I was surprised these have a shine to them as if they are cover sealed. At first I didn’t like the shine but I think it will extend the life in them as they are easy to wipe clean. The only thing I’m hoping might come right overtime is that they’re all a bit bowed/don’t sit flat on the table. I’ve been storing them cork side up over 4weeks but they still don’t sit flat (my kids keep spinning them around ?). I like the pattern though and the slightly larger size than previous ones we’ve bought.