Style of eating utensils can greatly influence the dining experience, and these bamboo chopsticks add that extra value. These chopsticks are finely made for easy tear and use, and have a smooth end for comfortable grip. They come in an up-scale and attractively designed sleeve which is closed for sanitation and preservation. Open packaging allows for dust to collect on the inside lip of the sleeve, while close packaging prevents this issue. Also, the closed sleeve makes it easy to save and store extra chopstick sets for the future in a way more cleanly than storing open packaging. Other chopsticks may work just fine, but the hold, packaging, and reliability of this Royal Paper set is incomparable.