I recently purchased 4 of the Travelstar UN106 225/60/R16 all season tires with the whitewall striping. The tires seem good overall in functionality having driven on them for about 5 days now. The only negative thing I have to report is that despite the blue coating on the face of the tires meant to protect the whitewall striping and or lettering the whitewall striping on 3 of the four tires arrived with significant and noticeable dark scuff marks that I could not clean away along with the protective blue coating before having them mounted. One of the four tires barely had any protective blue coating at all. I will be purchasing a white marker specifically designed to touch up whitewalls and tire lettering in order to cover over these dark scuff marks; In my case I did not not feel this warranted a refund and return or to report them as damaged even though in a way they were. I know how to fix/touch up things like this but there are many who don't or are unable to. A better shipping/storing method should be implemented to prevent this such as having each tire in its own plastic bag during shipping and delivery as to prevent them rubbing against or coming into direct contact with each other. If the tires were scuffed before being shipped then Quality control needs improvement. It will help reduce returns or complains associated with cosmetic issues.