I Still have all My EmAils .
^ How convenient!
All you have, are emails, which
you sent (& not a single one from Andre corroborating your allegations of his so called "rudeness"); as well as a phone conversation with Andre, where you claim, he behaved rudely toward you???
No matter How big a knife maker Andre is I don't care , I have expose his rudeness,mods you may now close this treat. I am satisfied with the awareness I have created. Thank you all.
^ As far as I'm concerned, you've haven't exposed anything.
Your order was placed on the 2nd of May. On the 21st of June you began asking for your knife. That's 7 weeks!
No-one can make a knife that quickly especially when the Blade Show is in that time period as well.
Andre then decided after your badgering to cancel your order and move on as he knows from experience that dealing with someone like you will not end well.
You never sent him any money and you never received a knife. Your order was cancelled by Andre as is his right. He gets to choose who he does business with.
Since then you have hounded many local (South African) knifemakers complain about price delivery etc.....
Well guess what, the word is out amongst the SA makers. Good luck ordering knives going forward.
My reputation was built over three decades, you managed to destroy yours in a few months.
A few years ago another butt-sore customer came onto BF complaint that one of the well known dealers had blocked him from his sales website. It turns out that like you he was a pain in the ass to deal with and the dealer cut his losses and moved on as was his right. He took some flak for it but it is his right who he does business with, just like it is Andre's right not to sell to you.
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Andre made the right call!
Steven is a fool strait out and the knife makers gluids puppy.
^ Your true colors/personality, have shined though crystal clear here.
It's evident to me, why, Andre no longer wanted to conduct any further business with you.
"Don't call me again I am very busy"
You started this a thread because of this, & because he cancelled your order?
I will end it now and move on .
I am moving on from this maker an treat now . I will not be replying to this treat anymore .
Will share my other knife journeys with you guys . Thank you
^ You keep stating this...but here you are, unable to let it go; redundantly carrying on with your personal vendetta.
Thanks to the Ignore function here, after this thread has concluded, I won't ever be reading another word you post here.
Agreed . Well he definitely lost my support. And hopefully this post makes others awair of his conduct. Maby he needs to loose support to get a reality check because if it's not for us knife nuts hel basically be with out a job.
^ Andre, will be just fine...
without you.
This is an interesting post. You have accused a very reputable knife maker of unethical behaviour based on the fact that you found his sales manner abrasive.............?
My advice to makers who read this is to avoid the OP like the plague. Lest you also end up here for no valid reason.
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So before you try an be peace keeper here with no konologue of the matter lay back and enjoy some popcorn . I don't need more of your negitive input here
You should practice doing some "introspection," reframing type skills.
You seem to feel that you should be the only person allowed to spread their ugly negativity in this very unnecessary (IMO), thread you started.
And I will continue posting my experiences on makers that I buy knifes from and my experience with them . I feel that this is a mechanism of keeping the knife community honest at its least . My experience with other makers had made me look past this an realize that the said maker in question is not the only maker of knifes.
^ See! Something positive has come out of this experience!
But you've seem to have failed miserably, "looking past this."
And please stop insulting customers with words such as Butsore etc etc we are not of the same class like you . Customers actually have integrity an dignity that needs to be respected . You very vulgar . It seems as You in the right click. And that's all I have to says to Andres spokes person. Lol
^ Kind of hypocritical, wouldn't you say? < You own word's: "
Steven is a fool strait out and the knife makers gluids puppy."
OP: It's crystal clear- you hold a very deep, bitter, personal vendetta, regarding this experience you shared with one of South Africa's highly reputable custom knife maker's. He doesn't want to do business with. My advice to you: just deal with it, & move on!
If you behaved anywhere near like you've behaved here, during your phone conversation with Andre, it's no wonder, why he decided to distance himself from you and sever ties with you.
I have no doubt in my mind, that there was more than one party behaving rudely, during your phone conversation.
