For the price, these are really great. The size is a true mug with thick sides to keep your drink warm a long time so you can sit with it and read for a while, (not a mug-shaped little teacup).I almost don’t want to review items so soon after receiving, for the fact that durability has not yet been proved. But, we’ve eaten off of them, cut meat with a serrated butter knife on the plates, and run them through the dishwasher multiple times. No issues, no scratches.We bought the same dishes too. Some of the dishes have glaze imperfections (which I’m okay with the small ones on this style of dishes at this price point) and some of the straight-sided bowls are a little off in their circular shape and don’t nest with the others (not too happy about that).These mugs have nearly no imperfections and are all shaped right. (The first set arrived broken, so we sent it back and got the replacement which was perfect.)All said, (if these are durable like we expect true stoneware to be), great price, the “petrol blue” and black looks nice with doors and a variety of tablescapes.Note: the pictures made me think the “petrol blue” parts would be brighter and a greener turquoise/teal than they are. They are more of a subdued/muted turquoise, which I think will be better over years and we won’t grow tired of it. But if you want vivid hues, you may be disappointed. One other good thing: the color is consistent from box to box. Dishes match from the “service for 8” and “service for 4” and the mugs. Sometimes brands will not have that consistency firom box to box, and it’s irritating. These don’t pose that problem.