While I agree that they should have mentioned that these are PAINTED on colors on the jars, I have to disagree that "they are flaking all over the place". Yes, they may not last as long as an actual blue glass shaker would have, but they seem robust enough and the color doesn't seem to be scraping off left and right. The paint flakes are TINY pinpoints flaking off, not as bad as the previous reviewer made it sound. They are good quality, not real high quality stainless lids, but they work, and I like the plastic insert shakers. They are very, very attractive too, and are slightly larger than most other spice jars I've ordered so I like that as well. I love the square shape too, adds a bit of decorativeness to it along with it being more economical to store lots of them next to each other. I wish they were actual blue glass and the stainless was a bit higher quality, but overall nice bottles.