They are really beautiful plates/bowls, the colours are perfect for me. They would be a great purchase if only they had arrived in one piece and without so many defects. The yellow dinner plate was completely broken into four parts, the purple bowl had a large chip off the edge and nearly all the other dinner plates had deep scratches and marks on them. Only the side plates seemed to be in an acceptable condition. Unfortunately I will be sending them back for a full refund as I can't imagine they would be in any better condition if I asked for them to be replaced. It is a shame as I haven't been able to find anything else this nice.