This is a quick and easy way to go. The mates and bombillas in the brand name kits don't have the guarantee that our own mates and bombillas have--as they change all the time in style and quality... though we haven't noticed any that look bad or we wouldn't be selling them. Our own kits here, of course, come with our YMTG guarantee. We offer the gourds in either marron or black color. You can specify in your order the color you would like, and we will accommodate. If no choice is made, then we will send the color offered in that particular mate kit.