"Inexpensive" Knives are KING !! ??

jim you are making excellent points -well said. My vote goes to the cold steel pocket bushman definitely an ak47 of knives.
 
I carry inexpensive and expensive knives...I really dont give a horses bollocks if someone is snobby at me for using cheaper knives, but I wouldnt be using an expensive folder in my job because knives become disposable and I write them off on tax each year.
 
ac1d0v3r1d3 said:
Those people just need to learn to do without things they THINK they need, or learn to budget. Lets not get in to an argument here, (we can do that in PM's if you like) but I don't believe that ridiculous comments like this should go unanswered. As a habitually unemployed father of 2 , I can tell you that no one NEEDS to shop at wallmart.
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With an attitude like that,it's totally understandable why you're habitually unemployed:D.I sure would hate to be one of those kids:foot:.
 
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Ankerson said:
Yeah they could come over and ruin your country too like they did the US.

Wal-Mart is a Plague....
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Hardly, the smaller communities in KS i've lived in where a walmart has moved in during low crop yields they are the only ones hiring people so they can eat each week. The cost of living has gone up, but the tight asses employing us aint raising our wages to counter inflation are they?

The small businesses were terrible, they had limited supply and the produce for a rural community was horrid! just because they're locally owned doesn't make them the shining star of America. I was driving 25 minutes to a walmart just to get fresh produce.

Oh and Buck knives supplies walmarts all over the country with hundreds of thousands of Model 110...so obviously in the knife spectrum they are supporting American businesses.
 
Robert.B said:
Hardly, the smaller communities in KS i've lived in where a walmart has moved in during low crop yields they are the only ones hiring people so they can eat each week. The cost of living has gone up, but the tight asses employing us aint raising our wages to counter inflation are they?

The small businesses were terrible, they had limited supply and the produce for a rural community was horrid! just because they're locally owned doesn't make them the shining star of America. I was driving 25 minutes to a walmart just to get fresh produce.

Oh and Buck knives supplies walmarts all over the country with hundreds of thousands of Model 110...so obviously in the knife spectrum they are supporting American businesses.
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I have lived in a few one light towns or no light towns over the years so I know what you are talking about because I have seen it 1st hand.

But then sometimes there is a good Grocery Store that is either right in town or maybe 5 or 10 mins away.

Wal-Mart is crap compared to a good Grocery Store and they are getting Murdered here in Raleigh because of that, they have almost no market share. There are 3 good Grocery Chains here and good competition is something that Wal-Mart can't handle.

That's why the can kill the small towns so easy, no real competition, and they really don't have a clue what they are doing in the Grocery Business from what I have seen over the years. The grocery business side of Wal-Mart will be their downfall in the end unless they make some huge changes in their business model.
 
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Back on topic. :)

When I am talking about quality I am not just talking about expensive knives here and I am not downing the lower cost knives either.

There is a huge difference in a Buck 110 and a gas station knife or some knife bought at a flee market.

But then don't expect a $30 knife to act like a $500 Custom either because they won't.

I see a lot of statements like Just as good as and most of the time they really aren't when you look at the whole picture.

People will buy what they can afford or justify in cost for various reasons and yes there are some snobs out there in the knife world just like all other product classes.

In the end I say buy what you can afford, but look at the quality in the product, as long as the quality is really there it's a good knife, never shop price for anything as you will always get riped off.
 
I was going to send you a PM. But you don't have them enabled...

Rednek said:
Thats the biggest bunch of bullshit I have heard in a long time.I hate snobby ass people
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If you did a little reading you'd sound less like an idiot. If you want to continue poisoning yourself and your community that's your prerogative as an American. But you really should gain some knowledge before you spout off about things you don't understand.

If you would like some info about Wallmart shoot me an email. My email is in my profile.



To keep this post on topic, YAY LOW COST KNIVES! :D
 
I just don't get the enjoyment from a cheap knife that I do from a higher end knife.
 
Rednek said:
With an attitude like that,it's totally understandable why you're habitually unemployed:D.I sure would hate to be one of those kids:foot:.
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Well thats an F'd up thing to say about someone you don't know, or really even someone you do know...


A better thread title might be, "the high quality low cost knife is king?"

First response being: See Kershaw, Buck, SOG, and Gerbers sales figures. I just saw a guy at the Cabela's counter today sell some people on Kershaws with the bang for your buck argument. I think they walked out with 2 leeks and a scallion.
 
