Oh yeah, I have heard really good things about staub.
My friend has a Costco brand Dutch oven (believe it's also made in France) that has held up very well - going on 3 years now. I might buy a smaller Costco DO ,or a Staub (if I see any good sales going on).

I will report back in another year how my Lodge is holding up. I'm also very rough on my cookware. I have also left it in the fridge a few days with a tomato stew. We got a smoking deal (now I see the7.5 is $100) so even if I get a few chips I'll still be happy. I wouldn't say my pot chips easily. The fit and finish looks very high quality. I can see some very, very faint hairline scratches inside the pot. (Husband used a SS spoon) Also a light brown faint stain.
I also have 4 Lodge non-enamel skillets which I LOVE.

We just ate at Dixie's and LOVED it. IMO the restaurant looked better than the Social Club.

Now that I have own my Lodge enameled 7.5 cast iron Dutch oven for a year and very pleased with it. I have made countless stews, beef bourguignon etc and it it amazing!
The lid fits snug so believe I have the snug fitting one since I bought it in 2011.

We got it on sale so even if it lasts only 5 years I'll be happy.

Thanks for the heads up, I will make a trek to the gilroy outlet!

Thanks very much for the reply .  I just came back from our Costco , in San Jose, and saw a LC 8 qt Dutch oven for $200.  They only had yellow, red and I think green but I thought that was a great price.  I noticed the sample LC had a few noticeable chips in it, I know it has been abused!  For my needs I want the round DO though.
I'm leaning towards the 7.5 enameled lodge. I checked out the lodge while I was at target and I was really impressed. I really couldn't tell the difference between the LC I saw at Costco and the lodge.

I know this is a very old thread but about to buy a lodge enameled Dutch oven and wanted to know if lodge is still having problems with chipping?
Sounds like reviews on here are mixed so looks like a gamble for me to buy.

I did see some LC at tjmaxx but noticed quite a few chips inside the pot.