For persons disgusted by stacked plates this is perfect.

There's nothing stopping you from buying whimsical kitchenware (except for the fact it only comes in more than average wage per set or in impressively cheap but has lead painting)

Meanwhile, in Japan in the 80s, they were putting penguin orgies on their mugs.

(There's also rabbits, whales, and some other animal IIRC)

Why on earth did this make me shed a nostalgic tear?

Either the bear is three dimensional or the shadows are really well done. If they are 3D they won't stack and would be a nightmare to clean. Worth it for special occasions?

Yes, I'm fun at parties.

There is no way there are that many plates there

All my potential inheritance was spent on basically worthless stuff like this...

I saw cups with little figurines like this in a store two weeks ago, you can still buy this

Were they still using lead paint back then, because all I can think about is that this will probably leech lead into all your food

Could imagine my mother having this in a shitty dark stain reproduction cabinet.

I would use these though. Bring them back!