My order arrived a day early and was packed extremely well.  All 32 pieces were undamaged and virtually free of defects.  This pattern is clean and elegant, with just enough weight to lend the pieces a feeling of quality without being unwieldy.  The glazing is lustrous and uniform.  I noticed only one or two minute flaws across the two sets I received that were so inconspicuous that only someone intent on finding issues would notice them.  The ONLY reason I took a star off is that I felt the small bowl is a bit too small for my liking.  Other than that, you'd be hard-pressed to find this level of quality anywhere at this price point.  Note: I warmed food for two minutes on the dinner plates in a microwave this evening and didn't find they were overly hot when I removed them.