Sal Glesser
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Thank you Mike.
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Sal, how has the internet changed the way you do business?
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One other thing, I can understand you blokes reacting to David's comment, just as I reacted to Ghostsix's. However I have a feeling his post was intended as a rebuff to Ghostsix and was not meant to offend innocent bystanders, so let's go easy on him
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Sal and Mike, thanks
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Take care,
Clay
Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow....in Australia it's tomorrow already.
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Sal and Mike, thanks
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Take care,
Clay
Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow....in Australia it's tomorrow already.
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Yes, I was replying to G6 post - and I am glad he is history (even though I supported him once).
BTW - in our country we really have this saying. But military people here are not as respected people as in US. During the communist era only those who could not do better went to military. Sorry if I offended someone here - I know that there is totally different situation in the USA.
Regards,
David
BTW - in our country we really have this saying. But military people here are not as respected people as in US. During the communist era only those who could not do better went to military. Sorry if I offended someone here - I know that there is totally different situation in the USA.
Regards,
David
Tommi, thanks for talking about the language. My thoughts exactly. I mean no offence to our US members (probably almost all the members...) but sometimes it seems that the US members of forums like these seem to think that it just them in there. But it would be nice if they would remember that internet is global. English is a language that most internet users know at least to some extent. That's why it's natural that we use it. But some of us really have problems with English, but still we try to manage and get our message across. (BTW, Mike, internationality also means that those 10-20 competitions that you held happened about 3-4 o'clock at night and the answers seemed to come in just a few minutes, we did not have much chance
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To Liz, I must second what Tommi said. I bought my first Spyderco in Feb. this year. It was already through internet, but from Germany. I've since purchased a few more, models that were not available in Finland. Internet is definately good for small (and big) companies, but also to us that are not living were the companies are. It's been good for us too.
... or is that bad?
$1500, Tommi? Huh, I bet it's still going to grow before x-mas... have you told Hanna? Lol!
See you at coffee in 10 minutes... (and remember I'll see you both tonigh...
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Hugo.
To Liz, I must second what Tommi said. I bought my first Spyderco in Feb. this year. It was already through internet, but from Germany. I've since purchased a few more, models that were not available in Finland. Internet is definately good for small (and big) companies, but also to us that are not living were the companies are. It's been good for us too.
... or is that bad?
Hugo.
Hugo, David, et al,
I must apologize. Yes, it does seem that it is easy to assume that the majority of people here are American, although I am well aware that there are many other countries represented to some degree on this and other forums.
I never meant to come off as challenging or mad, if I did I apologize. I did however want clarification on David's statement and I received it here and in private(thank you David).
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The bible is not such a book a man would write if he could, or could write if he would.
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2 Tim 3:16
I must apologize. Yes, it does seem that it is easy to assume that the majority of people here are American, although I am well aware that there are many other countries represented to some degree on this and other forums.
I never meant to come off as challenging or mad, if I did I apologize. I did however want clarification on David's statement and I received it here and in private(thank you David).
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The bible is not such a book a man would write if he could, or could write if he would.
*Lewis S. Chafer
2 Tim 3:16
Sal Glesser
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"No one really wants to look the fool. Everyone does the best they can. If they knew better, they'd do better"
Liz - one of the beauties of the internet, from my point of view, is the international communicaton. Spyderco in more than 40 countries and we take our foreign ELU VERY seriously.
sal
Liz - one of the beauties of the internet, from my point of view, is the international communicaton. Spyderco in more than 40 countries and we take our foreign ELU VERY seriously.
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Mr. Wright:
(first of all, i apologise for the delay in responding...my network was down, and since i'm the network manager, well, things were a bit hairy around here for a while.)
thank you for the lovely note posted above. for the record, i have never had the honour of being in your store, although i have stopped by several times in an effort to be your customer
... i guess the store has been closed for the move, and now i am looking forward to dropping by in the near future. so please rest assured, the incidents i describe did not happen in your shop. the fact that you responded so graciously has earned you my respect, and probably my "brick and mortar" knife business as well.
liz: hey girl!
here's another result of the internet: a knife shop owner gets to contact a potential customer in a "personal" way, even before the customer walks through the door! and the tenor of his online conversation earns my business sight unseen. cool, huh? that's why i love bladeforums so much!
Tommi: one of the other reasons i love BF so much is hearing from folks like you across the oceans. your English is fine, and BF is a great place to practice language skills while talking about something you obviously enjoy. i'll let you in on a little secret: english is my second language, too--so see, all it takes is practice--and lots and lots of email posts
Sal and Mike: i've been silent through all the recent controversies on these forums, but now i'd just like to say how impressed i am at your quick, respectful handling of such things. you walk a difficult road between letting folks have their say and keeping the conversation respectful and comfortable, and i think you and Spark and all the rest of the moderators do a fine job. thanks for making BF such a nice place to hang out and talk about our sharp shiny toys, er, i mean tools.
silverwing
san diego, california
PS: where i live, "hey girl!" is considered a friendly form of address between two women who are in the same social circle. it's kinda a gal thang, like a secret handshake or a "high five". by using it, i'm not being disrespectful, i'm recognizing a kindred spirit...just in case anyone had any questions about that
-- sw
(first of all, i apologise for the delay in responding...my network was down, and since i'm the network manager, well, things were a bit hairy around here for a while.)
thank you for the lovely note posted above. for the record, i have never had the honour of being in your store, although i have stopped by several times in an effort to be your customer
liz: hey girl!
Tommi: one of the other reasons i love BF so much is hearing from folks like you across the oceans. your English is fine, and BF is a great place to practice language skills while talking about something you obviously enjoy. i'll let you in on a little secret: english is my second language, too--so see, all it takes is practice--and lots and lots of email posts
Sal and Mike: i've been silent through all the recent controversies on these forums, but now i'd just like to say how impressed i am at your quick, respectful handling of such things. you walk a difficult road between letting folks have their say and keeping the conversation respectful and comfortable, and i think you and Spark and all the rest of the moderators do a fine job. thanks for making BF such a nice place to hang out and talk about our sharp shiny toys, er, i mean tools.
silverwing
san diego, california
PS: where i live, "hey girl!" is considered a friendly form of address between two women who are in the same social circle. it's kinda a gal thang, like a secret handshake or a "high five". by using it, i'm not being disrespectful, i'm recognizing a kindred spirit...just in case anyone had any questions about that
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ROFLMAO at Jim's Ghostbuster post. Good Jim, Good boy! I buy alot more knives now than I ever did because prices are more affordable. I pay less for each knife but I buy more knives. The other thing I like is that when I have a question or comment for a manufacturer, I can actually speak to or correspond with someone who actually knows what im talking about. Sal Glesser, Phil Gibbs, and Will Fennel are outstanding examples of this idea. Sometimes I just want to have the company hear my two cents worth. It makes me crazy to get a supposed customer service rep. Who doesn't have clue 1 about the products they sell. If I have a suggestion about a product it is because I think that we all benefit from improved products. That's the thing that I love about companies like Spyderco and their level of service.
I have a number of Cold Steel Products so I like them generally, however, they have no way to contact anyone except a salesperson on their website. They told me they were not set up to do that. This is a multi-million dollar company. I am one person with one computer and one desk and I can do it. Once again, Interaction with the ELU's is good for everybody. Way to go Sal!
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I have a number of Cold Steel Products so I like them generally, however, they have no way to contact anyone except a salesperson on their website. They told me they were not set up to do that. This is a multi-million dollar company. I am one person with one computer and one desk and I can do it. Once again, Interaction with the ELU's is good for everybody. Way to go Sal!
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