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| Sur La Table |
I have needed new cookware for the longest time but kept waiting until I could figure out which cookware to buy. My husband came into the marriage with a really great frying pan by Faberware and every since that time I have been pretty convinced that I definitely would be purchasing that brand. Over the last year I began to get more aggressive about finally finding what I wanted and needed and began scanning the internet looking for the best choice. For me the things that make me feel really good about purchases that I make is the perfect combination of great quality with a low price. Now this can really be tricky sometimes because basically I need the item to be on sale and if you wait too long the item or color you want can sell out before you get it.
One thing that I was indecisive about was whether I should buy great cookware one piece at a time or pretty good cookware as a set. I kept running into a wall because I couldn't find the right price for the quality I wanted. Eventually I decided to be a little more open towards considering other brands but was totally underwhelmed until I went on ShopNBC and found Sur La Table Hard Anodized Nonstick 10-Piece Set. I probably would not have paid too much attention to it because I didn't recognize the name but the picture of cookware was just beautiful. Lucky for me it was on ShopNBC because you know from my previous post about how I love these shop at home channels/sites with all the customer reviews and the easy pay systems and even better for me still was the fact that it was also on sale. Now the one thing that I can often get on these channels/sites are an introductory price or free shipping but a sale from $249.99 to $144.09 is EXTRAORDINARY especially with the $400 retail price.
I do realize that in life you can't get everything you want but somehow the fact that I couldn't get easy pay, or rather value pay is what ShopNBC calls it, took a little bit of the wind out of my sails. I then decided to really research the cookware a little more before making a decision and what I found just made me want it even more. Every site that sold this cookware had great reviews for it including the Sur La Table site. Their site also had really great photos of the cookware especially the ones that had food it them. The more I looked through the site at the quality of the other merchandise and read all the statements on other sites by people who were familiar and loyal to the brand the more I forgot about the Faberware.
Ultimately I decided to keep an eye out for a better sale or value pay and then one day, maybe 3 weeks later, I decided to check on ShopNBC and it was on value pay. Unfortunately there was only one set left. Obviously I wasn't the only one checking on this set especially at 4 value pays of $36.02. I bought that set as fast as was humanly possible in fear the whole time picturing someone on the other end trying to buy these out from underneath me. It felt like Ebay.. Because sometimes in life you do get what you want I was able to pick up that last set. Normally when you buy something online a message will come up right away letting you know that your purchase was complete but just because my heart was waiting to beat again the screen just got some weird glitch. I had to log out then log back in again to see what happened to my purchase and thank goodness for me it went through perfectly :-)
I know this post is a little long but I just got a little excited because it was like I living it all over again :-). A week later we received the cookware set and they are gorgeous and substantial. Not that I'm an expect but the quality seems excellent and for some reason paying the $36.02 just makes me feel that the purchase was an even better deal.
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I love love love my set and because when the Sur La Table store was created it was "inspired by classic French cookware and techniques" I tend to feel a little more chic when using them. Also the big wow for me is knowing that Julia Child has shopped there and had a book signing there for her The Way To Cook book. Although the deal is gone at ShopNBC you can still get the same set that I have at Sur La Table on sale for $149.96. Although this deal does not have value pay it's actually a better deal because you will receive free shipping whereas I paid $16.99. Sur La Table also have several locations if you prefer to take a closer look. If you live in New York City there are locations in Soho, Upper West Side and Hell's Kitchen.
If you decide to try these please let me know also if you have a great cookware set that you love as much as I love these let me know about them.
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