555916 Tue Sep 09 08:25:49 -0700 2008 13 41 Cookware 0 4020151 I am not familiar with this copper cookware, but the discounts look to be 30-50%. Anyone have experience? Tue Sep 09 08:25:49 -0700 2008 132857 dockhl 1 4021162 I think most would agree that Mauviel is the best known, if not in fact the best, line of solid French copper cookware. Tue Sep 09 13:22:24 -0700 2008 4020151 10207 FlyFish 1 4021481 Who is Rue La La? ANyway, there are a few different lines of Mauviel so be sure to compare apples to apples when looking at pricing. I have several pieces of the 2.5mm line and am very happy with it. If I thought I could legitimately snap some more up at deep deep discount I"d do it, budget be damned. Tue Sep 09 14:52:14 -0700 2008 4020151 16406 ziggylu 2 4021523 I didn't think the discount was so great (around the same prices as amazon.com roughly). Fun to look at though. I do love my Mauviel cookwear. 10 years and it still looks new! Tue Sep 09 15:11:03 -0700 2008 4021481 139101 beauxgoris 2 4022190 https://www.ruelala.com/ If you need an invitation to view, email me.............. For example: Mauviel M'Heritage 8" Copper Saute Pan & Lid $350.00 MSRP $214.00 sale price Mauviel M'Heritage 10.2" Frying Pan $280.00 MSRP $174.00 sale price Tue Sep 09 19:42:42 -0700 2008 4021481 132857 dockhl 3 4022547 ruelala.com : Registrant: Domains by Proxy, Inc. DomainsByProxy.com Domains by proxy? That's a typical "I'd rather be anonymous" tactic by individuals, not legit companies. Domain Name: RUELALA.COM Created on: 01-Oct-07 Expires on: 01-Oct-08 Only registered for a year? Not so good. New is fine, but serious web businesses register their domains for 5 years or more. From the website: "Rue La La is... an exclusive, invitation-only online destination where Members discover premier-brand, private sale Boutiques, each open for just a brief window of time." Now, that just screams "SCAM SITE!". Like the eBay member that's got all kinds of expensive things for sale, cheap. Maybe if they're still around in 2 or 3 years, and I'm hearing good things about them, I'll trust them and their 'boutiques' which are only around for 2 or 3 days apparently. Until then, no web site which has used a registration obfuscation service to hide the identities of the real owners will *ever* get any business from me. I suggest anyone using that site to be very, very wary. Tue Sep 09 23:36:06 -0700 2008 4022190 103787 ThreeGigs 4 4022573 Okay, a little more research later... Apparently this is a project from a 'new' company called Retail Convergence headed by Ben Fischman. It's apparently yet another copycat of popular Euro sites like vente-privee.com. Haute Look, Regent’s Secret and Gilt Groupe are some of the others that operate similarly. Apparently there's some sort of compelling business model to combining an online closeout store like overstock.com with an invite-only social networking site like Facebook (if Facebook were invite-only). Apparently manufacturers like this 'secret sale' method because it helps them get rid of overstock without 'diluting' their brand pricing. Meaning... we know it only costs $40 to make that 4 quart pot that sells for $350, but if they sold it for less it just wouldn't be so darned desireable. Now, why a firm that received 25 million in venture capital and bought smartbargains.com has registered their new multi-million dollar business domain through a proxy which operates via GoDaddy, for only a year, is beyond me. Wed Sep 10 00:23:32 -0700 2008 4022547 103787 ThreeGigs 5 4026514 I'm a member of hautelook.com and this one is different than the others because you do not need a membership. They have huge discounts! Thu Sep 11 09:34:18 -0700 2008 4022573 225428 loveslove 1 4024780 I work with Mauviel....It is the ultimate in Copper Cookware. All Handmade in Normandie France. It is Marketed In USA by the same people who market Emile Henry and Rosle in the USA. The stuff is so good, that Williams Sonoma has a catalog just for Mauviel...I'd say that's an endorsement.. And If you ever cooked with copper, you'll know why it's the best.... I use the M'Heritage with the stainless lining...easy to clean and doesn't ever need re-tinning Wed Sep 10 16:02:13 -0700 2008 4020151 223396 bdwolfe 2 4025145 So, Byron, you think the prices are good for the line? Wed Sep 10 18:09:27 -0700 2008 4024780 132857 dockhl 3 4026754 Yes, a very good price....In fact, I know of No-one that can beat it on current Mauviel items.... No-one..... Thu Sep 11 10:44:44 -0700 2008 4025145 223396 bdwolfe 4 4035381 I bought a Mauviel extra thick (2.5mm) copper 10" frying pan with cast iron handles a couple of years ago (no more than 3 years but I think about 2 years) for $130. No special sale that I remember. Just some online site that sold lots of kitchen stuff. Have these pans just gone up that much? I can't remember exactly where I bought mine from though... it's killing me. I normally take better notes on this type of stuff for just this reason. I'm going to try and dig up credit card receipts/history to find out if I have to. Mon Sep 15 01:54:54 -0700 2008 4026754 187769 EdGruberman 5 4035603 The price is the same... if you pay in gold bullion. However if you're paying in US dollars, well, our money has devalued quite a bit since you bought your pan. Anything imported will cost twice as much as it did 3 years ago. It used to be that 78 cents bought you one Euro. Now it's $1.40, down from $1.60. Mon Sep 15 06:30:30 -0700 2008 4035381 103787 ThreeGigs 5 4035674 We sell Mauviel in the shop I work at. We took a 40% increase this past spring. Needless to say, haven't sold much since.... Even two years ago though $140 for a 10" saute in the 2.5mm line seems like a good price. Mon Sep 15 07:09:48 -0700 2008 4035381 16406 ziggylu