Pocket Knives as gifts for non knife people

Just joining the "I usually give them a SAK" crowd. They're non-intimidating, cheap but high quality, and everyone knows how they work, and appreciates the extra tools.
 
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I've given away about 4 or 5 Lightning OTF's over the years. Cheap, funtional, easy to use, and extremely cool to the everyday normal "non knife" person. One of my buddies has had his for 6 or 7 years now and still EDC's it.
 
I like giving pocket knives to my non-knife friends and in every instance they use and appreciate them. My first gift knife was a Rat2 which my friend carried for years until he lost it, so I replaced it with something else. Now I gift small-ish lightweight Spydercos like a Delica or PM3. My nephew loves my collection, so i gave him a Manix2 LW. Every guy, no matter the age, can appreciate a good-quality small knife.
 
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SAKs for the most part. I given away a few Bucks and Kershaws as well. Sometimes they become more interested, sometimes not. I bought a Kershaw Leek and Scallion for my aunt, and she just loved them, kept one in her purse and used one as a kitchen pairing knife!

I've given Maglites away with the same results.
 
I think it's usually a bad and even selfish idea.
If you sat most people down and asked them if they would want a $300 knife or $300 worth of something else like a gift card to their favorite store, pretty much everyone would prefer the gift card.
People should try to give gifts based on what the recipient wants.
Gifts are supposed to be about celebrating them, not forcing others to pretend they enjoy forced participation in your own weird hobbies.
You see these same kind of posts in watch, gaming, flashlights, precious metal, firearm, etc forums.
The same type of "Whats the best Zippo lighter to give my non-smoking niece" posts by mentally ill Zippo collectors.
Same energy.
Maybe choose to not be the crazy person that gives everyone pocketknives?
 
I have given a few of these away (and I use one my self from time to time . The last one I had to "adjust " so the blade would come out easily. You might open the package and check it before turning it over .
The price has not gone up in about eight years ! ! ! !
That bottle opener BS I could do without . They didn't used to have that maybe can still get a version without it .
A guy I work with everyday has carried and used his for years . He is not at all into knives but said he misses it when he looses it for a while or leaves it at home.

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and this one
I have one and gave one to a coworker .
Can even carry it in the key pocket of a bathing suit in the water / what ever .
I gave it to a woman and she has found use for it and said she has shown it to her friends . Says she likes it .
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David Mary said:
Good point. I never thought about it before, but interestingly (and embarrassingly for them lol) I have handed liner locking knives to people before, and when they try to close it, a number of them have pushed on the back — even when there's no lock mechanism there! So weird.



Yeah, if someone can follow instructions, then they can close any knife. Some people have been too chicken to try to close the Okapi style knives though, even with demonstration and reassurance.



Solid choice, and I agree and do the same often enough. Everyone has a use for that.
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I've had similar issues with my own father. He can build and wire a house, work on vehicle engines, build electronics out of spare parts, use any number of tools at a high level of expertise, and yet he treats a liner lock like it's alien technology. It's Swiss Army Knife or Swiss Army Knife adjacent or it's a wasted gift. That and it's gone the next time he goes through security to board a plane.
 
I've given Falkniven U2's and Opinel #6's to non-knife friends. They were all received and found to be useful.
 
I’m not trying to make a joke. I carry one on my keychain and it has saved me a few time when I have noticed loose screws on pocket clips. Rather be able to tighten them right then and there than lose a knife over it.
 
eveled said:
Just randomly giving a knife to a non knife person? No. I wouldn’t do it. They need to realize they need one on their own.
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I'm out a Laguiole that now sits in a drawer unused because I didn't learn this lesson sooner.
 
Some of my family members help host the local graduation for the homeschool community. They collect donations and use them to buy gifts for the graduates (we had about 35 in the graduating class this year).They needed one more gift for a guy specifically that was on the $50 mark, and I said, "How about a knife?"

I picked out a Civivi Praxis. The lucky grad immediately pulled it out and started flipping it. His mother wasn't quite as enthused but he loved it.
 
calm said:
I am surprised nobody has suggested a Sebenza, like in the good old days :)

Victorinox are always a good choice, most will be happy with a Classic, which is what I commonly give.
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Lol, I remember those days. If only Clay was still around here! 😂
 
I've given many knives to people who asked to borrow mine. Most of them act like I just handed them a turd and then ask to borrow my knife, the next time I see them. A few of them started carrying a knife, when they saw how useful it was. Now I only have a few friends worthy of such a gesture, and they already carry a knife.

However, to the original question, Gerber LST or SAK.
 
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