I was really excited for these when I ordered them. They are beautiful but pretty heavy. But that isn't why I am giving it only 1 star. The plates are extremely easy to scratch. I was only able to use them twice before I began to notice black scratches all over the plates. Thankfully I only use the bowls for things you would need a spoon to eat, so there are a lot fewer marks there, but the plates! It sucks. My boyfriend will be using them for target practice as soon as we replace them.