Have you bought a knife for dumb reason

we buy knives for a variety of reasons. There is rule that says the reasons have to make sense to any one else but you.
 
Yes, lots of them; most of them actually. :D I'll use any reason, dumb or not. :thumbup:

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No dumb reason to buy a knife. Always need a 'nuther. (ask my wife)

How about going to a flea market and buying "them all". I did that. $3 each. A gazillion little victorinox, bucks, a kershaw, Blah, blah, blah.

Rationalized it as "Christmas Presents"

Now everyone I know has a little red Victorinox hanging off their key chain

(Chuckle)
 
The only one that I feel really was dumb, and therefore unjustified:

I once spent so much time handling, and discussing knives that the dude brought up from under the counter that I felt I had to buy something. I could have bought a smaller, cheaper knife, but instead spent way too much on a knife I really didn't need, and never carry.:rolleyes:

I also once had a $20 gift certificate to Bass Pro. It was not enough money to buy a knife I really wanted, and I didn't feel I could NOT buy a knife, so I got a cheap $20 Buck Vantage I had no need for. I told myself I'd give it as a gift.
 
I came to one morning to find an order confirmation from BladeHQ. .... Wait a minute, I didn't order anything from BladeHQ. .... But the email says I did. Then it all made sense. An empty 6 pack of King Cobra tall cans and a few of those double shot Jack bottles laying around. Apparently, I ordered a knife in a blackout and 2 days later, this came.

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Thanks to this thread, I'm selling it.
 
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Once bought a Gerber STL...cause it looked neat and, of course, it's s'posed to be Strong Thin and Light. Once I defeated the armored-plastic-bubble-pack it was sold in, I found the "opening" hole in the blade was useless, and the edge wouldn't hold an edge...

It now resides in the bottom of the ammo box with all the other dumb purchases I've made in the last 20+ years.

It IS THIN, tho'...
 
I hope there is a couple weeks notice on the zombie thing starting up, it will take me that long to decide which knife would be perfect for such an occasion. Then again maybe I dont have the perfect one now, time to go get it I guess. :D
 
I bought a Kershaw Leek because I didn't want to carry around all the singles in my pocket.

Is that a dumb reason? Probably. The Leek is heavier than the 30 or so singles I had.

However, it got me hooked on my current favorite production design.
 
I have a CS Ninja Dagger for chopping vegetables.

Someday soon I hope to purchase a Counter-Tac I for scooping ice cream.
 
Yes, I bought one of those Jeep Survival Knives with hollow handle, the little fishing kit and matches inside, and the compass on the butt cap. I bought it for the sake of having a Rambo style knife, plus I had a $10 coupon at Dicks Sporting Goods that was about to expire and I had to use it for something. :o
 
Every time I watch the 1st Rambo movie, I'm convinced I need a huge bowie knife (for a few hours).

One of these days, I'll just plunk down the money for a Trailmaster, and get it over with.
 
One time I paid big bucks for a used butter knife at a garage sales because it had some rust on it that I thought looked just like Abraham Lincoln. It turns out it was just... er, wait, I just glanced at it again quick... HOLY CRAP THE RUST SPLOTCH LOOKS JUST LIKE BURT REYNOLDS!!!! I'M AWESOME!!!!!!
 
I bought a Benchmade 943 SBK because I thought S30V was "da sheetz", until I found S90V, M4, and ZDP-189. I then found that the half serrated edge made for bad cutting, the edge tends to roll a lot, the anodizing wears off easily, and it develops a lot of blade play.

I bought a Shallot in S110V for the steel, but found the handle to be too small to hold onto. Never used it since.

I bought a Cold Steel Talwar because I thought it was "tacticool". Turns out the lock fails to engage when waving it open about half the time. Biggest waste of money ever.

And most recently I ordered a SECOND ZT 0350CB because the first one had the pocket clip screw stripped by me when attempting to switch it to a tip up carry. AND I also ordered a ZT 0301 while I was thus lost in my rage and was utterly defying what I thought was an attempt by God to skull f*ck me.
 
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