but they are still one of the larger knife companies turning out knives at full capacity and increasing that capacity at the same time.
They already have with the coupon codes and stating to call them for competitive pricing. If you can't pick up the phone or punch in a coupon code then maybe you shouldn't have sharp pointy objects in the first place.
What's done is done and if getting an ulcer from worrying about it so much is what you want to do I could care less. I can still buy the knives I want at essentially the same price as before. If you can't do the same then it's your loss if there is a knife you like. I'm not "logic-blind" and in fact it sounds like it might be the other way around if you can't figure out how to purchase the knife at a competitive price.
You could have bought a dozen Benchmade knives at a good price in the time it has taken to sit here and bash on Benchmade.
So? Does being large and popular allow them to engage in poor business practice that snubs their customers? Do you have a source for these manufacturing numbers? I'd really be interested to see the data your working with.
Here's an example for you. I want to buy a Spyderco ZDP-189 FRN Stretch, I want to spend as little as possible in order to maximize my purchasing power.
I start Firefox and hit up the following websites to check the price:
Knifecenter: 128.95
Newgraham: 106.18
CutleryShoppe: 91.75
Yourcornerstore: 91.78
The variance between the most and least expensive is $37.20. That's huge! The savings alone could buy me another knife, imagine what happens when you multiply these savings by 2, 3 or 4 knives! All told, looking up the prices took me less than 5 minutes.
Now, imagine having to call four different retailers to get the best price for a Benchmade. Different time zones, lunch hours, call volumes and different salespeople who may or may not be privy to the discount. My time is not free and I do not relish having to spend an addition 10-20 minutes calling around to find a decent price,
for every Benchmade knife I wish to purchase for the foreseeable future.
People who are saying how easy it is to call and get a price have obviously never worked the phones in a professional sense. There's a reason online ordering and email exploded so quickly, ordering or price negotiating by phone is time consuming and inefficient.
Coupon codes? Ha! Go over to Knifeworks and punch in that simple coupon code. Before you get to see the price you need to fill in all you ordering information including Ph# and email address. Takes at least five times as long.
I'm not even sure what you're trying to say with that last part? There's no two ways about it, ordering a Benchmade through an online dealer just became significantly more expensive and time consuming. And this just plain
sucks. I am shocked that we have so many here who champion this change, following some sort of blind allegiance to their chosen manufacturer. It sucks and I'm not going to do it. :thumbdn:
Who in there right mind would voluntarily support increased time and money waste?
