gerber shortcut vs. leatherman micra or squirt

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artbutty1

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i thought of a last minute val. gift for my husband. he has had multi-tools for his keychain but one thing or another happened to them (airport, jury duty taken away :( )... well i also wanted to get it and have it engraved w/ his initials. i found a place nearby that will do this, but i have to get it to them tomorrow.
i bought the gerber shortcut today (grey) and then read some reviews on it. i'm not too sure if it's the best choice. so tonight i went out and bought the micra, (silver) but i'm not too happy with the looks and where you can engrave on it. the looks of the shortcut are so nice. i've read good things on the micra and squirt- the squirt would look good engraved but it will be hard to locate the color i want in time for engraving... and it's alot more money too... yikes!
quality is definitely of utmost importance to me and my husband. but looks are too. i don't want to go w/ the gerber just because of looks if it's a crapper.
if anyone has any insight on this... i'd love to hear from everyone! i know sometimes it's hard to tell with reviews.
i have both the shortcut and micra in my possession right now, just waiting to figure out what's the best option before i take it to the engraver tomorrow. thanks so much in advance for your advice! my husband is a knife collector. he has the larger leatherman multi-tool, some nice spyderco knives, etc...
 
I'd go with leatherman, better name, and in terms of quailty They take a great lead.
 
Oh and try over in the Multitool section, Mabye a mod will be by to move this.
 
For what its worth, I've had numerous gerber knives and multitools. I can't say they all sucks, but I was never really satisfied with any of the knives. Now, the original multitool Gerber put out in the early/mid 90's... I've had that since I can remember and its been through all sorts of hell. Still in great shape too! Its a shame their newer products don't hold up so great.
 
thank you so much from a clueless giving wife (well not so clueless cause i get into his hobbies w/ him but great to hear a collector point of view since i can't get his opinion :) ).
i am feeling very confident now in returning the gerber- too many negative things said here and on reviews. and i was tempted to go hunt down the squirt in the grey color... but now i feel good about just keeping the micra. he did have that once and liked it, but i think it was tossed at the airport or lost w/ his keys at a restaurant. i will have it engraved and even though it might of looked better on the gerber... that's not what's important... i don't want it to be a POS!... thanks again!
btw... thx for looking out for me. i did post it originally on the multi tool area but thought i'd post it here too incase no one was looking on there this late at night.
 
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