Should I feel guilty about gifting inexpensive knifes?

Many thanks to all of you for your encouragement. I'll keep doing the same and keep my eyes open for some of the less expensive brands some of you have mentioned as being good values. Always looking for advice of what to have engraved of blades if you have any suggestions. I don't usually have engraving done as the knife award is most often a spur of the moment thing but a cool phrase on a blade makes a more meaningful gift for the really deserving NCOs and EMs. Come to think of it, I should probably include my Company Grade officers in the candidate pool.
 
It's the gesture that counts and just by gifting anything you've made a positive imprint on that person's life.
 
My last squadron on active duty gave me a really cool picture.. Its an A-10 on the flightline ,,glass framed and maybe 2 ft x 3 ft ..On the very bottom it has my name, rank and then..DUTY HONOR COUNTRY...I allmost got teary-eyed when my flight chief handed it to me and said thanks..When I came home my mother had it in her kitchen for at least a year before she gave it back..She made sure all of our friends and family seen it,,more than once..

Duty,honor,country ingraved on a S&W knife would be cherished forever....BTW, I was an A10 crew-chief at the time..
CD
 
In no way should you feel badly about being a thoughtful guy. I am around guys all the time that wouldn't spend $10 - $15 on a knife, so getting a good one is a real treat. Now throw in the fact that almost none of them can sharpen properly, why give them a $75 knife with premium steel?

I have given away more and more less expensive knives (note: not junk!) to friends of mine and they love them. In some cases the inexpensive knife I give them performs better than the ones they currently own. Never, ever, worse.

Think of the logic behind that statement. You aren't giving these knives to a guy that carries a $250 ZT, a $500 Sebenza, or a $400 Strider all the time, right? Those guys already have the knives they want. THAT guy... well that guy I wouldn't gift a knife to anyway.

But for the average Joe, it would be the thought that counted anyway. But then a good thought followed by a good knife is something really special. I have given away a couple of Kershaw Crowns that I bought at the big blue W over Christmas for a whopping $10 a piece. The guys I gave them to had in their words "some really cheap knives" but had never owned a "really nice knife". They absolutely love them. They are sturdy, hefty in the hand, and easy to sharpen. What more could a non knife knut want?

Inexpensive doesn't have to mean junk. And a gift of appreciation says a lot more than the actual gift. You should be pleased with yourself for your generosity and thoughtfulness.

Robert
 
I just bought a couple Junkyard Dog Composite Blems to give as gifts, I have one friend who hunts and one who is always cutting something or other so they will get used :)
 
Stopped by Big 5 today and picked up a S&W Extreme Ops folder for $12. I'm giving a class in a few days to a group of medics headed down range and the best student will have some extra hardware to take with them.
 
New to this thread but I caught the subject and I had to read.

I would guess that it isn't the make of the knife that your men will care about. It's the fact that you noticed their effort and reinforced it with something that means something to you. That is what it will mean to them. I would bet that each of the knives you have handed out have been held with pride by the guys to whom you gave them.
 
I've gifted Spyderco UKPK, Para2s, Kershaw Leeks, Scallions, Blurs, and a Buck 110 before. I don't think those knives are bad in their own right. In fact the cost is just enough that is a person breaks or loses it, the replacement is reasonable. Personally, I wouldn't give someone a gas station knife as a gift. If something happened and they injured themselves it wouldn't sit well with me.
 
RevDevil said:
I've gifted Spyderco UKPK, Para2s, Kershaw Leeks, Scallions, Blurs, and a Buck 110 before. I don't think those knives are bad in their own right. In fact the cost is just enough that is a person breaks or loses it, the replacement is reasonable. Personally, I wouldn't give someone a gas station knife as a gift. If something happened and they injured themselves it wouldn't sit well with me.
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I think we're lucky to have so many great affordable options available on the market these days. It has been said before that 'inexpensive' does not necessarily mean 'cheap.' There are many fantastic value knives out there that can fit any budget. A great gift doesn't have to cost a fortune...
 
That is a pretty cool of you to be that generous to your guys. Im sure it gives them a very positive experience. Keep it up. :thumbup:

I have seen, every now and then the Kershaw Tremor on sale at the warehouse store by my place for $15, not a bad price. Id imagine other stores would also have that price some times.
 
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