Do you care where your 150$+ knife is made ?? I do...

[Babboonbobo]

For me it’s simple, I try my best to buy American as much as possible especially when it comes to hobbies, like knives!

I have no issues with Chinese manufacturers such as We and Reate etc as they make and market their own knives, great quality for a reasonable price, I’m told. I have not purchased one from any of these companies but might consider it down the road.

I do have an issue with the clones, copies and inferior materials used by some Chinese manufacturers and they should be avoided at all costs, that’s just shady practices as far as I’m concerned.

PS:I wouldn’t buy from an American company doing this either!

 

[bubbaskyjacker]

M marcinek

Oh I am not trying to imply you had. I'm just saying that both

"Well you're racist." and
"Well you're not patriotic."

are both cards typically played in these threads.

In fact, in essence, these threads are typically merely those two claims made over and over. We could come up with a Chinese Knife Tread Bot Generator to take care of these and them we could all just move on.

Dude - get lost

Paid membership is not required but your taking up space, taking about stuff that didn’t matter and not part of the discussion with half brained ideas trying to call people out. The least you could do is contribute to the forum while wasting everyone’s time.

Probably a Russian SJW snowflake AI bot.

Can some one ban this guy.

 

[marcinek]

Some people also start these threads with the implication that American companies are greedy and ripping off consumers because, "hey, look what I can get from this Chinese company ( or a clone ) for half the price of (insert American company)'s knife".

Again, true. An argument can be made that all companies in all nations are ripping off consumers for profit. And then the threads devolve into a bickering match over whose preferred country holds the moral high ground. And that is, by definition, the "hegemony" mentioned earlier.

The OP says he wanted to just discuss if country of origin affects peoples' buying decisions about knives...but then immediately goes about his reasoning against China, instead of saying, "For me it does."

 

[kniferbro]

Easier to taste the carbon on American made knives

 

[MittenStateMashers]

M marcinek , with 28,432 posts and counting I can hardly see how you have time to even use knives.

 

[jill jackson]

M marcinek , with 28,432 posts and counting I can hardly see how you have time to even use knives.

Maybe he's good at multitasking.

 

[marcinek]

M marcinek , with 28,432 posts and counting I can hardly see how you have time to even use knives.

I know you are new, so you should know that it has been gently suggested that we talk about knives and the topic at hand, not other members.

 

[GronK]

I answered yes, but have to say the $150 part could make it a no. Even low priced American made goods are helping to keep my countrymen employed.

 

[Danke42]

Far be it from me to imply that someone else is unpatriotic based solely on the products they choose to buy.

I judge by belt buckle size.

 

[MittenStateMashers]

It is okay to discuss knives here in GKD. I see you have been here a month. You may have not noticed that.

If you want to discuss politics or what you think of China or the Chinese take it else where.

Political Forum might be good for you. May have not noticed that either.

I know you are new, so you should know that it has been gently suggested that we talk about knives and the topic at hand, not other members.

You should take your own advice, Have a nice life.

 

[Danke42]

The big question is why does it matter why people buy what they buy?

What matters more is what other people buy. They need to do what I tell them to do.

 

[marcinek]

What matters more is what other people buy. They need to do what I tell them to do.

Exactly! They are unpatriotic!

 

[marcinek]

Tell you who I wouldn't buy knives from...Belgians. I think we all know why. But I really just want to talk about whether or not country of origin affects peoples' buying practices. Not what we all know about Belgians.

 

[Comeuppance]

Country of origin is largely irrelevant. A very small portion of your purchase goes towards whatever country, and the vast majority goes to individuals who need money to eat and live.

Also, if you buy an imported knife from a domestic seller, literally none of your money reaches the country of origin because the knife has already been paid for by the domestic seller; you’re effectively just spending money domestically.

It’s a futile effort to spend money domestically because (1.) your contributions can be charitably described as a fraction of a fraction of a drop in the bucket to the health of the economy and (2.) a very large and important aspect of the health of a large economy is trade. Unless you’re buying locally-farmed free-range organic knives from the farmer’s market down the street, basing a purchasing decision on country of origin is a waste of your time and mental energy.

 

[ExtremAddiction]

To me personally its more important who made it , not there its made , there is dedicated knife nuts in every country .

 

[cbrstar]

For me its not so much where it's made, but if I feel like there has to be some kind of personal connection.

For myself I have a hard time feeling a personal connection with anything from China. I don't fully understand why. Maybe it's how anti Western they can be. But since I have a hard time loving the country I have a hard time loving the products.

Where as countrys like Japan and America I feel a connection with them. I want to experiance the culture. It even goes further with companies like Spyderco where you can communicate with the owner. Might sound silly but every time I buy a Spyderco I feel like im buying it off Sal and thats important to me.

 

[sliceofaloha]

Tell you who I wouldn't buy knives from...Belgians. I think we all know why. But I really just want to talk about whether or not country of origin affects peoples' buying practices. Not what we all know about Belgians.

Because they eat fries with mayo? I think their chocolate offsets that, at least for me. I’m heartened to see we have 50% who care where their knife is made.

 

[bubbaskyjacker]

Country of origin is largely irrelevant. A very small portion of your purchase goes towards whatever country, and the vast majority goes to individuals who need money to eat and live.

Also, if you buy an imported knife from a domestic seller, literally none of your money reaches the country of origin because the knife has already been paid for by the domestic seller; you’re effectively just spending money domestically.

It’s a futile effort to spend money domestically because (1.) your contributions can be charitably described as a fraction of a fraction of a drop in the bucket to the health of the economy and (2.) a very large and important aspect of the health of a large economy is trade. Unless you’re buying locally-farmed free-range organic knives from the farmer’s market down the street, basing a purchasing decision on country of origin is a waste of your time and mental energy.

Maybe for giant corporations.

When I buy a Busse, Dawson, CRK, RMJ it goes to them and pays their workers and it’s not a drop in the bucket. When a WE blade is purchased from blade HQ. then yes you are correct and their profit goes to them. It’s not a clear cut thing.

Now let’s talk about Gillette razors!!!!! Just kidding please don’t.

 

[marcinek]

Because they eat fries with mayo? I think their chocolate offsets that, at least for me. I’m heartened to see we have 50% who care where their knife is made.

Now really, let's stay on topic and not talk about the Belgians.



(Actually...mayo on fries? Not bad.)

 

[MeritedEdge]

As a knife enthusiast and collector, I enjoy knives from all over the world, including China.
And I wont let xenophobia control what I buy or where its made. The end.