I don’t mind that it’s glass, I just prefer the off-white background colors and the plates that have a wide rim with a bit more heft. Most of the patterns do nothing for me. But it is lightweight and strong and easy to clean and microwaveable. At one time I put a bunch of it (that was given to me) out on the sidewalk to give away, it so displeased my aesthetic sense. But a few years later I missed it’s convenience.