Gibson Soho Lounge99813.16R Elite 16 Piece Reactive Glaze Dinnerware Set, Teal/Black Tutone

Gibson Soho Lounge 16-Piece Square Reactive Glaze Dinner Set - RedI want to provide information from our experience which differs from many of the past reviews we read on the Amazon website. My wife and I rely heavily on reviews from others when making purchasing decisions on Amazon. We were somewhat reluctant to purchase these dishes after reading the various reviews regarding breakage, chipping and color variations but went ahead and ordered due to finding a very good price point from one of the sellers. We found one seller from Amazon selling the 16 piece set for an amazing $36.33 per set! For that price point, we felt it was worth the risk to order these dishes.- We are extremely pleased with our purchase. These dishes are beautiful! The colors and shading from piece to piece are consistent with no scratches on the surface. We experienced no chips and no breakage during shipment.- We purchased four sets desiring to have 12 place settings on hand and to have four additional place settings in reserve.- We think the color shown (description states red but we saw that the color looked more like a burgundy/burgundy rust) on the Amazon site and our perception of the color shown was very comparable to what was delivered.- The packaging from the manufacturer is very solid. In fact its so solid that the dishes somehow withstood the very poor additional packaging from Amazon. Amazon sent us our four sets in two separate deliveries (two sets at a time). Amazon put two sets into one larger box to ship them. Amazon did not make sure that the two inside boxes were right side up when placing them into the larger box. Nor did Amazon add very much additional cushioning packing material inside the larger box to keep the two smaller boxes from moving/bouncing around, etc. There are so many reviews discussing breakage on these dishes during shipment. I'm convinced that this is an Amazon issue and not the fault of the manufacturer.- A few previous reviewers noted that their sets of dishes were manufactured in different countries (China and I believe Vietnam were mentioned) and they noticed slight variations in the shades and shapes of the dishes from country to country. Our dishes were ALL manufactured in China so we did not experience any of those issues.- We've washed these dishes in the dishwasher and had no breakage or cracks identified in other reviews. The dishes also fit easily in our dishwasher.- We've experienced no knife or fork marks after using the plates and bowls.- We've not yet chipped or broken any of these dishes on our own. All dishes can chip or break if not handled somewhat gently. We are not too rough on our dishes so maybe we are more of the exception. We won't clank the dishes together to test their chipping resistance!! :)- More important than anything else, my wife loves these dishes and have given them her hard earned seal of approval!We hope this helps those that are considering these dishes. We'd absolutely purchase these dishes again. This was our experience and know that others experiences have often been quite different than ours.

These things look like they were made by an amateur in a pottery class. The glaze has dimples in it on most of the plates and bowls. On top of that they are misshapen. The bowls are rounded squares but some of them are just round on some sides. They also aren’t the same size or shape. If you want dinnerware that looks like your child made it, then this is the set for youUpdate 2/13/20 I have now owned these for about 5 weeks. Put them in the dishwasher a few times and now have missing spots of glaze all over the plates. It seems as though all the dimples and crags on the plates have fallen off to reveal white spots on the plate surfaces. On top of the plates falling apart in a month, I got an email from the seller asking me to take down my review because it hurts their business. So they want to screw over the consumer by making their product seem better than it is by paying off customers that have an issue with their product. That is a shady business practice and they should be kicked off Amazon for falsifying the quality of a product they sell. By removing negative reviews they are in turn making their product seem as if everyone is going to be satisfied with buying junk. They can keep their $30 Amazon gift card and fix the quality control with their product instead of paying off people that have negative experiences with the products they sell. This dinnerware set is trash which is where I’m putting it.

The set arrived today and I'm a little underwhelmed. The color is more of a burgundy than a rich deep red shown in the photo's and the application of color is so so. I think for the price it's a great set if it wasn't for the fact I'm a UK buyer so had to pay US import fees. No chips or breakages and I think it's a good set, just doesn't look quite as good as in the pictures.

this dinnerware is disgusting quality, apart from a broken bowl when it arrived, the glazing looked like it has been glazed by a 4 yr old. the glazing and quality is very bad, i expected it to be nice as it wasn't cheap. i wouldn't buy anything from this company ever again. and returning it has been a nightmare.

2 dinner plates cracked through and 1 bowl broken. Rather than send the whole dinner set back replacement option should be available. Will not now be returning due to the ridiculous cost of postage. VERY disappointed especially as this was a Christmas present.