• Amazon.com often has great deals on cookware, like this 9-piece Calphalon set for $249.99, nearly half the list price of $492. It's not as high end as All-Clad but it's worth a look.
• Anthropologie has some pretty things on sale in their kitchen shop, like these bright pink and orange gallery dessert plates - down to $9.95 from $56 - and this gorgeous beechwood serving tray for $89.95.
You can also buy individual pieces of Calphalon cookware [and others, including All Clad], often at decent discounts, on Amazon. So you don't necessarily have to get stuck with sets that invariably include at least one piece you wouldn't choose if it weren't part of the set.