My husband got me these dishes for my birthday eighteen months ago. Since then, half of these dishes have broken for things that would not have broken glass. At least three plates have broken just from being washed in the dishwasher- you go to take the plate out, and the plate has cracked down the middle and the bottom half stays in the rack. A couple more of the plates have developed cracks deep into the surface so that they cannot be completely cleaned. I was so excited to get these beautiful plates, but they are not worth the money. They are heavy and therefore seem like they'd be more durable, but they are not. Even knocking a plate onto carpet will shatter them. Unless you have no children or dogs or houseguests and don't use a dishwasher, don't waste your money.