The plates are gorgeous, and so cheerfull looking! I only wish that the quality control was better; we had to replace several pieces right away since they had spots that hadn't been fully painted and glazed, which was especially a concern on top were food would be resting. But once we received our replacements (thankfully a quick and easy process) we had two full sets of beautiful dinnerware. Since we live in a household of clutzes, it's noteworthy that we haven't broken any pieces even though they've been dropped more than once. No more corelle shards everywhere!