These are a god-send for "particular" eaters. I hate when I'm eating something saucy and the sauce starts creeping into and under the sides - so this is a perfect solution. I've always seen divided plates in smaller sizes but never full sized dinner plates. It is on the thinner size but seems pretty solid. The all white style is nice because it lets the plates blend in well with any other dinnerware themes you may already have going on. Definitely recommend for the "particular" eaters in your life.