Chulan Fine Bone China Coffee Mugs, 10oz White Espresso Cups, Lightweight Tea Cups, Porcelain Coffee Cups Set of 2, Ceramic Mug for Espresso Latte Mocha Cappuccino Women Men(Moonlight)

Surprisingly a beautiful set, can't wait to use it

One cup leaked the first time I used it. The cups are just what I like so I ordered more.

If you are serious about drinking tea as I am then you will seek out the best there is to serve it in, which has to be a bone china cup. Prior to this, I'd been very happy with a Royal Doulton cups, but the style I'd been buying for years was no longer available and one by one, my small collection slowly reduced to just a few due to stupid accidents, mainly stemming from my insistence for hand washing them. So I needed an alternative. Fortunately I came across these on Amazon and I have to admit that I am completely blown away by how good they are in virtually every aspect I can think of. Even the packaging box, with its solid foam inserts to protect each cup, is a thing of beauty and reflects the care and attention that Chulan have paid to this product range. Finish quality is top notch, individual cup weight and feel is superb and they minimally impact the thermal properties of the tea (making it taste better), which is why you buy them in the first place. I've yet to break one so I can't comment on how solidly built they are, but fingers crossed, these will last longer than the Royal Doulton ones. The gold band around the top is also showing no signs of wear so far, so with any luck these will still look as good as new a few years down the road. Regarding the negative comment by another reviewer regarding interior staining, this will happen with any cup. The solution? Hand wash and use one those scrubbing sponges (the blue ones or green ones) to clean the interior and they will look like new again. Although they are dishwasher safe, I still plan to hand wash mine after each use. Why? Because I'm old fashioned and like the inconvenience and expense of doing things the hard way. But my tea really does taste better. Everyone says so.

They are a finer design than I expected... not really a mug and probably won't hold 12 oz. Very nice looking though just notbwhat I expected.

I was looking for a gift for someone who has arthritis in their hands. These fit the bill.