I've had my eye on this guy a while; when they brought it back in stock i knew I had to snag it as a little treat for getting my new job. It's perfect! I've gotten lots of compliments on it already. Very cool optical illusion w/ the swirl, incredibly thick glass like I've never seen on a beaker style like this before, and the bowl is a good size for sharing with others. Because of the thickness, if I'm going to put ice in the catcher I do have to break it up. I'd rather do that than have thin/more breakable glass, though.