Originally Posted by
corky
All great advice. I too am an All Clad fan & have never bought a complete set just individual pieces
Another place to look is Home Goods or TJ Max. I got a very nice smaller All Clad stock pot at Home Goods because it was missing the lid. I knew i could find a lid at home so I grabbed it & got a bargain.
Corky, I've read recommendations from folks like yourself who have done just this, finding a piece here or there at one of these deep discount stores like TJ Maxx. Congrats on having been successful. For me, the problem with those types of stores is that from what I've heard the selection is pretty small, and day-to-day availability is very hit and miss.
I don't shop at those stores, so without knowing if they had any inventory, I would be spending far too much time going to the store(s) and sorting through the merchandise. Perhaps worth my while if I manage to find what I want, but much too frustrating if I keep going away empty-handed. I'd prefer identifying a need for a couple of pieces, searching one of the periodic sales at the online outlet store, and ordering exactly what I want.
One other option: Attend one of their massive, twice-yearly outlet sales outside Pittsburgh, PA. I've never been, but here's what that looks like: