Gerber Still Doesn't Get It

I'm a knife noob and even I can see that thing looks ugly from a mile away? Don't they have people who step in and check their products?
 
We have enough members on the forums to boycott, correct? Please don't let these sell and have Gerber think their making a step in the right direction.
 
You guys suck.

You already said all the mean nasty stuff I was going to say about this knife, and you said it better than i could have.

Although I feel like we need one token goober to be all "Leave Gerber alone!"
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After reading this thread, and clicking on the link Jill posted......I can't believe my eyes.
That truly looks like a $20 knife.
 
People will buy it.
It is pricey, a name most non knife folks recognize, Ti is "in", and there are plenty of people with more money than sense...
 
Gerber has a new ball bearing knife that breaks on its users from the factory that's how bad they are.
 
I have a couple of Gerber products (no knives). I have the Shard on my keys and one of their multi-pliers (always preferred theirs over Leatherman's (never tried any others), I like both of these products they're good products.. but why won't these budget companies (& not just knife companies either) stay in their own weight class where they're successful? If this is a one off for charity then ok.. but I can't count the number of companies I've see try to transition without re-branding and just fall flat practically every time and in doing so hurt their original brand image.
 
That is the biggest piece of garbage ive ever seen.If I didn't know better I would've thought someone refinished that blade in their garage who had little or no skill to do it right.
 
This is what happens when you do just enough market research to know you SHOULD be producing "something in that class" but not enough to know that for $500 we expect a great knife, in a great steel, with great fit, finish and ergos. This :poop: has exactly zero of these qualities. Fail. :thumbsdown:
 
Aquaholicc said:
We have enough members on the forums to boycott, correct? Please don't let these sell and have Gerber think their making a step in the right direction.
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It is not being marketed to us. We know it and Gerber knows it.

Us boycotting something we were't expected to buy is pointless.
 
NJBillK said:
People will buy it.
It is pricey, a name most non knife folks recognize, Ti is "in", and there are plenty of people with more money than sense...
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Nailed it. Gerber sells a bunch of knives. Gerber will sell a bunch of this knife.

The company that makes gas station knives sells a bunch of knives, too.
 
T.L.E. Sharp said:
Paraphrasing from a recent article on Knifenews:

Gerber is launching its G1 series of knives. These are premium pieces intended for the knife enthusiast; made of premium materials and manufactured by only the most experienced craftsmen...

It's just a Propel auto with Titanium scales and a laminated blade.

Proceeds from the first 20 do go to at AKTI at least.


•So why is the blade finish all wonky?
•Why is there a rather large section of unsharpened blade above the sharpening choil?
•Why have a damn sharpening choil if you're not going to sharpen down to it?
•Why ship in tip-down configuration when most "enthusiasts" prefer tip-up?
•Why not have a deep carry clip?
•Why use a silly dagger grind that inhibits slicing and makes fixing the piss poor sharpening job that much harder?

It's a step in the right direction, but if this image is an accurate representation of the G1 series Gerber, you'll have to peddle your $500 novelty elsewhere. I'm not buying.
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Great point on the sharpening choil. They did the choil and an unsharpened portion, not very well thought out.

Tip up/tip down is personal preference, and they have it drilled for both, non-issue there.

I don't really like deep carry clips at all, but fair points on all other items you mentioned. I also don't think I'd buy this one @ $100, certainly not 5.
 
marcinek said:
It is not being marketed to us. We know it and Gerber knows it.

Us boycotting something we were't expected to buy is pointless.
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Oh okay gotcha Gerber is just one of those "big companies" that preys on the mindless by slapping a "charity price tag" on their product.

Heard loud and clear
Wilco
 
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