Wanted new white dishes to replace my twenty plus year old Pfaltzgraff Filigree that took a major beating from three now grown sons. These are great quality and have a modern but timeless design. Didnt want mugs or coffee cups and these will coordinate with the still good condition of my existing serving pieces from my old dishes. Theyre a nice weight, not flimsy but not overly heavy and a good size. Really like them a lot! They can easily be casual or used for more formal. Considering using them for holidays instead of my formal and expensive wedding china because theyre that nice and they could go in the dishwasher unlike my good china.