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I've been buying the model 806 Sack-Ups for nearly a year and highly recommending them on BF.
I use them to store my collection of folders and sometimes for protection when pocket-carrying them.
These little grey sacks are simply great!
But the products in my latest order -- Dec. 2011 -- are different: these Sack-Ups look like a pale imitation of my previous orders.
The new Sack-Ups are thinner -- both in the width of the sack and thickness of the material.
Because they are so thin, they are less protective of knives or tools.
Because they are not as wide as the originals, they can only be used for smaller knives; I was lucky to get a thin Spyderco Delica to fit. Anything larger would be a stretch -- literally.
Don't try using this current thinner version for a Delica Wave, for example.
I contacted the Sack-Ups manufacturer but received no response.
I contacted the retailer, who said he doesn't sale fakes or knockoffs and assured me that these are genuine. He said I could return them. But that doesn't solve my problem -- I still need something for protection and storage.
Please bring back the old Sack-Ups!
Meanwhile, a major disappointment -- buyer beware!
((Note: This is an expanded version of a review I wrote for the site where I made this purchase.))
I've been buying the model 806 Sack-Ups for nearly a year and highly recommending them on BF.
I use them to store my collection of folders and sometimes for protection when pocket-carrying them.
These little grey sacks are simply great!
But the products in my latest order -- Dec. 2011 -- are different: these Sack-Ups look like a pale imitation of my previous orders.
The new Sack-Ups are thinner -- both in the width of the sack and thickness of the material.
Because they are so thin, they are less protective of knives or tools.
Because they are not as wide as the originals, they can only be used for smaller knives; I was lucky to get a thin Spyderco Delica to fit. Anything larger would be a stretch -- literally.
Don't try using this current thinner version for a Delica Wave, for example.
I contacted the Sack-Ups manufacturer but received no response.
I contacted the retailer, who said he doesn't sale fakes or knockoffs and assured me that these are genuine. He said I could return them. But that doesn't solve my problem -- I still need something for protection and storage.
Please bring back the old Sack-Ups!
Meanwhile, a major disappointment -- buyer beware!
((Note: This is an expanded version of a review I wrote for the site where I made this purchase.))
