There was some black marks on the inside of the bag but it had no affect on my clothes, and you could not see it from the outside. I just returned from hiking a mountain river daily for weeks and these soles dont have one nick! I love . Required 2nd set of hands to help to avoid scratching the roof top of the vehicle. The hooks themselves are nice, not as perfectly sanded as they could be, but adequately done. They are very soft and in the future I will make sure I order the correct size. The flip flops are beautiful. It is also easy to assemble and use. Compared to the XB10 as a Bluetooth speaker to use around the indoors, its not as good. Doesn?t completely fit and cover the whole case.