Kitchen Pan Scam? No.

JFC, the gifts are pointless if you're in debt almost 2k for a set of pans.

I have heard some really nice things about them so we thought we could try them out.

50 year warranty? My Calphalon has a lifetime warranty! I got 2 of their Unison group teflon coated for omlettes and the teflon was scratched. They replaced them for free! No questions asked.

OP you got scammed, sorry. Those "free gifts" yeah you are paying for those over and over.

ETA; wording

It's totally a scam.

Most people need three pans and three lids; a 8-9" omelette pan, a 12 inch saute pan, and a giant pot with a steamer insert.

You could actually cook through your whole life in one big Le Crueset Dutch oven....

God, Lauren, I hope you're a troll....

Something tells me that OP works for Kitchen Charm.

50 year warranty. What happens when the company goes belly up in 5 years? Your 50 year warranty just turned into a 5 year warranty.

Yikes. Definitely sounds like a scam. Hopefully you can get your money back.

Anyone with a brain can read between the lines on these "reviews" aka low level paid marketing team

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowners/kitchen-charm.html

@Celia is so right. Even most sets come with 2-3 things you use all the time and the rest collect dust. Proud of my open stock choices on my registry!

Also a 50 year warranty when you could've gotten (probably better) pots and pans from BBB which will take back items no questions asked so long as you have a receipt or your original form of payment!!!

That 50-year warranty will be especially useful if that Kitchen Charm company goes out of business in 2 years...

And I bought a set of excellent pots and pans for about $200, and amazing Wusthof knives (10-piece set) for another $175. That's $375 total.

You spent $1,950, and even if your "gifts" amount to $1,000 total (which they won't, because I can almost guarantee you they come with all sorts of restrictions), you still paid way, way, way too much.

Yeah, and I completely get that you now want to persuade yourself that you got a good deal and not admit that you got scammed. Hate to burst that bubble, but...

ETA: now that I think about it, if OP was naive enough to make this purchase, what are the chances she got swindled on the financing, too?

@Marina where did you find an 18 piece set of Wusthof knives for $175???? One knife costs that much usually lol. We got a 7 piece set for $399 off of our registry and I thought that was a steal (for the quality)

@Anne H wustoff has several different tiers of quality and i think the lower end ones can be priced that low esp with deals at different retailers.

Oh my goodness... How does it seem logical to finance pots and pans?? Oh, and a knife... No way. This is very scammy. How do you know their products are amazing and will last after a 90 minute presentation? Good luck with that...

But you guys she got the "gift" of a vacation did you guys see that LOL..... I.E. TIME SHARE DEMO so next post will be about her fantastic time share she just purchased and got Free gifts too!

I am starting to see why there is a lot of skeptics on here do trolls post on here a lot?

@Anne, it was an insane Black Friday deal a couple of years ago.

ETA: Sorry, actually, it was a 10-piece set, not an 18-piece (I edited the original comment for clarity). We bought the steak knives separately. Still a great deal, the 10-piece retails at around $500 or so.

The "Kitchen Charm" target market is the same person who opens a Victoria's Secret credit card, puts $200 worth of stuff "on sale" and then pays the minimum payment of $15.

Most things you finance as an individual now have a 24% APR. They are probably financed through Wells Fargo (that is their going rate right now). Ouch!

@Marina - jealous that is definitely an awesome deal!! Those knives are game changers.

Knives;

a 12-14 inch chef's blade

a paring knife

a serrated (bread) knife

steak knives to compliment your flatware

a cleaver, if you're serious