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Default NEWBIE: if you had $400 to spend on pots and pans...

On Monday, April 29, 2002 at 8:46:53 AM UTC-5, Mike Buttery wrote:
> Outlets Online is good, but one can find even better prices at TJ
> Maxx/HomeGoods/Marshalls (same company) if one is patient. The prices I've
> gotten on All-Clad MC2 pieces there have been substantially better than OO,
> even with the 20% discount on sets. And, you don't have to pay for
> shipping - just your local sales tax.
> MB
> "Debbie Deutsch" > wrote in message
> ...
> > blair[no (Blair P. Houghton) wrote in
> > :
> >
> > > Debbie Deutsch > wrote:
> > >>1. Buy seconds from OutletsOnline. Start with a frypan or some other
> > >>piece you use a lot now. Use it a bit. If you like the way it works,
> > >>you will probably like other All-Clad. The prices at OutletsOnline are
> > >>very good, the defects are cosmetic only, and you can return pieces if
> > >>you don't like the defects.
> > >
> > > I haven't been real impressed with the prices at Outlets
> > > Online. I've gotten the same stuff for less at
> > > Cooking.Com, KitchenEtc.Com, and CooksWares.com, without
> > > having to buy cosmetic rejects.
> > >
> > > CooksWares.Com is kind of funny; they list most of
> > > the cookware at nearly MSRP, but 10-20% of the items
> > > at 40-80% off.
> > >
> > > --Blair
> > >

> >
> > Hmmmm, my experience has been just the opposite, I have purchased from A
> > Cooks Wares in the past. Also, I live near a Kitchen Etc. Then I learned
> > about OutletsOnline. Only with very occasional exceptions (the deeply
> > discounted sale items at A Cooks Wares), OutletsOnline's prices are
> > significantly lower.than any other All Clad source.
> >
> > Maybe we are buying different things, or you've been lucky enough to be in
> > the market for precisely the items that A Cooks Wares puts on deep
> > discount or some other store puts on sale for a temporary period.
> >
> > Here are some prices that I just looked up. They are every day prices,
> > not special sales. They are representative of the majority of the items..
> >
> > 10-inch LTD frypan: OutletsOnline $74.75; A Cooks Wares $115
> > 2-quart LTD saucepan: OutletsOnline $91; A Cooks Wares $140
> > 6-quart LTD stockpot: OutletsOnline $149.50; A Cooks Wares $230
> >
> > Here is a comparison involving some of the comparatively few items that
> > are on special discount at A Cooks Wares.
> >
> > 2-quart LTD covered saute pan: OutletsOnline $104; A Cooks Wares $94.99
> > 8-inch LTD frypan: OutletsOnline $55.25; A Cooks Wares $49.99
> > 11-inch nonstick grill pan: OutletsOnline $84.50; A Cooks Wares $69.99
> >
> > If you buy 4 pieces or more at OutletsOnline, you get an additional 20%
> > off, which beats most of the heavily discounted items at A Cooks Wares.
> > Every so often OutletsOnline has a general sale where you get an
> > additional 20% off regardless of the number of pieces you buy.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Debbie
> >

i mostly use amazon, cooking products can be heavy and with a prime membership. it is worth using their service

i went to aldis for the first time and noticed they have some cookware

Everybody keeps telling me here aldis is great.
Ive never been til this week but I have my doubts.
They allege GrEAT dEALS

mk5000


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