Bought My Wife a Knife

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FrannaM

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Bought My Wife a Spyderco Squeak Pink with a personal engraving on the blade as an anniversary gift. She has never shown interests in knives, but she has no choice but to like the knife ;). I'm very excited to see her reaction especially because the package is the type of size you would expect jewelry to come in.

This got me wondering if any of you knife nuts has reached the point of just helping out a non-knife person by buying them a knife so they will realize what they are missing? Or are my expectations too high?

I just don't understand how anyone can not have a liking in knives :D. The same as when you tell people how many knives you own and what they cost, they look at you like you are a crazy person.
 
I've given most of my friends pocket knives and most will use them just not necessarily every day. I did give my one friend a ZT300 and he uses that thing daily.
 
FrannaM said:
Bought My Wife a Spyderco Squeak Pink with a personal engraving on the blade as an anniversary gift. She has never shown interests in knives, but she has no choice but to like the knife ;). I'm very excited to see her reaction especially because the package is the type of size you would expect jewelry to come in.

This got me wondering if any of you knife nuts has reached the point of just helping out a non-knife person by buying them a knife so they will realize what they are missing? Or are my expectations too high?

I just don't understand how anyone can not have a liking in knives :D. The same as when you tell people how many knives you own and what they cost, they look at you like you are a crazy person.
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I did that for awhile, but I realized fairly quickly that I was buying people gifts for me, not for them.

Now, I mostly gift kitchen knives if they're the type that cooks a great deal and those have generally been extremely well received.

I do still gift folders to friends, but it's generally a knife that I've owned, which I feel gives it some personal connection, and generally it's just for no reason, rather than for an occasion. That way at worst they're indifferent rather than disappointed.

For non-knife people I find, small, easily pocketable multi-tools and flashlights are often better received as gifts than knives, TBH.
 
Luckily for me we never get each other expensive gifts so the expectations should not be very high. I have a feeling she is going to love that cute little pink squeak. Remember I went through the trouble by engraving a personal message on the blade. She knows I always carries a knife on me so she constantly asks me to quickly cut this and that. Maybe she really likes the knife, or worst case scenario she throws it in her handbag and forgets about it. She is VERY easy going and will think it's special non the less.
 
My dad actually always carries a knife, but he's cheap... not frugal, but cheap...
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Past few years I bought him a few buck knives, different styles; stockman, small vantage, a 501, along with a small ithucus fish Case, and I gave him my larger combo edge Lionsteel in 440C.
So with a new upgraded collection of his own to fit various carry situations, all basic steel, last year I gifted him a good complete Arkansas bench stone set up along w/ a little pocket sharpener...
so now he's in a much better place then those dollar bin chinese pot metal knives he would carry...
I also gifted a knife to a couple coworkers over the years: nothing too crazy, but when I see that ozark trail they carry religiously every day, I got no problem getting them an upgrade in that $25-50 range...
That said, gifting a slightly nicer knife to someone who does actually carry/use a knife is something I definitely have done.
Non knife folks though, usually I just get 'em a little SAK classic or Buck Metro, and leave it at that... 9 out 10 times they've come back and told me, "you wouldn't believe how often I actually use that little knife!", and I'm like, "uhhhhh, yeah... That was kinda the point."
 
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This is pretty likely not as good an idea as it seemed like it was in your head, but it's out there now so good luck...sounds like your banking more on she'll just not tell you he hates it, than her actually liking it. IMO giving a gift like this is for you, not the receiver...so its a pretty shoddy gift, but again that's my opinion.
 
strategy9 said:
My dad actually always Carrie's a knife, but he's cheap... not frugal, but cheap...
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Past few years I bought him a few buck knives, different strykes; stockman, small vantage, a 501, along with a small ithucus fish Case, and I gave him my larger combo edge Lionsteel in 440C.
So with a new upgraded collection of his own to fit various carry situations, all basic steel, last year I gifted him a good complete Arkansas bench stone set up along w/ a little pocket sharpener...
so now he's in a much better place then those dollar bin chinese pot metal knives he would carry...
I also gifted a a knife to a couple coworkers over the years: nothing too crazy, but when I see that ozark trail they carry religiously every day, I got no problem getting them an upgrade in that $25-50 range...
That said, gifting a slightly nicer knife to someone who does actually carry/use a knife is something I definitely have done.
Non knife folks though, usually I just get 'em a little SAK classic or Buck Metro, and leave it at that... 9 out 10 times they've come back and told me, "you wouldn't believe how often I actually use that little knife!", and I'm like, "uhhhhh, yeah... That was kinda the point."
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I like your dad.
 
bayouace said:
I gave my wife a Chive several years ago. I would never suggest she divorce either the Chive or me.
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Funny, I gifted my wife an orange Leek, she keeps in her purse and loves! Also gifted her an orange Metro she keeps on her keychain and loves, and an orange Avispa and Mora Companion for when we're out in the woods... all great useful gifts that get their fair share, but I would never buy her an uber expensive or fancy knife, because that's not her bag. It's mine... More expensive gifts I gear towards her likes; jewelry, watch, shopping gifts cards, spa days, etc... She likes those more for sure!
 
I think this is a terrible anniversary gift. What if she gave you a piece of customized jewelry in a Sebenza box? You bought her a present you would like if you were her, but you're not her. That is something you could get away with for a no-reason gift, but hopefully this isn't a big anniversary.
 
i gifted my wife an Opinel Nr.6 and carved the handle similar to the "rock pattern" you often see on G10 and micarta scales. stained it in a orange-ish color.

she's not interested in knives but loves hers.

she's also amazed at how well all my knives cut.
 
I know of a guy . it did not end well.
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My wife has her own knife bag, and I recently had to buy her another one since her first one is all but full.

We celebrate our 30th anniversary this year, and I asked her if she would like to pick out a pearl handled knife as a gift, since she has a beautiful string of pearls already in her jewelry collection.

She loved the idea, which may be atypical, but it would not be a gift for ME, it would be for her.
She routinely sits on the couch checking the internet or watching tv while flipping a knife.

Over the years I have gifted many knives, but usually only to people that express interest in my knife; I used to carry Leeks but found that I was giving them away very often. The act of giving them away has cultivated many a new knife fan, and I know several recipients of my gift-knives have become collectors / users in their own right.

Not at all sure why this topic "would not end well", but I am known to miss a lot of the "backroom" nuance around here.

best

mqqn
 
mqqn said:
Not at all sure why this topic "would not end well", but I am known to miss a lot of the "backroom" nuance around here.
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I think it's not very nuanced - buying a gift that what his wife is interested in, wrapping it in a box that alludes to jewellery - it may not have the endearing effect he is after.
 
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