We got so many towels that we traded them in for a set of pots and pans. What I really wanted were these nice non-stick calphalon sets. They were somewhere in the neighborhood of $500 or more for the set.
We got instead a $99 Farberware stainless steel set.
This is the story of my life, to want something of higher, more expensive quality but to end up with something cheaper.
This evening, however, I was washing my dishes and noticed that my pots and pans from the Farberware set are still shiny and new. I have a solitary piece of calphalon, an item my mother bought when she was living alone here in SB AFTER Steve and I were married. So this pot is about 7 years old. Take a peek at the comparison:
Here is a close-up:
Calphalon:
Farberware, stainless steel:
These pots have lived through burned rice, unwatched syrup, burned candy, water left to boil for hours, etc. There is no scorch that has left a single drop of notice on this stainless steel pot.
Can someone please explain to me why the set valued at 5 times this shiny gem was worth so much? And why would anyone buy it? And why do I stil want those Turkish towels that landee has in her guest bathroom when the regular kind would probaby last just as long?
Story of my life too.
ReplyDeleteSame reason I want a huge bowl of greasy chips and salsa instead of this slim fast bar. Satan.
ReplyDeleteExactly my experience with the single EXPENSIVE pot we got for our wedding 10+ years ago. Someone else scratched the teflon about a month into our marriage and every time I used it I thought we were going to ingest some kind of scary chemical since it it looked like it was all peeling off. But I hung on to it because it was fancy. I finally replaced it with a $20 stainless steel one from KMart. Much happier with the cheapo stuff.
ReplyDeleteI bet that one messed up pan is good for boiling water.
ReplyDeleteMy husband, who is the one who prepares the food, loves his Caphalon stuff. Babies it.
ReplyDeleteHe can make a mean Fritatta.
I think Calphalon is a Ponzii scheme...or something. That stuff sux but everyone get it! Why?
ReplyDeleteAnd those Turkish towels are from Costco. What color do you want? I know your b-day is comin' up.
i've had the same experience several times. the trick is to know when you really do get what you pay for and when you don't.
ReplyDeletebtw, i was all ready to buy a dyson vacuum with our tax return last year, then get on consumer reports and found out that they rate lower than lots of $150-200 versions. humpf!
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