Ok, the reviews that say they are having problems with scratches must scrub with diamonds or something. For me, I have had these dishes for several years, and have not had any damaged in any way, except from extreme abuse. They have survived moving 3 times using what little care under paid movers use. Some have even bounced off the floor a few times with no damage evident. In those 5 years, I have only had 1 plate chip, and that was from dropping it just right (or wrong) on a ceramic tile floor. These dishes are so durable, it was a surprise that it chipped. We use these day in and day out, with no special care (and moderate abuse) and would not buy any other brand.