First of all, let me say that I love my SaladMaster cookware. Secondly, let me say that if I had to pay that much for it, it would never be in my house. I have most of what they have there, when you go to a party you are offered so much free stuff at different levels. I paid probably a little less than 3000 and it has a life time warranty. Now, I cook alot, well I used to when all of my family were home and I had a husband. Now that it's just me and a son and his girl who are never home I only cook a few times a week. If I were the worst cook in America, I would not buy this because, what would be the use. I'm not stupid enough to think the right pots and pans, especially at that price would change that. I could go to culinary school for that kind of money. I know its been a few yrs since I got mine but I seriously don't think the fact that inflation has risen and Oregon is on the opposite would affect the price tag today to the tune of 20,000.