Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

To start off, I purchased these covers. I did not receive a discount or receive them for free, so I have nothing to gain from this review. I purchased these with some hesitancy, due to all the "I received these covers in exchange for my honest review" reviews. I feel that these sometimes skew the reviews to more favorable reviews, especially when you see that sentence on almost every review. However, I liked the way they looked, they had a color that matched my car, and the price was right. First, they were shipped very well. They were boxed twice and then enclosed in a large plastic bag. I will say, like some of the other reviewers stated, there is an overwhelming plastic/chemical smell when you first open them. I didn't need to use them right away, so I hung them up on hangers and left them hanging on our basketball goal for two straight days. I bought these because in the description it stated in large letters “Machine Washable.” However, when you actually receive the product, nowhere on the tag or the instructions inside does it say anything about them being machine washable. It says wipe with wet cloth. However, I need to be able to machine wash these, so I wanted to test them out. Once most of the smell was gone, I washed them on the delicate cycle and air dried them. The smell was completely gone after this and they held up well after the first wash. The quality is actually pretty good. Several reviewers said they were very thin, but I didn't think they were too thin. First, the color and the look was exactly as pictured online. I only needed to use the driver and passenger seat covers and not the back seat. I followed the directions contained in the instructions and they were pretty easy to install. The only hard part was actually fastening the straps underneath the seat. There is almost no area underneath my seats and I can barely fit my hand underneath the seat. However, I was finally able to get this step completed and it does make a big difference in how tight the covers fit over the seat. The head covers were actually very easy to get on. Now that I know how to get these on, I think they will be fairly easy to take on and off. All in all, I’m very satisfied with the way these covers look and the good match to the interior of my car. I took off one star due to the fact that I feel like these were represented to be machine washable, when in fact they may not actually be. I intend to wash these a good bit and I will update my review as to how they hold up after multiple washes. All in all, I am very pleased with this purchase and quality for the price. Update - July 2017 - I have washed these covers twice now in the washing machine and they have held up well. I wash them on delicate cycle in cold and then hang them to dry. Now that I know how to put them on, it doesn't take long at all to remove and reinstall. I am still very pleased with these covers.