I prefer Clay Chips, They might not be as durable as plastic but they have a lot more weight to them, My Daughter once went Christmas shopping in Preston about an Hour away from where we live and bought herself a Chip set, when she got home She said "look dad
chips just like yours" She placed the case in my lap and yes they were the same sized case, but before I even opened It I said "they are nothing Like mine" there was no weight to the case and I could tell they were cheap plastic Knockoffs.
Regardless I said they would still work for a home game but I would stick with my own set. Playing in the Pub weekly and visiting
casinos I was accustomed to having something with a little weight in my hands, and when she told me the price she had paid for them, I was right as they cost her less than a Quarter of what I had paid for my set.
I always have comments from friends about how good my chip set was and did have one Stolen in the past, not for the act of cheating but one of my Friends turned up to our weekly game and had one of my Chips as a Card Guard, Set in Epoxy, when I spotted it, I confronted him asking where he got the chip and it suddenly dawned on him where he had got it from, He turned bright red and apologised and said he found it in his pocket and couldn't remember where he got it, but it looked so good he set it in epoxy to use as a Card Guard.
I just said as long as you don't push it in with the rest of your chips when I force you all in, I really don't mind, We laughed about it and still remain Friends.