Bugout price

I recently bought a second vallet, which I consider a significantly better knife than the bugout. The price of everything is going up, but the bugout has priced itself into some stiff competition.

On paper, the bugout looks like the perfect gentleman's knife, but the lack of a full liner is a big miss.
 
The Butterfly Tax is real and I'm glad that I've already bought a bunch of them before this year's price hike. They're well made and I like how they feel in my hand. I love the weight and sliciness of the Bugout, the refined look of the Crooked River, and the raw utility of the Griptilian. I like that they've moved away from S30V steel for so many of their recent knives, not that I have a problem with S30V, but because sometimes I want something different. I'd probably already have bought a couple of the new ones if they weren't so pricey.
 
Reswob said:
$16 this quarter. How much the quarter before that, and so on, for the last several years? We're talking a knife that should be under $100 based on the materials (mini grip a couple years ago anyone?), and is rapidly approaching $200. And it seems like every new release the last few years is closer to $250 than $200.

It's not that most here "can't afford it", it's that every new release is less and less value, and coupled with the lackluster designs, I foresee a lot of collectors deciding they have enough, and walking away from the hobby. And all the inflation comments - that's a BS cop-out. The price hikes have been happening for much longer than the current economic crisis.
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Then don't buy one. It REALLY is that simple.

No one is forcing anyone to buy anything. Benchmade isn't in danger of going under anytime soon. They have a better understanding of their business than any of us here and it isn't up to any of us to set their prices.

Whatever you do (or did) for a living, someone else could do it cheaper (and probably better). Should that dictate your pricing?
 
J. Doyle said:
Then don't buy one. It REALLY is that simple.

No one is forcing anyone to buy anything. Benchmade isn't in danger of going under anytime soon. They have a better understanding of their business than any of us here and it isn't up to any of us to set their prices.

Whatever you do (or did) for a living, someone else could do it cheaper (and probably better). Should that dictate your pricing?
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No, it's not REALLY that simple :rolleyes:

I for one am thrilled to see several threads like this popping up lately. It means more and more people are vocally frustrated with the price gouging. MAYBE manufacturers will take note of this if keeps happening (and sales dip), and quit the constant price hikes. Probably not, but at least it's something, unlike elitists who come here to parrot nonsense like "if you can't afford it, just don't buy it", and "complaining about price gouging is cringe".
 
Reswob said:
No, it's not REALLY that simple :rolleyes:

I for one am thrilled to see several threads like this popping up lately. It means more and more people are vocally frustrated with the price gouging. MAYBE manufacturers will take note of this if keeps happening (and sales dip), and quit the constant price hikes. Probably not, but at least it's something, unlike elitists who come here to parrot nonsense like "if you can't afford it, just don't buy it", and "complaining about price gouging is cringe".
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Yeah I'm sure Benchmade will lower their prices or stop increasing them at least because of some griping on bladeforums.

And I'm sure the price increase has absolutely nothing to do with rising prices on everything else.

Don't buy one. Vote with your dollar.

Or file a complaint with the better business bureau.

Or contact the attorney General of Oregon.

Or keep complaining into the wind on bladeforums.
 
Reswob said:
No, it's not REALLY that simple :rolleyes:

I for one am thrilled to see several threads like this popping up lately. It means more and more people are vocally frustrated with the price gouging. MAYBE manufacturers will take note of this if keeps happening (and sales dip), and quit the constant price hikes. Probably not, but at least it's something, unlike elitists who come here to parrot nonsense like "if you can't afford it, just don't buy it", and "complaining about price gouging is cringe".
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I’m not an elitist, I’m anything but, but I agree with that ‘nonsense’. Except it’s not a matter of whether I can afford it (I can if I want), it’s a matter if if I want to pay what they’re asking. That’s how a free market works - sellers are in it to make money, after all, and they will price their goods at whatever the market will sustain. Whether you want to admit it or not, it’s how the entire market works. If a product or service is worth to you what the seller is asking, you buy it; if it isn’t, you don’t. Nothing elitist or nonsensical about it.
 
You know what, you guys are right. I completely forgot that the only approved topic of discussion around here is, "how great is the latest $400, made in PRC, frame lock flipper!"
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Face it, folks, EVERYTHING is going up. Fuel prices alone are enough to jack the price up on anything that gets transported from here to there. That raises not only the cost of the goods you’re buying, but the cost of the materials that go into those goods. And that’s just one little factor of many that go into the overall cost of doing business. Two years ago I could have told you that this would be happening. I’m surprised it took this long, and I won’t be surprised if it takes a few more years to correct itself, if it ever does. Between a global pandemic bringing the whole world basically to a crawl and brain dead ‘leaders’ doing the exact opposite of what common sense would dictate, it’s only going to get worse. So buckle up, the ride is just getting started.
 
