347617 Sat Dec 02 22:12:29 -0800 2006 1 41 Cookware 0 2064747 Have just ordered one of the discontinued 8" Mauviel copper (stainless steel-lined) saute pans for the good price of $140 (free shipping, on-line orders only) from Bridge Kitchenware in NYC. Thought someone else might need a nice gift from Santa. (My 10" Mauviel cost a whale of a lot more than this one.) Merry Christmas to me! Sat Dec 02 22:12:29 -0800 2006 15743 Sherri 1 2066673 Did you know that Mauviel has a shop at their factory in Villedieu-les-poeles in Normandy? The main street of that small town is lined with shops selling copperware. A lot of the same stuff that's at Williams-Sonoma, Sur Le Table, Zabar's, etc but for a fraction of the price. The cost is cheaper than at Dehillerin in Paris. Buy enough and you get the VAT rebate. Heck, if you "need" enough copper, you can pay for your trip to France on what you save. I bought unusual pots that I never would have been able to own at US prices. I carried them back but most stores will ship. Sun Dec 03 22:33:21 -0800 2006 2064747 32444 MakingSense