I don’t necessarily expect budget prices from a store like Williams-Sonoma, but they are acting like their clientele aren’t educated.

They have to, at a minimum, maintain parity pricing with the manufacturer, looks like they’re at least doing that.

Example:

https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/le-creuset-cast-iron-oval-baker-2024/?position=7&sbkey=default

https://www.lecreuset.com/signature-oval-baker/20188US.html

Same pricing at the Le Creuset outlet stores.