Not the WORST knife I've ever seen....quite.

I bought one of these when I moved into a new house. Paid $1 for it , used it to cut tape, bubble wrap, cardboard etc. It didn’t cut me, it didn’t fail.
10 years later , I still have it.
It’s no different than the inexpensive Imperial knives we bought at the hardware store back in the day.
 
A knife for less than a coffee ...
It could no doubt do a job for you as a last resort or for a horrible job .
A very odd looking serration to plain edge ratio ??
Crazy that they can some how be produced and made a profit from at those prices.:)
 
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craytab said:
I think the answer to this question is quite obvious. Because a cheap piece of junk knife is far more likely to fail on you than a well built more expensive knife.

We could dive into more details on the reasons why this is true, but that is as huge of a waste of time and energy as this thread, aside from a reason to have a good laugh.
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I choose to trust no knife for anything more than cutting, whether it's a good knife or not, that's probably why I feel the way I do.
They're junk and they fall apart and it is definitely best to stay away from them regardless of potential safety concerns.
 
If you can keep it reasonably sharp, and only use it to cut stuff, without putting too much stress on it, it should do the job. For awhile, maybe two. But not for too long. As to how they make a profit, the machinery for these is old. It's paid for, many times over, most likely. Precision is not an option. And, mostly, they know that when the knife fails, as it will, in relatively short order, the person who purchased it in the first place will more than likely go buy another one just like it. They are considered disposable, by the manufacturers as well as by the consumers.
 
midnight flyer said:
Slow day? You bought this knife knowing you were wasting your money to intentionally make yourself miserable, then come here making the effort to post pictures of how "silly" you were to throw your money away?

This reminds me of the old joke...
" Hey buddy... why do you keep hitting yourself in the head with a bat?"

"Because it feels sooo good when I quit"

Robert
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Slow day? Nothing better to do than try to make the OP feel bad for no other reason than mean spiritedness?

The guy was just trying to add a smile to a few people. Nothing wrong with that.
 
This knife was built to make some kid happy who wanted to go camping but his broke single mom can not afford a Buck 110 so this is the kids only chance to have a knife in his pack like other scouts.

Next your going to tell me that those 16 cent per package noodles in the food section are not real high quality cooking like grandma use to make.
 
That knife would fit perfectly each and every one of my several tool boxes (general tools, electrical/electronic tools, the tool bag in the trunk, tackle box, etc). The perfect knife to use when you know you shouldn't be using a knife for a certain task but you HAVE TO. It will probably save some crying if you happen to break/damage your (for sure mooooooore expensive) EDC in your pocket.
 
1) Unless you're doing something stupid and/or idiotic with it, like stabbing something, the blade can't close on your fingers. The cutting/slicing action (unless your being a moron and are trying to cut/slice with the spine) forces the blade open; not closed.
If it was sending people to the hospital in droves, you can bet your last moldy cup of coffee and stale donut that Walmart's liability lawyers would have gotten them pulled from the shelves in under a heartbeat.

2) That knife is not targeted to "knife nuts". It is intended for people who don't know (or care) that better knives are available.
Believe it or not, there really are people like that.

This is targeted at the "impulse buyer".
Some may actually use it as an inexpensive alternative to a Stanley retractable (or non-retractable) box/utility knife.
Cutting cardboard or packing tape, or scoring drywall, is probably the heaviest use it will ever see.

It is a throw-a-way knife for when it gets duller than it already is. At "best"(?) some might put it through a draw through "sharpener", or one of those powered kitchen knife "sharpener"/grinders.

While no more than one .. maybe 1 1/2 people on the forum here would buy one, they do have a place in the market. If people were not buying them, they would be "Walmart Clearance Priced" at or slightly below cost, then pulled from the shelves if they still didn't sell.
(Walmart does not put up a "Clearance Sale" sign then triple or quadruple the price, like I did when I managed a convenience store to get rid of slow moving merchandise.
It is amazing how that sign speeds up sales of something.
Before the "sale" we might sell one a month. During the sale, up to 10 a day. We never re-ordered what was on "sale".)
 
I only keep them in the shed or in the garage to cut open packaging or use in a pinch.
 
Planterz said:
$2 knife = far more expensive hospital bill for stitches.
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Probably more of these things have been sold and put into use then any of the knives we like to talk about on these forums. They are out there in big numbers, in pockets, purses and tool and tackle boxes the world over. It may not be my kind of knife, or your kind of knife, but it is representative of the knives that are commonly bought for use by the general public.

n2s
 
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