Mustard M15014 Instant Coaster – 4 Pack

Bought 2 lots of these for my dad for his birthday as he is the most impossible person to buy for. I got some pictures of my children and my niece and nephew that I know he would love and sent them up to him. I wasn't there when he received them as he lives far away and it was during the lockdown, but my sister assured me that he was thrilled by them, however, they are apparently too nice to use as coasters and are now mini photos around the house.They are clearly very nice, but if a drink was spilt, it is not unreasonable to think the photo could get damaged as the photo simply slides in rather than there being any seal.

Good photo coasters to look at but they're just not practical. The problem is that the part on the bottom which you place the photo into is not in the centre of the coaster and does not cover the whole base. If you look at the example photo there is a pocket on the bottom that is exactly the same size as the photo on the front, this means that the white bar at the bottom of the coasted has nothing under it and therefore nothing supporting it. This means that if you put something accidentally overhanging that edge of the coaster it would be prone to tipping over and the glass sliding off.I'm giving them a 3 star rating as they are still usable and are nice solid glass coasters. But whoever designed these obviously didn't think this through or try using them.

These were purchased as a mothers day gift over 6 months ago and went down very well indeed. I bought some photos size 3.3inx3.3in beforehand so bear in mind you will have to do this if purchasing as a gift as some of the main photograph retailers don't have such non-standard sizes but plenty of websites do.They were quite easy to slide the photos into place between the glass and a thin black film but I did get one stuck which displaced the film slightly though it looks fine from the front.After using them every day for 6 months they still look great, easily cleaned and protect my table surface as expected.

The product itself is just as pictured, I really like it. What I didn't like it is that I bought 2 sets and received just one. There wasn't a single piece of tape on the box. In fact, I'm surprised I received one set.The only thing I want is to receive the second item, I am currently trying to figure out how to contact the seller or Amazon.Update: I received the second item on the next day after calling Amazon customer service. So, I am giving another star. I still like the product.

I love the look of these coasters, and they do the job well. It's great to pick your own images for the coasters, and the Polaroid style frame gives them a sort of vintage feel.My only complaint is that the sleeve that holds the photos isn't much larger than the glass framing, so it's a bit difficult to cut the photos down to the right size. It's not very forgiving because of this, so better to start too large and trim a little bit at a time.