The sky blue set is a splendid result of good production quality with an excellent smooth finish with an elegant but simple bamboo image design. No cracks or damage are evident and were expertly packaged for the long trip with the negative possibilities in mind. My mother definitely loved when I presented her this as a gift ever since I shared the gongfu tea experience with her several years ago. As for the purple clay squirrel cup, it's a totally unique and interesting design I have never seen anywhere personally nor anything similar which is a major plus in my collection and makes great topic of discussion when I have guests. All in all Umi Tea Sets provides excellent selections, reasonable prices and helpful nformative and patient customer service when asked on package delays and whereabouts and providing updates when requested.
Recommendation: Please order ahead of time if you plan to gift on specific day and not last minute depending on the package due to slow shipping. At least 2 weeks to a month tops because the site is based outside of the USA which will naturally take longer to reach you