I just purchased about $653 of All Clad cookware. It was at a factory seconds sale hosted by Crate Kitchen Ware and Cooking School. I've paid less for cars. _sigh_ I was _real lucky_ to have found out about this sale the day before it happened. It would have been a shame to have all that money wasting away in my bank account or something. It is really nice stuff though, and I got a few extras for potential xmas gifts.