I was looking for a decent pair of chopsticks with an orange theme and wanted to buy from somewhere other than Amazon. I had never heard of EverythingChopsticks, but I decided to take a chance. Actually, I bought way more pairs than I planned to, and every single one of them has met or exceeded expectations. They are gorgeous! My daughter's boyfriend seems to even have forgiven me for my poor taste in Christmas presents (really an ill-timed sense of humor more than anything) after she passed on the black lacquer pair I bought for him.