Queen purchase finalized!

waynorth said:
Ryan should get a proof reader! There is no excuse for bad English in advertising.
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Do you mean poor English? :p


;)


Hey, there are some of us with too much time on our hands that might be willing to look some stuff over for them (gratis). Just sayin'.
 
Really though they need to take an actual picture instead of messing with photoshop. Real pictures, multiple views. They need to show off that stag with proper lighting and high resolution!
 
Blues said:
Do you mean poor English? :p


;)


Hey, there are some of us with too much time on our hands that might be willing to look some stuff over for them (gratis). Just sayin'.
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The first step is admitting the need for help.

~ P.
 
Blues said:
Do you mean poor English? :p


;)
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I have heard that the English economy is bad, and that many English are poor!
Of course there are always some bad ones!
I think my English is poor sometimes. . . . . . .:p

I have to look up the usage in question . . . .:confused:
 
Im not much of a knife photographer. There are guys like SharpbyCoop that are very much so. He specializes in it! He is also very generous with sharing his knowledge. I would think a company like queen could take a note from SharpbyCoop and make a proper photo setup. It is for an actual company, not just to share with your friends on a forum. Maybe I am way off base?
 
What Queen needs to enhance their pictures is a piece of scrap, pressure-treated, 2" x 6", lumber and for their advertising, a retired English teacher in need of supplemental income to stretch his/her pension.

Oh, 50-knives a whack isn't getting iteither. Maybe the same guy/gal that bought the first 50 will buy this 50.

I hope that in the long run Queen/Ryan gets this right. I was/am looking forward to adding some more Queens to my collection.
 
Modoc ED said:
What Queen needs to enhance their pictures is a piece of scrap, pressure-treated, 2" x 6", lumber and for their advertising, a retired English teacher in need of supplemental income to stretch his/her pension.

Oh, 50-knives a whack isn't getting iteither. Maybe the same guy/gal that bought the first 50 will buy this 50.

I hope that in the long run Queen/Ryan gets this right. I was/am looking forward to adding some more Queens to my collection.
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What for to nock their photographer over the head with? :D

They could go cheap with a decent point and shoot lightbox and get much better results.

They could also get an SLR, macro tilt/shift perspective control lens, build a dedicated room with adjustable light sources and the SLR linked to a laptop for live viewing. This would give them top notch photos. Easily repeatable and even if a pro had to set it up for them a rookie could come in and operate it with a little guidance.

Kevin
 
Modoc ED said:
...for their advertising, a retired English teacher in need of supplemental income to stretch his/her pension...
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"Now, let's discuss the attributes of pocket knives...shall we?"
 
pinnah said:
Regarding "poor" factory edges...



Not contesting the fact that people have come to expect this, but I honestly don't understand why people demand a sharp finished edge.

I expect a knife to be put together well and for the blade's primary grind to be correct for it's purpose. But, I'm the one who's going to use the knife and resharpen it and so I have no problem with stepping up and sharpening it at the git go to my preference. I can't even imagine buying a knife and putting into service without putting an edge... no... my edge on it.

If the steel is an unsharpenable super-steel... well... I don't get having a blade you can't sharpen or that you need to send back to get it sharpened.
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You've just bought a new car. The dealer hands you the keys and says, “Enjoy you new Rolls, Mr. Pinnah. All you have to do is take it home, adjust the timing, and replace the clutch. Then you’re good to go!”

Is this okay with you? It wouldn't be okay with me. Even if I liked working on cars, I would raise a ruckus. It is the obligation of Rolls Royce—or any other manufacturer—to deliver a working product. Not everybody has the knowledge and tools to adjust the timing and replace the clutch. Even if they do, why should they have to on a new, store bought car?

Selling a do-it-yourself project disguised as a factory-ready tool or toy is not okay in modern merchandising. Products that don’t work out of the box fail in the marketplace.

