will hold up to bra hooks and resist twisting up with other bags.2. The zippers are plastic, and if you close them all the way they tuck up under a flap. The flap seems sturdy right out of the package, but we will see over time how it holds up. I am a little concerned by other reviews that state the zippers have broken rather soon after purchase. However, I have been trying to find a "fool proof" lingerie bag for 20+ years, and no matter how much I've spent there seems to be either an eventual zipper failure or zipper snag. So, if these last a year I will consider them a bona fide success.3. For the first wash, I put one hook-less sports bra in each bag. I used all 3 medium and all 3 large, plus I used 2 extra zipper pillow covers I already have been using. The medium mesh bags seemed about the right size. The large bags were very big for these garments, but I didn't want to double up and have there be tangling of straps within the bag (I also find the pillow covers excessively big, but only put one garment in each bag). I ran the wash with warm water on the "regular" cycle in my top-load machine. Upon completion of the cycle there was absolutely no twisting up of garments or of bags. Each item came out of the washer as a single item. Nothing was bound up around the agitator. None of the zippers had come out from under the flap or failed after the first wash and the integrity of the mesh bags seemed to be as good as before washing.4. I always line dry my lingerie. However, the mesh bags and pillowcases I threw in the dryer on low heat. I left the large mesh bags unzipped and the medium I zipped, just to see how they would hold up. The medium bags stayed neatly tucked under the flaps, all the zippers worked fine after 30 minutes on low heat in the dryer. The integrity of the bags seemed fine, although the mesh did perhaps feel a little less stiff than before washing and drying.So, after one wash and dry cycle I am quite satisfied. It remains to be seen how well they hold up after multiple wash and dry cycles. Also, I have yet to wash any garments with hooks in the bags, so I haven't fully tested the strength of the mesh against snagging on hooks. However, I am pleased enough with their usefulness and performance in washing hook-less garments that I am going to purchase another set.As for the negative comments regarding failed zippers or other problems, I have not encountered these problems... yet. Maybe this company has a few consistency issues in their product quality, and I suppose there is always a few bad apples in every barrel. But as I have never, in 20 years, found anything that works better, and have wasted a lot of money on things that worked worse, I will give this product 5 stars initially. If they last at least 6 months, I will still feel they are worth at least 4 stars.