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    Anybody heard of Smith-Titanium?

    They are having a going out of business sale:

    Smith Titanium — Final Closing Sale. Up to 70% off our full line of pure titanium cookware. No coatings, no compromises. Free insured shipping in the US. While stock lasts.

    #2
    So much for the "lifetime warranty"...

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      #3
      I’m a fan of titanium, in fact my watch is titanium, but maybe not a fan of smith-titanium.com. Site only registered less than 4 months ago. All reviews less than 3 months old. Not mentioned in on-line test reviews along with known titanium pan manufacturers. I’d look into other manufacturers before buying from Smith. Doesn’t sound like a 30 year old company to me.

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      • RonB
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        I tried to find out how old it was using AI, but it did not know, and the photos look too perfect to me and that suggests AI generated although I can't be sure.

      #4
      I'm was a fan of titanium for my backpacking pans, pots, cups etc for their very light weight and ruggedness.

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        #5
        That is almost certainly a scam site. In addition to what Donw pointed out, every photo on that site is AI generated. The photos of the brothers is the most unnatural thing I've seen. People don't look like that.

        Also in the testimonial section, zoom in....look closely at the titles of the cookbooks in some of the photos. They are all giberish.

        None of those people are real.

        (And zoom in the steak cooking in the pan photo. Eww. Steaks do not look like that!)

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          #6
          It's like the GenAI isn't even trying. "Ketchan"

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          • Carolyn
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            Take a good look at the images of the cookware. AI forgot the rivets in a bunch of them.

          • Michael_in_TX
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            Carolyn Oh, good eye!

          #7
          Similar sites for "long term fine craft business closing down" have become common in the last year. Seems that nobody ever heard of them before they decided to close up.

          There's a lot of ads now for Smith Titanium Cookware that claims to have been in business for 30 years and is now closing. This certainly appears to be a scam.
          • The brand is not 30 years old. Facebook page, domain page, etc were created in the last few months.
          • FB page is managed from NL ad PH, not the US.
          • The images on their site are all AI, including the ones of real user testimonials. Confirmed by checking Gemini's Verify ID.
          • There are no reviews, articles, or any mentions of this brand older than 30 days.
          • And did you ever hear about any titanium cookware 20-30 years ago?
          Be careful.

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          • Carolyn
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            The address is a house, and not a pretty one either.

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