Terrific deal on these plates! We've owned the Simple Lines design for years now with no issues whatsoever, but recently the dinner plate lines have begun to fade. The plates are fine, merely showing the results from years of use and dishwasher, but it's bothering me to use them around company. Rather than deal with this issue again in the future, I decided to go with plain white plates, since they'll blend in perfectly with the rest of our Simple Lines pieces. I'll use these now and just keep the faded ones as backups in case they're ever needed. You honestly can't beat the Corning Vitrelle line because they've survived years of use by our whole family, with no breakage whatsoever, and prevented any worries about our kids possibly getting hurt by traditional delicate dinnerware shards. Wayfair offered a great price and speedy, free shipping, so who could resist?