Love the colors! We enjoy using these utensils (absolutely mix-and-match!) and find them easy to hold as well as fun to look at. I was initially cold to the idea of the straws because a number of years ago I bought metal straws when we all started gasping at the waste of paper and plastic. Those straws knocked into my teeth so badly that I stopped using them and (gasp!) went back to reusable. plastic. Your metal straws, however, are lightweight and much nicer than my first straws. Plus they're pretty colors. The earth breathes easier now that I'm using metal straws again. Excellent set for the price (it was on sale at the time I bought it) and for the joy it brings to the mundane act of eating.