I hate you all...lol...

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Yes...you have successfully turned me into a "knife snob". My father in law was showing me his new knife the other day (some Chinese made folder), and I just couldn't even try to be interested in it. He was so proud of his new purchase, and it was a genuine piece of crap. I politely handed it back to him and changed the topic.

Thanks guys... lol...

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Cheap knife or not, at least he's into carrying a knife, that's a good thing.:D
I find it more annoying, if there afraid of knives.
 
dc50 brought up a great point, he is going in the right direction... just give him a nudge and show him some of your good stuff
 
You guys are 100% correct. My father in law is a sportsman, hunter, outdoorsman, and I am fortunate that he and I share that passion. We normally talk guns/hunting/knives, but I just can't convince him to buy "good stuff"...he is always on the cheap side of everything. He considers knives as throw-away items.

Good comments though...
 
I had a friend like that as well. Slowly but surely I am turning him to the darkside, he went from a knife that could barely open and lock to a Spyderco Persistance. For under forty bucks it is amazing what you can get now. Good luck on helping him see the light
 
newbie_nick said:
You guys are 100% correct. My father in law is a sportsman, hunter, outdoorsman, and I am fortunate that he and I share that passion. We normally talk guns/hunting/knives, but I just can't convince him to buy "good stuff"...he is always on the cheap side of everything. He considers knives as throw-away items.

Good comments though...
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Get him a good knife for his birthday or something so he can experience the feeling of a well made blade :)
 
Ya know....I started this thread to be a smart @ss, but honestly, its made me think a bit. Maybe I just need to buy him a good knife for Christmas with the hope that he will use and appreciate it. Hmm....
 
newbie_nick said:
Ya know....I started this thread to be a smart @ss, but honestly, its made me think a bit. Maybe I just need to buy him a good knife for Christmas with the hope that he will use and appreciate it. Hmm....
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That's the ticket. :thumbup:
 
newbie_nick said:
Ya know....I started this thread to be a smart @ss, but honestly, its made me think a bit. Maybe I just need to buy him a good knife for Christmas with the hope that he will use and appreciate it. Hmm....
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If he is that cheap he will likely sell it on Ebay or something. ;)

Not worth the effort or money IMO.
 
"...He was so proud of his new purchase, and it was a genuine piece of crap...."
- newbie_nick

well great!
so now that makes it way easier for you to present him a better made knife gift each time you move up a step higher :-)
and since he considers knives "a throw-away".
figure you'll be doin' each other a real favor.
couldn't think of a better way to bring the family men togather.
oh, and welcome to the anti-pos league.
 
Think how proud he'll be if you get him something nice he wouldn't ordinarily buy for himself?

A lot of older guys are like that; I know my father was. They'll buy nice things for others but not for themselve's.
 
BP Green said:
Think how proud he'll be if you get him something nice he wouldn't ordinarily buy for himself?

A lot of older guys are like that; I know my father was. They'll buy nice things for others but not for themselve's.
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I don't let Frugal people near my stuff, I can't stand being near them for more than 30 secs.
 
I think I get his point. They think we're nuts for spending what we do.

Did I get it right Ankerson?
 
If he's cheap and you suspect he will sell it or something, you could try and give him a spyderco endura or something of the likes, not alot of money but a lot bang for buck imho.
 
BP Green said:
I think I get his point. They think we're nuts for spending what we do.

Did I get it right Ankerson?
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Pretty much, but it goes well beyond knives though, people like that will try and cheat you out of a penny. ;)

They will drive 50 Miles to save 5 Cents, even though they are spending a lot more than that just to get there and back. Try and explain that one to them, just try....

I have had people argue with me over a penny, really putting up a fit about it.

People can do what they want, but the frugal ones need to stay far away from me.

One the knife topic though, I can't count how many time I have heard this (Enter Cheap gas station Knife here) is just as good or better than (Enter Quality Knife here) and they will argue it to the death.

I have been down that road getting someone something nice only to have them sell it then lie to me about it later, and they weren't poor or bad off either...

I have heard a person that I know talk for 15 mins how they saved $10 by really going out of their way and making a huge deal out of it, making more than one trip etc and they are worth Millions..... Do you know how pathetic that sounded to me.
 
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BP Green said:
Think how proud he'll be if you get him something nice he wouldn't ordinarily buy for himself?

A lot of older guys are like that; I know my father was. They'll buy nice things for others but not for themselve's.
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Absolutely. :thumbup:

And since he does have a knife that he picked out himself, you'll know what style he's interested in.
 
Ankerson said:
Pretty much, but it goes well beyond knives though, people like that will try and cheat you out of a penny. ;)

They will drive 50 Miles to save 5 Cents, even though they are spending a lot more than that just to get there and back. Try and explain that one to them, just try....

I have had people argue with me over a penny, really putting up a fit about it.

People can do what they want, but the frugal ones need to stay far away from me.

One the knife topic though, I can't count how many time I have heard this (Enter Cheap gas station Knife here) is just as good or better than (Enter Quality Knife here) and they will argue it to the death.

I have been down that road getting someone something nice only to have them sell it then lie to me about it later, and they weren't poor or bad off either...

I have heard a person that I know talk for 15 mins how they saved $10 by really going out of their way and making a huge deal out of it, making more than one trip etc and they are worth Millions..... Do you know how pathetic that sounded to me.
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I see where your coming from now. I dont think frugal and cheap always mean the same thing, But point taken...
 
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