This ad makes me think. Back then and not knowing what I know now, would I have bought a black weber? Would I fork over an extra $8 (~20%) for the copper tone or an extra $26.55 (~50%) for the aluminum cooker? My tendency for cheapness might have won out. My desire for durability/quality probably would have won in this case. I think I would have bought the aluminum kettle. Similar to when I ended up with a Beta VCR after being sold on how it had better picture quality.