I bought these for my 87-year-old father who struggles to see traditional playing cards. I thought the large size would be a good thing. I didn't realize that (and it makes sense to me and my mom) that the large format would mean there wasn't really space for the symbol for the suit. So instead the manufacturer uses other colors than black and red. Senior citizens can be set in their ways, and so my dad didn't want to use them (after a few trial runs) because he just couldn't get used to seeing an A (ace) in blue. Sigh. I'm not going to return them and I'm hopeful he'll give them another try. But make sure the recipient is going to be okay with non-traditional colors for the suits before you buy these. Otherwise, I can say they are very durable and yet easy to bridge shuffle. They weren't too slick to hold and I thought they were perfect. But since he refuses to use them and they were for him, I'm not giving them the highest rating because they didn't fully meet his needs.
Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]