I bought a Gotham steel 12 and a half inch frying pan from BJ's in Toms River New Jersey I bought it on September 19th it was a anniversary present for my daughter we use it about two to three times a week we only use Wooden Spoons Teflon spatula it's only been washed with soap and a sponge it's stored in the oven so nothing's on top of it yesterday I took it out and noticed three scratches in it I was very surprised because they advertise that you can use a hand mixer and it's not supposed to scratch I treated with kid gloves and I still get scratches in it my daughter bought a cheaper version that had peeled and this is why I bought the Gotham steel because of their advertising that this pan of supposed to be very durable while I'm here to say I'm very disappointed I feel like I've been lied to it definitely scratches and it's not even 2 months old I don't think I would ever purchase it again.