How to resist buying knives

I saw when you picked it up....they look nice, I like the nail nick on that one.
crom said:
Stay off of BF? I try not to impulse buy any more, if I do it's something under $30. However, I get bit about once a year now and this time the bug is called Boker Haddock. Yup, it'll be here this week, hehe!
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1. Tell yourself everything they have in the store can be had cheaper on line.
2. Use your smart phone to prove this.
3. Keep a running total of what the costs are.
4. Add in the costs of the trip to TN.
5. Take a close look and realize that for that kind of money instead of a trip you'll never brag about you could have been fooling around with a babe in a bikini someplace warm.

Merry Christmas...
 
I'd love to visit SMKW and see their knife displays. But based on their printed catalogs they mostly sell crap, which I can easily resist. I could use a new Buck knife though. And maybe one of their exclusive Case models if the quality is good. They are dealers for Canal Street Cutlery too - I bet I could find one I like. And I always have room for another Queen or Schatt-Morgan. Maybe an ESEE would 'talk' to me. And there's always Northfield or Tidioute, that Becker BK16 that I need, and...

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After attending a convention in Las Vegas last year, I rented a BMW 1200GS and was touring Nevada, Northern California and Arizona. I told myself since I'm in the area, I may as well figure out where Arizona Custom Knives is and test the limits of my credit card. Imagine my surprise when I discovered they are located in Florida! Temptation resolved!
 
TotalDbag said:
I took a vacation to Sevieville Tennessee. And I'm within walking distance from smokey mountain knife works. And since I have to go to it I need to know how to resist the knives influence, so I don't go home a poor man.
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No problem. Just do what I do and forget your wallet at home.

Oddly enough, I have been there several times and only recall purchasing a knife once. I tend to like the stuff in their museum cases, but don't really care for much of anything in their sales cases or catalog.

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One word. Restraint. I had to use it yesterday when I saw a ZT 121 for about $50 cheaper than I'd ever seen it. I say again RESTRAINT!
 
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