Buying from smoker/nonsmokers?

Monofletch

Monofletch

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Not sure if this is the correct forum, but.......

I recently recieved a knife in a deal. When I opened the box the cigarette smell was pretty bad. The knife is great, but it smells too. I am just going to clean it up and get the smell off the knife, but the box is ruined because of the strong odor. It is going in the trash.
I am no way mad. I was warned before hand.
I am a non smoker and I plan to use this knife. If I wanted to put it in the safe- in the box- I think I would have second thoughts about keeping it.

I am wondering if this would be a deal breaker for you.
 
For a user - no. For a keeper - maybe.

If you have access to an ozone generator (smoke rehab company, rental unit at a tool rental place, one of the older air filter machines that put out ozone until California banned them, etc) you can eliminate the odor by leaving the stinky articles in a closed room with the generator for a day or three.

Another way that sometimes works is to bury the item in baking soda for a 3 or 4 days, brush/vacuum off the baking soda and give it the sniff test. Repeat with fresh baking soda until the odor is gone. When I use this method, I also put the item and soda in a sealed plastic tub and include some water absorption gel packets to prevent the baking soda fro drawing in moisture and becoming a basic solution.

Other options include using charcoal, dryer sheets and talc powder. Sometimes what works one time doesn't work for the next item. Cardboard and leather both tend to absorb the smoke more so than most handle materials. You have to watch out for how the materials react with the stuff you're trying to remove the odors from. Charcoal will "stain" light colored materials more than baking soda or talc will affect dark colored material.
 
Not a deal breaker no, not at all, but best disclosed especially if one were dealing with a "collectible". We non-smokers are much more aware of it/sensitive to it of course. From my home (I don't sell only buy - an issue I am often reminded of at home ;) ;) ) you would almost certainly receive some complementary English Setter Fur with your purchase :D
 
Andy the Aussie said:
Not a deal breaker no, not at all, but best disclosed especially if one were dealing with a "collectible". We non-smokers are much more aware of it/sensitive to it of course. From my home (I don't sell only buy - an issue I am often reminded of at home ;) ;) ) you would almost certainly receive some complementary English Setter Fur with your purchase :D
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I offer free fur with my knives, too. :D

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As a smoker i have to agree with this as a collector item i would be ticked off but as a user i would just clean the whole thing in 3 in one and be done with it(working man's after shave), this to me should be a thing that is disclosed within the sale.

as a sub note it is gross to be smoking inside a house or room (yuck)
 
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zzyzzogeton said:
For a user - no. For a keeper - maybe.

If you have access to an ozone generator (smoke rehab company, rental unit at a tool rental place, one of the older air filter machines that put out ozone until California banned them, etc) you can eliminate the odor by leaving the stinky articles in a closed room with the generator for a day or three.

Another way that sometimes works is to bury the item in baking soda for a 3 or 4 days, brush/vacuum off the baking soda and give it the sniff test. Repeat with fresh baking soda until the odor is gone. When I use this method, I also put the item and soda in a sealed plastic tub and include some water absorption gel packets to prevent the baking soda fro drawing in moisture and becoming a basic solution.

Other options include using charcoal, dryer sheets and talc powder. Sometimes what works one time doesn't work for the next item. Cardboard and leather both tend to absorb the smoke more so than most handle materials. You have to watch out for how the materials react with the stuff you're trying to remove the odors from. Charcoal will "stain" light colored materials more than baking soda or talc will affect dark colored material.
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This is all great advise. Thanks for the information .
 
Lone_Wolfe said:
I offer free fur with my knives, too. :D

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LOL..... my Setters think cats are interactive toys...they had them on the farm where they were born and realised if they put a paw here they jump...or swipe... our make a sound.... truly, there is no malice, they just see the response as a game... :D
 
Andy the Aussie said:
LOL..... my Setters think cats are interactive toys...they had them on the farm where they were born and realised if they put a paw here they jump...or swipe... our make a sound.... truly, there is no malice, they just see the response as a game... :D
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Are their face still attached? :D
 
If you would like an un hairy knife.....please look elsewhere!!!
The hair gets in very interesting places in my house.......and it's not from me......I am follically challenged!!!
We go through quite a few vacuums here!! It is definitely worth it!!
Joe
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i'm amazed folks still smoke inside. freedom i'm for and all, but the mess it makes alone was enough for me to quit indoors. i did for years in my youth in apartments and spent days cleaning residue off the ceilings, walls, blinds, carpeting, etc to get my deposit back.

it will dissipate though . i know this as i bought an alice pack from a surplus place where they smoke like chimneys in there and everything you buy stinks like a smoker railroad car, or a night club in the 1990s', or a cigar bar, etc to high hell. i already knew this so i'm not complaining about being surprised by it. i'm a smoker and even i was gagging. wife gave me the look and out of the house it went........ so i stuck it in the garage for a couple weeks and it went away enough and a quick wipe down ended the rest of the stink. course i'm gonna stink it up myself using it.:)

yeah ozone machine will end it quick....
 
I received a bicycle stem (part that connects the handlebars to the forks) for my son's race bike that came from a smokers house. I could smell the smoke as soon as I picked up the package. I contacted the seller (auction site) and mentioned how their description didn't include the terrible smell. They basically told me off.

Regardless, and to the point, as it was black anodized aluminum, I doused the stem in Febreeze. I absolutely soaked it. I wasn't worried about discoloration though.

Recently, I've sprayed a light misting of Febreeze on cardboard record sleeves that were smelling musty. I wiped it off w/in seconds, and it went a long way towards removing the smell. The covers were pretty damaged so I didn't care if they got a bit more damaged.

As others have mentioned, scented drier sheets tend to work. Pack the box w/one or more, and wrap the exterior of the box in as many as it takes to cover. Leaving out in the sun can also excite the particles and cause them to leave.

good luck, but yes, a smoker should disclose that information. Even if they can't smell it, the rest of us can.

Former smoker too, still can't believe I used to do it.
 
As long as it's not a porous surface it can be cleaned. I got a knife with G-10 from a smoker. It wasn't discussed or disclosed prior to purchase.
I wiped the entire knife down with several Clorox wipes, then washed it completely with hot soapy water a couple times, rinsed and dried it.
Good to go with no more smell.

If you have wood handles or leather sheaths, Ozone generator works wonders if its a valuable score.
 
The best way to deal with this issue is to just start smoking......!!!

A: If you smoke, you ain't gonna smell the smoke.

B: Close to 65% of smokers live longer than non-smokers...check out the govn't Data when broken down to age (cause I know you don't believe me!)

And....another problem solved!
 
I don't think anyone has ever asked me to sniff test a knife before sending it out. I've received some that had a nice refreshing smell when I opened the box and some that kinda smelled like pickles for some strange reason. I can't say that the smell has ever been something I've taken into account when buying a knife, so definitely not a deal breaker for me. I suppose that's one of those questions that a person should ask before hand if it's a big deal to them.
 
There is not an object in our house, our cabin, or anything we own that does not have something of our boy Willey Hill attached to it. I have yet to receive any negative feedback regarding cat fur on any of the knives I've sold, nor letters from lawyers for allergy sufferers suing for damages. Probably shouldn't be mentioning that :suspicion:

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