Costco is a warehouse-sized wonderland of bulk goods, and for a brief period earlier in 2023, the company listed perhaps its most elegant collection yet: in partnership with the renowned French cookware company Le Creuset, Costco allowed any of its members to purchase a 157-piece kitchen set for $4,500.
While an obvious enormous hassle in delivery — the collection is shipped atop a wooden pallet — and likely a nightmare to find enough kitchen space for everything, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.
Unfortunately, I didn't receive the collection over the holidays. However, several people presumably did, and at least one of those lucky people had the good sense to film it, such that Le Creuset superfans like me can gaze upon the enameled cast iron and stoneware and seethe with utter jealousy.
Thanks to a TikTok user's recent post, I can do just that!
"Crying, screaming, throwing up right now at my Christmas gift," Tiktok user ".valpac" captioned her video. Her reaction is more than understandable.
If I were in her place, here's what I'd use some of the 157-piece set for: