Mr. Jim Frost

Not long ago I watched them state with a straight face that the "laser etched "faux" damascus was better than normal damascus beacuse it's so high tech. No offence meant to old tools but whoever buys from them will get what they deserve and paid for.

Anybody that can't see through their hucksterism probably shouldn't have access to sharp objects when they realize how bad they've been taken.

To asdd insult to injury a common scam the channel adds in is to throw in "free" magazine subscriptions that you didn't ask for or approve while they've got your credit card. The billing will be in a different name, and you won't know what it's for. If you aren't keeping track of your account they can get over on you for quite some time. JL
 
I'd sure like to see those bozos sell me a 6-pack of CR Sebenzas for $39.95.:D.:D.
 
The Mastiff said:
To asdd insult to injury a common scam the channel adds in is to throw in "free" magazine subscriptions that you didn't ask for or approve while they've got your credit card. The billing will be in a different name, and you won't know what it's for. JL
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What a freakin' surprise, that those nice folks could possibly do such a thing :rolleyes:
 
glockman99 said:
I'd sure like to see those bozos sell me a 6-pack of CR Sebenzas for $39.95.:D.:D.
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Maybe not CR Sebenzas, but I bet they'd be happy to sell you some of the Chef's Cliss Leeves knives!!!
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The Mastiff said:
Not long ago I watched them state with a straight face that the "laser etched "faux" damascus was better than normal damascus beacuse it's so high tech. No offence meant to old tools but whoever buys from them will get what they deserve and paid for.
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No offense taken. As I said, I knew that I was probably getting "Fair Special" quality knives. I ordered as little as I could to save money and find out if Frost was the company I had heard about back in the 80s. Obviously they turned into pure junk dealers. I can't say anything about the Hen and Rooster knives they sell, but their Frost Cutlery marked knives are the worst example of workmanship. :jerkit:

I called then for a Return Authorization today and was forced to leave a message for their "representatives" to contact me. That was 2 hours ago as I write this. I'll try again in case I forgot to mention something important. I'm wondering If Jim has any standards at all anymore. :mad:

Keep em sharp.
 
That end of the market is a different world. I had my first experience with it when one of the distributors was purchased by a company that is in that business. I had a chance to visit and see their operation. The operation is very slick and very sophisticated. It is well managed and profitable. Those folks know exactly what they are doing.

The people who buy those knives have different priorities in their knife preferences than we do. We would rather have a high quality knife with excellent performance than a bunch of lesser knives. These folks feel exactly the opposite about it. Hey, it's just different strokes for different folks.

The low end of the market is huge. I haven't visited Frost or United Cutlery or Taylor but I think any one of them is most likely significantly bigger than whatever company you like to buy knives from.
 
When I was at blade, one booth that always seemed busy was the one with 5 gallon buckets of knives just piled on top of each other. I think it was $5 a knife. People where pawing throuhg like they where panning for gold.
 
Hi All,

This has turned out to be an interesting thread. I think watching that video may have caused me physical injury while I tried not to laugh loud enough to wake up my wife in the bedroom.

Odell: "Folks, right now, we uh, may need emergency surgery, in the studio."

Oldtools: Keep up the good fight. You get any money back yet? Any return phone calls at least?

Let's see, I think that companies ordering products from a Chinese manufacturer are probably more to blame than the manufactrers. Seems to me if they wanted/needed a higher quality all they'd have to do is ask.

And, I remember my first direct experience with an inferior knife. It was, sadly, one that my Father gave me. I think I was only about 12 at the time, but ever since the age of about 7 I'd been fascinated by knives (and still am). The knife was a Buck folding hunter knock-off. It had nickle bolsters; grey, plastic slab handles; and gold plated eagles glued on to each scale. It was the worst thing I'd ever held in my hand (and Dad, just in case some day you read this through no fault of my own - you've long been forgiven, etc.). One of the golden eagles fell off a little while later. I think I lost the eagle but I've still got the knife. My memory is a little fuzzy, but I seem to remember that I'd seen an ad for the knife in a National Geographic or similar magazine, and that it was actually quite expensive - $50 pops into my head but it may have been more or less. Maybe it was from the Franklin Mint - another of Satans minions perhaps? It wasn't my Dad's fault of course, he just didn't see knives the way I do. Anyway, the worst part was the fact that I'd gotten him an actual Buck 110 Folding Hunter for him the year before, as an 11 year old, and it sat in his desk drawer because it turned out he already had one. I just remembered thinking that I would have loved for him to have just re-gifted me with the knife that wasn't seeing any action.

Somehow a poor quality knife just feels dirty.

SCDUB
 
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