Great story from the store today! Had to share!

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whitty

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So we have a local guy who comes in our shop about 2 times a month. Nice guy, and he loves Fiddleback knives. He is saving his money and in time will definitely buy one.

Today he came in with his Grandfather. The Old guy was nice as he could be but had no filter to speak of. While we got most of the Fiddlebacks out for his Grandson to look at, the old man went on and on about a type of knife he liked. After listening to him describe it for a minute, my guy working behind the counter walked over and picked up a Gerber LST. He showed it to the Old Man and asked, "is this what you are talking about?" The old man looked at it for half a second and exclaimed "that is the one, that is the best knife in the shop!" We set it on top of the Fiddlebacks and asked him "You think that is the best knife in the shop?' He said "I am going to buy that Gerber right now and I would rather have that knife than all of them there Fiddlethingys combined"

Just thought you guys might want to know there is an old man out there that will trade you 6 Fiddlebacks for a $22 Gerber LST!

Whitty


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The man knows what he likes! How is that particular Gerber? I know Gerbers are hit or miss nowadays.
 
LOL, Those old timers sometimes come up with some crazy ways to make a point! :) Thanks for the humor!!!
 
If Gerber was still the same knife company it was in the 70s, I'd still be buying Gerbers...
 
Good story. I must say that I am looking forward to being an old guy, so when I make my wildly insane claims, people will find it endearing instead of concerning.
 
for what you'd use it for, the LST isn't horrible, but you'd need a box of them to equal one of those fixed blades.
 
You have an employee that listens and serves customers well. That is valuable.:thumbup:

Can't account for taste though...
 
If it makes you happy, then it's the one for you. Would that I should be so easily satisfied
 
Well, I'm an old guy with a Gerber from the 70s but I'm a newbie to Fiddlebacks. I'd hate to give up that Gerber (it has a bright orange handle so I've never lost it) but I'm open to a trade for the right runt. Just send me a PM. Seriously, it's never too late to discover Fiddlebacks, and I just want to say how much I enjoy this forum. I haven't posted much and haven't really introduced myself, but I read your threads every day and enjoy watching all of you in the shark tank. Reminds of my Dad's old trout pond and what would happen if we kids tossed in bits of hamburger instead of pellets.
 
Some of my older friends have much higher opinions of Gerber knives than I do, so I'm obviously missing something. I would say that the Gerber is just fine for pocket carry to open boxes, cut string, etc but the Fiddlethingy is probably a mite better for harder use. A good salesman would have been able to sell him both.












(just kidding on that last part)
 
ijustdontknow said:
A good salesman would have been able to sell him both. Quote]

This reminds me of this joke:


A young guy from Texas moves to California and goes to a big department store looking for a job. The manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?" The kid says, "Yeah, I was a salesman back home in Texas." The boss liked the kid so he gave him the job.

"You start tomorrow. Ill come down after we close and see how you did." His first day on the job was rough but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down.

"How many sales did you make today?"

Kid says, "One."

Boss says, "Just one? Our sales people average 20 or 30 sales a day.
How much was the sale for?"

Kid says "$201,237.64.

Boss says "201,237.64?? What the heck did you sell?"

Kid says, "First I sold him a small fish hook. Then I sold him a medium fish hook. Then I sold him a larger fish hook. Then I sold him a new fishing rod. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down at the coast, so I told him he was gonna need a boat; we went down to the boat department and I sold him that twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didnt think his Mercedes would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him an Escalade."

The boss said, "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and truck?"

Kid says, "No, he came in here to buy a box of tampons for his wife and I said, your weekends shot, you might as well go fishing."
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whitty said:
ijustdontknow said:
A good salesman would have been able to sell him both. Quote]

This reminds me of this joke:


A young guy from Texas moves to California and goes to a big department store looking for a job. The manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?" The kid says, "Yeah, I was a salesman back home in Texas." The boss liked the kid so he gave him the job.

"You start tomorrow. Ill come down after we close and see how you did." His first day on the job was rough but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down.

"How many sales did you make today?"

Kid says, "One."

Boss says, "Just one? Our sales people average 20 or 30 sales a day.
How much was the sale for?"

Kid says "$201,237.64.

Boss says "201,237.64?? What the heck did you sell?"

Kid says, "First I sold him a small fish hook. Then I sold him a medium fish hook. Then I sold him a larger fish hook. Then I sold him a new fishing rod. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down at the coast, so I told him he was gonna need a boat; we went down to the boat department and I sold him that twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didnt think his Mercedes would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him an Escalade."

The boss said, "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and truck?"

Kid says, "No, he came in here to buy a box of tampons for his wife and I said, your weekends shot, you might as well go fishing."
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That's a classic. And you saw I was just kidding, right? LOL The last thing I am qualified to do is to tell someone how to run their own business.
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There was a man who lived by the side of the road and sold hot dogs. He sold very good hot dogs. He put up signs along the highway and advertised in the newspaper telling how good they were. He stood on the side of the road and cried: “Buy a hot dog, mister?” And people bought. He increased his meat and bun orders. He bought a bigger stove to take care of his trade. He finally got his son home from college to help him out.

But then something happened. His son said, “Father, haven’t you been listening to the radio and watching TV? There is a big depression. The foreign situation is terrible. The domestic situation is worse.” Whereupon the father thought, “Well, my son’s been to college, he listens to the radio and watches TV and he ought to know.” So the father cut down on his meat and bun orders, took down his signs and canceled his newspaper ads and no longer bothered to stand out on the highway to sell his hot dogs. And his hot dog sales fell almost overnight. “You’re right, son,” the father said to the boy. “We certainly are in the middle of a great depression.”
 
ijustdontknow said:
There was a man who lived by the side of the road and sold hot dogs. He sold very good hot dogs. He put up signs along the highway and advertised in the newspaper telling how good they were. He stood on the side of the road and cried: “Buy a hot dog, mister?” And people bought. He increased his meat and bun orders. He bought a bigger stove to take care of his trade. He finally got his son home from college to help him out.

But then something happened. His son said, “Father, haven’t you been listening to the radio and watching TV? There is a big depression. The foreign situation is terrible. The domestic situation is worse.” Whereupon the father thought, “Well, my son’s been to college, he listens to the radio and watches TV and he ought to know.” So the father cut down on his meat and bun orders, took down his signs and canceled his newspaper ads and no longer bothered to stand out on the highway to sell his hot dogs. And his hot dog sales fell almost overnight. “You’re right, son,” the father said to the boy. “We certainly are in the middle of a great depression.”
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Man... Man... I'm in retail... Man... I love stuff like this! This is what makes you rethink how you do business. Good stuff! I feel sorry for my employees tomorrow! :)
 
I understand the old guy. I have enjoyed using up a half dozen Gerber LST's in the past 30 years.

In my worst experience, I had one open and stuck up my sleeve when I was in a biker bar (we had no clue when we went in, probably should have noticed the dozen and a half chopper parked in the shade) where some old rider was trying to hit on my wife. I had two big mugs, and a pitcher on the bar in front of me. I was on my wife's right; he and two buddies were on the left. He and one biker were is leathers, the other was in wife beater. I figured mugs and pitcher for the guys in leather, and a hard slash on the wife beaters shoulder...1, 2, 3, 4. Then bolt for the car!


Fortunately, it never came close to that. A few competitive pleasantries were exchanged. they offered to pick up our tab, which I declined. Then we went on to our destination. My wife was excited by the potential danger, but she also realized the spot that we were (potentially) in and the way I handled it. Needless to say, the rest of the weekend was all good! ; )
 
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