Knife PACKAGING

More than the Strider baggie but nothing fancy

Something you can present as a gift without looking like you repurposed an old edc.

I’m fine with the simple spyderco or benchmade boxes. I do like the older Medford fake pelican cases but that’s an exception.
 
Lots of good comments in this thread.

What I would like to add is:

Some companies use boxes that are too big.\ (ZT).

Some companies make the boxes tricky to open-up; one should't have to study the box for a moment in order to get it open!
 
I like the zippered pouches because I use them to store the knives. With or without a coa is fine either way.

It’s not so much the packaging I hate but rather the fact I have to keep it or take a substantial loss if I ever sell it. Sounds like more of a community problem than a packaging problem. 😂
 
I wish they all just came in a sealed baggie with maybe a piece of dessicant and a COA/Material list. I also like the stickers, but I don't actually stick them to anything, just for knife porn pics.

Giant ZT, Microtech boxes and all of the ones that are like layered iPhone boxes =👎🏻 It's all just junk I have to store in case I ever decide to sell one.
 
I like a good presentation. Arno Bernards coming with the tool, coin, and hank I appreciate. I like the swag in CRK boxes, and keep the boxes to organize the swag. I like the Hawk Zipper pouches a lot. It's a great way to bring a second watch along when I travel. Maybe I'm the odd duck. I don't care. I like what I like on high end stuff. Spyderco or Benchmade boxes only stick around if I think I might sell it later.
 
A basic carton is fine, go ahead and put a logo on it, but most important is a label or something that identifies the specific product. Because otherwise, I forget. Some of these "normal" knives have weird names. I like a warranty card and appreciate use and care instructions, especially for these newer steels, but I must be the only one who reads them. I love the little silicon packs, got a pile of them in the safe. I was giving the stickers to the kids, but they lost interest.

I have no idea what to do with the pouches. Like, if the knife is sold with a pocket clip, why on earth would they ship a pouch? If it's a belt sheath for a classic lockback, awesome, but seriously, what is the point of a zipper pouch with no belt loop? Those can stop, please.
 
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edgelion said:
A basic carton is fine, go ahead and put a logo on it, but most important is a label or something that identifies the specific product. Because otherwise, I forget. Some of these "normal" knives have weird names. I like a warranty card and appreciate use and care instructions, especially for these newer steels, but I must be the only one who reads them. I love the little silicon packs, got a pile of them in the safe. I was giving the stickers to the kids, but they lost interest.

I have no idea what to do with the pouches. Like, if the knife is sold with a pocket clip, why on earth would they ship a pouch? If it's a belt sheath for a classic lockback, awesome, but seriously, what is the point of a zipper pouch with no belt loop? Those can stop, please.
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I like the pouches cause I store my knives in them but if I didn’t I could see them being a pia.
 
I need a roll-off dumpster to be delivered to my home to get rid of all the friggin' boxes and crap I've accumulated over the years. (The knife boxes aren't nearly the problem.) Was just talking to a guy who had dropped one at a neighbor's home recently.
 
I do like nice packaging and when they include a soft pouch, then I can throw an extra knife in my backpack and not worry about it getting scratched. Rike, We, Custom Knife Factory, the Case x Tony Bose annuals, and a few others throw in a soft case. Benchmade's Gold Class has really nice packaging but it takes a lot of space. My Forever Steel Rebelship came with an acrylic display case that isn't too bulky, another highlight. Protech might have some of the most practical packaging, it's compact and stackable but comes with a microfiber bag. I also really like the Rough Rider Reserve ones, they use a more durable metal tube but have an outer cardboard box so you can stack them.
 
mitchnola said:
I like the pouches cause I store my knives in them but if I didn’t I could see them being a pia.
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I like options. The few that I store are in their boxes. I suppose if I simply tossed the users into a pile in a box or a drawer, a pouch may be preferred over a carton. The hypocrisy on my part is I have this handful of pouches dutifully stored inside of retail cartons that I can't part with, that all go into a cardboard box in the attic.
 
Biryukov. Nice box with a leather belt pouch with the Biryukov logo embossed.
 
edgelion said:
I like options. The few that I store are in their boxes. I suppose if I simply tossed the users into a pile in a box or a drawer, a pouch may be preferred over a carton. The hypocrisy on my part is I have this handful of pouches dutifully stored inside of retail cartons that I can't part with, that all go into a cardboard box in the attic.
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What ya mean by retail cartons?
 
I generally keep the boxes for the better knives, for storing them when they're out of rotation, so I appreciate better packaging. I don't like it when a tiny knife is basically swimming around in a shoebox, like what they did with the Benchmade Altitude or some of the tinier Boker knives. I do enjoy the nice pouches for folders or the wooden box my White River knife came in. I appreciate the nice packaging of my Helle knives but it's as much as heavily packaged bottle of Scotch, so I just don't have room for those long tubes. I like the detail of work on the packaging of ESEE boxes to highlight their survival brand. I keep the Joker and Cudeman boxes, but toss all the Buck (except one limited edition) and Condor boxes. The only reason I haven't thrown out the boxes for my Cold Steel folders is to keep track of all the alternate side pocket clips.
 
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