Mike Stewart & the BRK&T gang

Bark River puts out a good knife at a fair price. Not perfection but not bad either. If it's "broke" send it in until it is satisfactory. It won't be "perfect" after using a few times anyway.
 
Clydetz said:
I might be a dickhead but I am not a confused dickhead.
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Your opinion of yourself isn't convencing. I like to think of it as additional evidence of your confusion.


By the way, self-psychoanalytical practices are skewed, as evident by your post above.
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Lanza said:
If it's "broke" send it in until it is satisfactory.
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How many times ? Who absorbs the costs ?

From the perspective of a retailer, these additional cost decrease profitability. It also greatly increases the chance that a customer pays more for the product. The customer stops purchasing from the retailer and eventually, the retailer stops stocking the manufacturer's product(s). In effect, a "win-win" situation is not created. In fact, a "win-loss" situation is created, momentarily, where the manufacturer "wins" and a certain portion of the "value chain" doesn't. Eventually, the manufacturer will see the loss.

As a consumer, increasing my costs by transitioning the product back and forth to the manufacturer creates absolutely no value. In actuality, it has a high chance of causing the consumer to switch to a different product, manufacturer, etc.. Who "wins ?" Not the manufacturer, who by all intent and purposes, is in business to maximize profit. Losing any portion of the customer base defeats the concept of profit maximization.
 
Well, I am going to be a cheerleader for Bark River. Not that I have any problem with anything that Temper posted. I only own three Bark River knives. Two that I purchased and one that I won on their forum at Knifeforums. All three are great and I have not found a flaw on any of them, including the one that I won. I am not as thrilled about the sheaths but I have not found any flaws with them either. I just don't care that much for the sheath styles. But I love the knives. I intend to buy more. To be perfectly honest, those are the only three Bark River knives I have ever handled. So, I guess, it is possible that I have just been very lucky. But so far I am very happy with Bark River. The simple fact is, if their quality is bad, eventually they will be out of business. I expect them to be around.

YAY! YAY! BARK RIVER! YAY! :D
 
Page 4 am I puzzled why this thread got this long.

It seems pretty simple, one person detailed his issue and the choice he made. Each person is free to do as they please, buying, not buying, selling not selling. Just because there is counter examples to the original issue, does not invalidate the original posters experience.

As for ganging up, henchman and etc. We all know that happens on both sides of almost every issue. I'm happy to get information and we shouldn't let it cloud the original point. If someone wants to start a Mike Stewarts henchman thwart the flow of information thread, then that's great. But it really is a seprate issue (or not an issue) entirely.
 
Dave H,

"It seems pretty simple, one person detailed his issue and the choice he made. Each person is free to do as they please, buying, not buying, selling not selling. Just because there is counter examples to the original issue, does not invalidate the original posters experience."

I couldn't have said it better.
 
My experience with Bark River was like this..

I ordered a Bark River Bravo 1.5 in CPM 3v from Ecop off Ebay. The knife arrived and it was beautiful, but there was no sheath in the box and yes, it was supposed to come with one.
I contacted Ecop and they told me I would have to contact the manufacturer. I called Bark River up, told them the issue and the lady in warranty said she would send me out a sheath next week. I waited a few weeks and nothing was ever sent out, I was never contacted, and my issue was never delt with. After getting fed up I sent the knife back to Ecop for a full refund. Those sheaths go for about 60 dollars and are part of the price of the knife so it was important for me to get it.

Now would I try Bark River again? Sure would! They make some beautiful knives and I'd love to own some of them. They DO need to work on being consistent with customer satisfaction and work on the quality control a bit. The fact that a knife was sent out without a sheath reinforces my words on their QC.
 
I refuse to go back, 12 years, or whatever, to find out what happened, in this thread!

Well, crap, hold on, give me a sec...
 
People buying BRKT proves Mr. Barnum's point. If BRKT can't remember to put in a sheath, or shorted it on purpose, plus blow off the complaint, how can an owner ever be sure they got the right steel and heat treat.
 
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