Reswob said:
You know what, you guys are right. I completely forgot that the only approved topic of discussion around here is, "how great is the latest $400, made in PRC, frame lock flipper!"
:rolleyes:
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Way to not read anything that was typed and insert your own irrelevant tangential topic. Bravo. 👏
 
gentleman_edc said:
I recently bought a second vallet, which I consider a significantly better knife than the bugout. The price of everything is going up, but the bugout has priced itself into some stiff competition.

On paper, the bugout looks like the perfect gentleman's knife, but the lack of a full liner is a big miss.
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The exact purpose of the design of the bugout was to save weight, adding full liners would take away from that. For what it was made to do, the bugout is a champ and hard to compare.
 
The bugout is by far my favorite Benchmade to date. I bought one as recently as September of this year for under $140. My only gripe is that they did away with the different blade steel options and made those strictly dealer exclusives. Can't get a 20cv bugout without going through Blade HQ or Worksharp. 20cv is my go to steel these days. Nothing wrong with the s30v from Benchmade. They do a great job with it and for most it will survive longer than the life span of the user. I look at 20cv as s30v on steroids really. Great all around steel like s30v only slightly better than s30v in every aspect.

And no. I will not spend over $220 on a Blade HQ exclusive just to get the 20cv. That is an even bigger crime IMHO than the Bugout itself going up over $160. Especially when others like Hogue are doing 20cv blades for the price of a Bugout.
 
Yo Mama said:
The exact purpose of the design of the bugout was to save weight, adding full liners would take away from that. For what it was made to do, the bugout is a champ and hard to compare.
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It's why I left mine as is and haven't gotten any of the new variants or add-on scales. I've been a bit tempted from time to time by the model with the longer handle though.
 
I currently own 9 Benchmades: 6 autos, 2 balis and only 1 folder -- the discontinued 4" S30V Light Gray G10 -- Hunt - Crooked River (15080-1).

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The Bugout has always seemed too small, too expensive and too "ordinary" to me.

So, I've never been interested in buying one, especially since I think that it pales in comparison with the Crooked River that I bought for less than what they are asking for Bugouts now.
 
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gentleman_edc said:
I recently bought a second vallet, which I consider a significantly better knife than the bugout. The price of everything is going up, but the bugout has priced itself into some stiff competition.

On paper, the bugout looks like the perfect gentleman's knife, but the lack of a full liner is a big miss.
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I seem to be eating my words. I recently ended up with an orange bugout-mini. It's a bit too small, but it is so light. And the orange scales called to me.
 
Riz! said:
I bought a new truck in december. Traded a 14 year old F150 for a 2022 Ram 1500. The price was more than DOUBLE the F150. I wasnt happy about that either. You dont see a nissan or toyota in my garage do you?
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OK, I realize in advance that it's not the point, but just FYI, Toyota Trucks are built in Texas, and Nissan trucks are built in Mississippi. In a globalized world, there are many examples of vehicles that don't fit neatly into the classic foreign vs. domestic. In fact, many Dodge Ram pickups are made in Mexico.

I drive a Subaru that was built in Indiana, has never left the borders of our country, and was built with American labor. Pretty hard to call that an import.
 
Reswob said:
You know what, you guys are right. I completely forgot that the only approved topic of discussion around here is, "how great is the latest $400, made in PRC, frame lock flipper!"
:rolleyes:
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You sound broke, how's that for elitism? Listen, complaining because you can't afford something is the trashiest of trash. If you can't afford Benchmades due to them increasing their prices, then vote with your dollar and buy something else. It really is that simple. But see, I know the truth: you want a Benchmade whatever, but just don't want to pay what they're asking (or can't afford it). So, you hope that by being a big complainer, they'll just reduce their prices, so a bunch of complainers can buy their models. Nope. That's on you, not them. Plenty of people are still buying their knives no matter the price. My local hardware store that carries them can't keep any of their models in stock, and they're charging MSRP! Also, Benchmade keeps dropping new models on the regular, so you know they aren't hurting financially.

Benchmade is gonna Benchmade, simple as that. They don't owe you anything. Buy a Civivi.
 
You either pay the “butterfly tax”, or you don’t. But I can tell you one thing: If I was running a company that sold replacement blades for like $30 (or whatever it is now), that’s a spare-part model that needs to bake in added cost to the initial purchase. How many companies have the warranty service model BM does? Lots of considerations outside of “reeeee prices are too dang high”.
 
5DoorEstate said:
All this over a $16 price hike for something nobody has to buy and that will last for years. No chance everyone is this broke. 😂 So good.

As to the Deka, to each their own. I handled one and didn’t care for it. I understand the appeal.

Freedom!!
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Exactly. I need my 45th knife this year and I can NOT believe I need to spend 15 dollars more! THIS IS SOCIALISM!
 
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