The days when everyone, man and boy, carried a pocket knife and knew how to sharpen it are gone. Few people who buy a knife are knife people. Even fewer know how to sharpen a knife. (How many posters have lamented their inability to sharpen, even in BladeForums?) Personally, I buy a knife to cut something. If I buy a knife and it cannot cut something, I have been cheated.

That is not the way to build customer loyalty.
 
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Yes, the advert still needs improving. It looks a bit of a dog's dinner still....

The photoshop makes the bolster look like somebody has run a grinding-wheel over the edges, the stag doesn't look very exciting either. No sense of proportion. Real photos with some nice background would enhance everything. Shouldn't it be Indian Sambar Stag or Sambar stag from India?? Sabre/Saber like colour/color but since it's handmade in the USA then American spelling should be used not British/Canadian/Aus ?

Nice to see the Keystone shield being revived, I thought they had stopped that one.
 
Blues said:
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"Now, let's discuss the attributes of pocket knives...shall we?"
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Stop that Elliott...I'm a Catholic school survivor...now I'll have bad dreams about Sr. Alphonsus tonight, very scary

On topic...English usage is important...my overuse of the elipse is...well, troublesome, but I'm not selling anything. Proof-reading is cheap and can save embarrassing moments as noted above. Best wishes to the 'new' Queen folks, I hope to see something I can't refuse coming soon.
R
 
Quote Mr. Waynorth: "Ryan should get a proof reader! There is no excuse for bad English in advertising."
Absolutely, and also a professional photographer and 'lay-out' specialist as well. The expense will pay back in terms of increased sales and increase the 'respect' and confidence among those who are watching and will buy once their confidence in the new Queen ownership increases.
There is much more to taking excellent knife pictures and great ad copy than the current owners seem to grasp.
Come on Queen, Step It Up !
Become The Best in all aspects of your business. Don't aim for middle-of-the-road 'O.K.'.
roland
 
Seems like they may be reading this thread and taking our suggestions to heart. :)

(I hope they continue to use their awesome D2 steel! It's one of my favorite characteristics of a Queen knife!!)
 
Blues said:
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"Now, let's discuss the attributes of pocket knives...shall we?"
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Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! :eek::eek::eek:. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .(runs screaming from the room) Ryan??? What are you doing out here???:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Also a Catholic school survivor - the back of my hand still cringes at the sight of that ruler!!
 
Well from the posts. no doubt we are all sticklers about being accurate in descriptions and details.........so along those same lines I can be quite annal about accuracy of pattern names......sure this has the swell shape of a bottle but taking into account the top bolster it's no longer just a Coke Bottle but a Coke Bottle Hunter....I hate when a manufactures wants to rename a long standing pattern just because without any physical changes to that pattern to justify the renaming.

Another case in point

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Perry originally called this a Cigar Stockman (4 1/8" GEC frame) ...the Daniels then scrolled the bolsters and renamed it a Congress..Congress..Huh?


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A Sleeveboard Sunfish Whittler (4 1/4" Queen frame)...wait a minute are you sure you don't want to include another pattern in the description.... a Sunfish is one pattern and a Sleeveboard is another...



Uuurggggg....I just want order, give me order.....
 
A congress????? Sheesh. . . . . . . .

And the second one, a large sleeveboard, not a sunfish?? Unless Tuna Valley is trying to keep in "fishy" references!!:rolleyes:

Using Tunafish logic, I guess you could call a pattern #25 a mini sleeveboard sunfish barlow!!:eek:
 
i'll weigh in here as a guy thats been doin the graphic arts thing for too many years, the new one looks better, they still need to get somebody competent in Adobe Photoshop and a designer (alot of us out there:D) Even great photos need to be tweaked here and there, especially when laying out an ad... in regards to writing the copy, ive had pro-written copy come across my desk that was just horrid, but they definitely need somebody with a flair for writing to do it...
all in all this ones a step in the right direction, hope they keep moving foward
Maybe i petition them to make a Easy open sleeveboard toenail spike!!!
gene
 
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