One time on Usenet, Steve Wertz > said:
> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:43:53 GMT, Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
>
> > I have a 10 inch, and 12 inch, T-Fal skillet that I use sometimes. I bought
> > them both on sale for dirt cheap at Famous Barr. They have lasted quite
> > awhile. T-Fal is far from top of the line but get the job done nicely.
> > Sometimes I don't even use oil or butter for hash-browns, eggs etc. I
> > think the key is the heat you are cooking at.
>
> The T-Fal they sell at Walmart is pure crap. Some goes for about
> 90% of the things sold at Walmart.
>
> I went to pick this one off the stove the other night:
> <http://www.t-falusa.com/tefal/produc...ry%5Fid=100&de
> pt%5Fid=110&sku=L00181>
> And the handle lifted right off.
>
> It was 1.5 years old and rarely used.

DH says that due to Wal Mart's demand for lower prices, companies
sell them lower quality versions of their products. I have no idea
if he's right about that, but it does go along with what you're
saying, Steve...

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Jani in WA