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I'm curious too.Maybe the box was produced in France.
Or maybe they get assembled in France.
So Product of France does not apear to really mean much here.
I may try to contact the company, to see what they say.
I got a reply from the company.I'm curious too.
Generally the more French in the sayin' the less in the box. Same for flags, etc.Well this is what I pointed out in post No.1745 some boxes have the www.nl and some produit de France. Well, Laguiole is a French product and yeah the box might be made in France...(seriously unlikely)
This is an attempt at deception I'd say. If it's the Chinese exporter or more likely the importer doing this it likely contravenes EU and French law. It's murky, as it is a genuine Laguiole Style de vie which is a Dutch brand mark... ( do you think a French company would call itself this?) The unwary who want to buy into a 'lifestyle' thing as promoted by the website probably do think it's genuine French at the back of their minds. If it costs so little, there has to be a reason......
Maybe somebody should buy one and then have a pass around so we can assess the quality..it might be OK but it aint the real thang.
Welcome to the "porch"!Hello- Just want to introduce myself and let you know I am enjoying this thread very much and learning a great deal. So much knowledge on this thread, thank you for sharing. I have always liked knives although I do not know much about them. In advance of our recent trip to France I started reading up on French knives and went down a French regional rabbit hole (willingly) which took me to Thiers, the Thiers Museum of Cutlery, the Fontenille-Pataud factory and every Coutellerie I could find in Provence and Languedoc. I am completely caught up in the tradition, the craftsmanship and the romance of French regional knives. I did manage to sneak some lovely knives into my bags for the trip home with only minimal interference from my wife. I now know much more now about knives than when I was there so I must get back there ASAP!
Anyway, thanks again for sharing, I have to get back to reading all 88 pages of this thread.
Cheers,
Gregg from California