Knife store at Mall of America?

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Does anyone know if there is still a knife store at the Mall of America? I'm going to be in the Blommington area for a few days and was looking for a store where I might be able to exercise my credit card :D
 
There used to be 2 Remington stores (until they closed). Now there is another store with 2 locations but I can't remember the name of the chain. You'll easily find it at one of the directory's.
 
They used to have "The Cutlery" (way over-priced), but that closed. The Safe and Knife Store in Crystal is only a few minutes away and they're pretty good.
 
I just talked to a guy at the Safe-Knife store last week. He said that they had cut way back on knives but that they still did carry some good sellers. He recommended the World of Knives store in I think Haskins. Which if I understood his directions correctly is between Bloomington and Crystal. He said that the World of Knives store carried a big selection of Benchmade. I think that it still might be worth a trip to the Safe-Knife store as the last time I was there they had a lot of knives including quite a few customs and may still have some nice pieces in stock. The only rub is that unless something is on sale, be prepared to pay retail.
 
Chemist, are you sure it wasn't in Hastings? Just wondering. Never heard of the World of Knives store. A buddy of mine is thinking about opening a bait and tackle shop in the Scanlon area (just outside of Duluth) and asked me if I would want to go in on it and basically make it a bait, tackle and knife store. I'm mulling it over. I've been able to show my friends why a 120 dollar knife in a premium steel is better than a 20 dollar cheapie, but people in this area are just plain old stubborn about things like that. They'll pay 35000 bucks for a 4x4 truck to get them into the wilderness, 500 bucks for a rifle, but not 100 on a knife. Frankly, I just don't get it; Northern Minnesotans are big on hunting, fishing, campiing, and the outdoors in general. You'd think that they would understand the virtues of having a quality blade. Sorry to ramble everybody.
 
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Chemist, are you sure it wasn't in Hastings? Just wondering. Never heard of the World of Knives store. A buddy of mine is thinking about opening a bait and tackle shop in the Scanlon area (just outside of Duluth) and asked me if I would want to go in on it and basically make it a bait, tackle and knife store. I'm mulling it over. I've been able to show my friends why a 120 dollar knife in a premium steel is better than a 20 dollar cheapie, but people in this area are just plain old stubborn about things like that. They'll pay 35000 bucks for a 4x4 truck to get them into the wilderness, 500 bucks for a rifle, but not 100 on a knife. Frankly, I just don't get it; Northern Minnesotans are big on hunting, fishing, campiing, and the outdoors in general. You'd think that they would understand the virtues of having a quality blade. Sorry to ramble everybody.
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I'd take a trip a ways outside of Duluth if you guys carred Benchmades or Spyderco :p

...And ... umm... SOME BALISONGS!
 
If it happens, we would definitely carry Benchmade and Spyderco. I like the unusual knives, so you could count on things like the DODO, SPOT, Spyderfly, Osborne, Resistor, Skirmish, etc. The brands I would like to carry would be Benchmade, Spyderco, CRK&T, Fallkniven, Kershaw, and Becker/Camillus. Probably a few Buck stand bys, too. With those companies we could offer a broad spectrum of price, but the quality will always be there. You won't be seeing any knives made in Pakistan. That's a promise. If I could sell the higher end knives fairly well, we would try out some other companies (MOD, Microtech, etc.), and do special orders (even allowing people to order things like Busse and Fehrman through us with no mark up...just to maybe make things more convenient for our customers...let us handle the footwork). Customer service would be very important to us; it's what keeps people coming back. This is all just in the initial planning stages, so don't get oo excited...yet.
 
J., I'm sure you're right on the name being Hastings. What can I say, the old memory isn't what it used to be. The location I gave is right. World of Knives has an ad in the issue of Blade with the big heavy duty folder on the cover. September I think.
 
Yep - I have no more reason to go to Mall of America except the Cheese samples new where the Cuttlery used to be - BUT there is more than Safe and Knife in the Cities - in HOPKINS on Main St. about 8th ave - is now "Knife World" - with a full line of product and much better prices than MOA had - I picked up an M16-carbon fibre for $45.00! - they have guite a few of the discontinued CRKT models are great pices - some of the same employees work at Knife World that were at MOA - and Everysharp Outlet - both gone sad to say. Enjoy the trip!
 
My son and I visited a couple of stores in Minneapolis today.

Arms & Armor On Stinson in Northeast Minneapolis

Eversharp (the Wusthof outlet) on Taft Street a few blocks from Arms & Armor in NE Mpls. They have CRKT, Buck, Victorinox, and Wusthof. Yes, they are open now...I don't know whether they were re-opened or never closed.

I'm going to try to find that place in Hopkins next.

Safe & Knife is now in Brooklyn Park, near the Maple Grove border, by West Broadway and CR81. But they only have about one case of knives, with some Kershaws and some chinese knives, on my last visit. The owner still likes to talk knives though.
 
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I've been able to show my friends why a 120 dollar knife in a premium steel is better than a 20 dollar cheapie, but people in this area are just plain old stubborn about things like that. They'll pay 35000 bucks for a 4x4 truck to get them into the wilderness, 500 bucks for a rifle, but not 100 on a knife. Frankly, I just don't get it; Northern Minnesotans are big on hunting, fishing, campiing, and the outdoors in general. You'd think that they would understand the virtues of having a quality blade. Sorry to ramble everybody.
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Although I appreciate fine craftsmanship and materials, please convince me that a $120 premium grade knife offers a significant advantage over a $50 or less Spyderco, Buck or an even cheaper Mora etc. for the average, or even avid sportsman, leaving out the cheap crap stuff.

For daily use in a blade-wielding occupation, I can see the purpose of higher end knives, or at least defer to the professional opinions of those who do. But for what most of us need, the differences are, IMHO, not very significant or cost effective.

High end knives, IMHO, are for collectors and hobbyists, which is well and good, no disrespect intended toward any, but millions of folks get along just fine with much more modest hardware. I have admired Sebenzas and custom knives, but my Buck 110 or Delica 4 gets 'er done very well, thank you, with the added advantage of being affordably replaceable, if necessary. If I am missing something, please enlighten me.
 
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