This dishes are beautiful and appear to be very well made. However they are heavy. Because of the weight I am giving 3 stars. I had to return as my disability cannot handle the weight. The shipping Good thing these are durable as the box isn’t marked “breakable” and UPS delivery tossed the big box (I bought 4 sets) against the front door. My daughter thought she heard breaking but thankfully was mistaken. The box was oversized for the contents, which would have been okay if the excess space was filled with packing material. In order to complete the return we used a smaller box with all excess space and crevices filled with purchased packing materials. ZERO stars for shipping quality.