These were on sale at Macy's and I got an additional percentage off during Christmas using my card to it was a fantastic buy! Love the Twist Alea pattern so I mixed this Caro with the Limone patterns and I love them. That said, I do like the Limone a bit more than the Caro, that's why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. One weird thing I noticed is that some of the plates were made in Germany and some in Indonesia. I do not see any difference though. I have not used them in the microwave oven since I have no idea if they are microwave oven safe, but that's no big deal. I'll be collecting more in this line.