The Emerson Collector's Association costs $50 and comes with a variety of benefits, as described here: http://emersonknives.com/collectors-association/emerson-collectors-association/
One of the benefits is a coupon good for 15% off the price of a future knife purchase on the Emerson website.
Now I ran the math on this, and figured out that $334 is the break-even point. That is, 15% of $334 is $50, so if the knife you want costs that much or more, then by buying the ECA first, it pays for itself.
Ah, but most Emerson knives don't actually cost that much. True enough; in fact, the HD7 was the only model I could quickly find that was over that price point (although I only skimmed quickly through the website for prices).
But consider this: $250 seems to be a common price point for Emerson knives. Some are a little more, some are a little less. At $250, 15% is $37.50, so at this average price point you've effectively only paid $12.50 for the ECA membership. Now, one of the more tangible benefits of membership is a T-shirt, and $12.50 is a pretty good price to pay for a T-shirt, not to mention the other benefits.
Seems like kind of a no-brainier, doesn't it?
One of the benefits is a coupon good for 15% off the price of a future knife purchase on the Emerson website.
Now I ran the math on this, and figured out that $334 is the break-even point. That is, 15% of $334 is $50, so if the knife you want costs that much or more, then by buying the ECA first, it pays for itself.
Ah, but most Emerson knives don't actually cost that much. True enough; in fact, the HD7 was the only model I could quickly find that was over that price point (although I only skimmed quickly through the website for prices).
But consider this: $250 seems to be a common price point for Emerson knives. Some are a little more, some are a little less. At $250, 15% is $37.50, so at this average price point you've effectively only paid $12.50 for the ECA membership. Now, one of the more tangible benefits of membership is a T-shirt, and $12.50 is a pretty good price to pay for a T-shirt, not to mention the other benefits.
Seems like kind of a no-brainier, doesn't it?