Use the Report Post triangle at the bottom of the post and let the staff deal with trolls. Responding to them does their work for them: derailing the thread.

Even responding offline feeds their self-important egos.
 
This is quite a timely thread, as I too have forsaken many of my high end folders in favor of my 'value' brands. I enjoy seeing just how far I can push the limits of the Byrd line, as well as some of the less expensive Kershaws and Bucks. I don't mind sharpening more often, nor do I mind having to 'break-in' my less expensive folders. Come to think of it, I had to break-in my Emersons too.

I like that I can get more for less in the value knives. Can I afford a Sebenza or Strider? Probably. Would I spend 4 or 5 bills on one? Nope. I am sure they are worth it, just not to me. I don't like value folders and fixed blades because I have to, I like them because I enjoy them, plain and simple.

Where Walmart stores and Rednek's comments are concerned, I wish that neither one existed.
 
I wont buy anything 'unknown' regardless of supposed value or steel they claim to use.. but I like to use my knives to do more then just your basic applications.. the higher dollar stuff I tend to limit its use to the basics.. There are many reputable manufacturers out there with great 'value' knives, some are crap I'll agree but if you know what works for you who cares, I don't take my $100 folders to cut lead roof jacks (once in a lifetime) but I have taken my skyline to do this chore and its outperformed its dollar for sure....... I like to keep most my folders clean, now fixed blades that's another animal in and of itself....
 
I have a big thing for high-value products in general--not just knives. The thing a lot of folks forget about is that their are bargains in every price range. There are $40 knives that perform like $70 knives, and there are $400 knives that perform like $700 knives. I mostly have pieces in the lower price ranges, but that's because I find that as you climb the price ladder you start reaching a point of diminishing returns.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
I have a big thing for high-value products in general--not just knives. The thing a lot of folks forget about is that their are bargains in every price range. There are $40 knives that perform like $70 knives, and there are $400 knives that perform like $700 knives. I mostly have pieces in the lower price ranges, but that's because I find that as you climb the price ladder you start reaching a point of diminishing returns.
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I think you brought up a good point there, the higher the cost of the knives the closer they really are to each other to the point were some become art knives and then the prices really skyrocket from there.

I think it's the same as with other products, there are just different levels to fit different needs and price ranges.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Use the Report Post triangle at the bottom of the post and let the staff deal with trolls. Responding to them does their work for them: derailing the thread.

Even responding offline feeds their self-important egos.
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Sorry Esav. Your 100% correct. I have no excuse


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FortyTwoBlades said:
I have a big thing for high-value products in general--not just knives. The thing a lot of folks forget about is that their are bargains in every price range. There are $40 knives that perform like $70 knives, and there are $400 knives that perform like $700 knives. I mostly have pieces in the lower price ranges, but that's because I find that as you climb the price ladder you start reaching a point of diminishing returns.
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Ankerson said:
I think you brought up a good point there, the higher the cost of the knives the closer they really are to each other to the point were some become art knives and then the prices really skyrocket from there.

I think it's the same as with other products, there are just different levels to fit different needs and price ranges.
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I think that both of these posts just about sum it up. Diminishing returns, different needs and price ranges.
 
i like cheaper knives for the reasons everyone mentioned. but i'm starting to look at it in a different light....instead of spending lets say $300 total on a stash of cheap knives, i'd rather bite the bullet and buy a Sebenza or something of the like. mainly because i would still be lusting over one anyway and would be cheaper in the long run.
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But increasingly diminishing returns when it comes to actual performance.
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Both of these comments contain part of my truth about knives. I like my cheap knives for every day use as a tool. Moras and Bucks are very cool. I also like the occasional more expensive knife, like a Bark River or a Fiddleback, for its “lust” factor.

But, when I’m in a situation where I don’t have access to all my cheap knives and I’m only going to have a very limited number of knives on me, such as when I’m hunting or in some sort of emergency where I have to evacuate my home, having one good knife that I can totally rely on becomes more important.
 
Why is it that we are so willing to "pay for quality" (ie waste money on expensive knives) but not help poor or less fortunate people?
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Silly. Just because someone else may be less fortunate than me doesn’t mean I owe them all my discretionary income. Why did YOU buy a computer instead of giving all YOUR money to the less fortunate? Liberals are only compassionate with other people’s money.

Besides, I do help them with my taxes.
 
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