hob wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > My middle brother gave me a couple of All-Clad pans a few years ago at
> > Christmas. That was nice of him and they are nice pans. Except the pans
> > don't have lids. If I want to simmer something (like rice) which requires
> > covering, I have to use heavy duty aluminium foil to cover the pan. I
> > looked on the All-Clad website and they have an entire section devoted to
> > buying lids to fit the pans. HUH?! You have to buy the lids separately?!
> > And at over $20 each? Is it just me or is this really crazy?
>
> The price of the pan remains the same, but the pans no longer gets lids -
> thus making the pan-and-lid set you used to buy 25% more than the past one
> for the same package.

That's not true. Open stock high end commercial cookware has always
been available with lids sold separately... by your rationale you think
lids don't cost anything... well they do, and for professional kitchens
being forced to buy lids they don't need can add up to quite a few
dollars. All-Crap cookware can be purchased with or without lids,
depends mostly where purchased, but no matter where if the lids are
included then the cost will be higher to cover the cost of the lids....
there's no free lunch. And I see nothing wrong with keeping prices in
check by selling acoutrements separately... take PCs, the cost has come
down substantially over the past few years, but they no longer include
speakers, and often no monitor, and cables too. Most folks buying
replacement PCs don't need more speakers, monitors, and cables, so why
pay for something that will only get stored or given away.

Sheldon