My wife and I are retired on a fixed income.  We walk a tight budget and do not go out to eat except on very special occasion, so we do most of our cooking at home.  We had looked at the Anolon cookware before but could not justify the price.  We eventually bought the wok first as it was on sale.  It worked so well we bought more.  Now we have pretty much the entire set.  And yes, this cookware is worth the price!  An important part of our budget is food.  This cookware is designed by cooks for cooking not to catch some shoppers eye, although it is a good looking product.  And nothing sticks to the surface, such easy clean up especially with arthritic finger's.  We have thrown or given away every pot and pan we owned.  We can not afford to ruin anymore food trying to cook without Anolon.