Benchmade Prices

DMG said:
Want to really get upset?


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A lot of their increase is due to the last controllable expense- labor. As the required minimum wage increases so does the restaurant’s costs. Nope, can’t really control the food costs, but they do continue downsizing portions. Now, they have to overcome much higher operating expenses. It would be great if the voters voting for minimum wage increases understood economics!

It all reminds me of living in the 1970’s. Prices were going up day by day. Then, Reagan was elected.
 
XJ-linux said:
Inflation happens. It's good. Unfortunately, wages have been far outpaced by it which isn't how capitalism is supposed to work when it runs properly. There's no balance, hence credit, and the hilairity the ensues.
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Actually that is not true and 5 minutes on Google will confirm that it isn't. In August 2024, inflation amounted to 2.5 percent, while wages grew by 4.6 percent. Average hourly wage growth has exceeded inflation for 12 straight months.
 
Sibyrnes said:
Actually that is not true and 5 minutes on Google will confirm that it isn't. In August 2024, inflation amounted to 2.5 percent, while wages grew by 4.6 percent. Average hourly wage growth has exceeded inflation for 12 straight months.
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Go back to the 1970’s and run up to today. 12 months… 12 years… is 10’s and 100’s of dollars, not 10s and 100’s of thousands of dollars over a lifetime of work for many people.
 
Daniel said:
A lot of their increase is due to the last controllable expense- labor. As the required minimum wage increases so does the restaurant’s costs. Nope, can’t really control the food costs, but they do continue downsizing portions. Now, they have to overcome much higher operating expenses. It would be great if the voters voting for minimum wage increases understood economics!

It all reminds me of living in the 1970’s. Prices were going up day by day. Then, Reagan was elected.
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That’s certainly true here in kommiefornia. Minimum wage for fast food restaurants is $20. Guess what that did to menu prices and portion sizes.
 
Texaspoff said:
Yeah, I get pissed off everytime I go to Taco Bell now. Not too many years ago you could stuff yourself for 5 bucks. I'm still waiting on the franchise wars from Demolition Man, so Taco Bell can win. Maybe that will help their pricing. 😂






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Taco Bell has a few options to fill up for not much money, even here in expensive kommiefornia. When my wife and I go there, we get the lux cravings box for $7. Chalupa, burrito, taco, nacho chips, and drink. It’s enough for both of us. And with senior discount I pay $6.84 including tax.
 
Benchmade has some pretty amazing knives that perform well beyond most critics.
My 560 for example has a partial steel liner and a whole lot of unsupported g10.
The 560 has not ever failed me with daily use at work. (although I have read in forums that a hard use knife needs a full liner)
The amount of R&D that goes into some of these products, along with paying employees a livable wage is not cheap.
If one is using the knife for what it is designed for, like I do with the Freek, the cost does not seem unreasonable.
Not sure that Benchmade has marketed their stuff as box cutters and are not priced as such.
T6 pivot screw on my Arcane though.... unacceptable :)
 
I don't let it bother me. Either I can afford the model I want, or I can't.

Usually I just pony up. Nothing I can do about the prices, and I want their products.

*shrugs*



Life is short. I vote with my wallet on things outside of my various hobbies.
 
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