I have had various Spode Christmas mugs through the years, so I thought I would really like these. The plaid, however, is muted, and not like a traditional bright red and green.

A perfect gift for old punk rockers, now in there 50's. They loved them. My only observation, to Spode, is that they need to wrap each mug separately in bubble wrap. I got 4 mugs in a box and 2 of the cracked in shipping. They were replaced quickly by Spode, but still, a needless loss.