I felt I had to write about these bowls to tell others of my experience, because I don't know how these have got such good reviews!! I bought these for the pure fact that they had a suction base with them, I'm sure a lot of other parents will be buying them for the same reason... However, the suction is great for about 10 SECONDS!! I have a seven month old baby, who is feeding himself as we have choosen to do B.L.W, there is enough mess already without my baby throwing the bowl around the room, ha ha. (I know this is part of the fun, but that's another subject). Oh, and we tried it on his highchair and his bumbo tray. We had purchased a bowl in the past from Tesco, which was the best i have found and stayed stuck for more or less the whole time, but i think they have been discontinued =( I tried these ones as i thought being a good make, Brother Max, they would be good, plus the good reviews tipped me to buy them, but they're not for me. Good if you're looking to buy a bowl that you can put your thumb in (like an artist's pallette), or if you're feeding your baby yourself, but the suction is just DREADFUL. Thanks for listening... My search will continue for a bowl with good suction =)