Urban EDC LC is Awesome but UNCARRYABLE

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That sucks! That is what happens when knives are sold by "reviewers" who open the box, hold it for a minute, and then tell you to buy it. I don't trust any review anymore unless I can see that the knife has been visibly used lol.
 
Well, luckily I was mistaken about having to pay return shipping. UrbanEDC has covered it. I'll keep you all posted on how the rest of the return goes. Hoping they cover the restocking fee as well due to the defect. It's only $5, but don't really think it's fair for them to expect me to pay it in this instance.
 
CVamberbonehead said:
That sucks! That is what happens when knives are sold by "reviewers" who open the box, hold it for a minute, and then tell you to buy it. I don't trust any review anymore unless I can see that the knife has been visibly used lol.
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I'm an Amazon "Vine" reviewer. I didn't ask to be one, I was invited by them based on "the quality of my (free) reviews over time".

We get as few as 2k and as many as 5k items to review every day, and often a lot of those items stay until whatever criteria they have for removing them. I don't get paid - I get to keep the items, unless they ask for them back within 6 months of ordering them. I have to pay tax on all of them as they send me a 1099, even if the items are junk. I'm learning to be more selective because of the tax issue.

I get very few knives to review, and of the several I've gotten I've thoroughly trashed most of them in my review - because the yearned it given that they obviously brought a copycat to market while missing crucial points. I guess I shouldn't have bitten the hand that feeds me, as I've gotten few knife options since ... but I'm not going to lie. My official agreement with them stipulates that I be honest, not that I needed that prompting on that.,I wouldn't review for them otherwise. Most of those knifemakers had some promise but what they sent me was halfway-copied crap of other knifemakers' work. I stayed objective as best I could, but they were missing crucial features/functions while copying absolutely decent knives ... poorly. Trust me on this - you innovative knifemakers using premium steel have nothing to worry about withe the Chinese/Amazon market, they aren't even in the same league.

I flat-out refuse to do the "review for cash" idea in any form unless I state that up front. I'm too damned old to start lying now. I will give full credit for good blades, and give credit for the otherwise decent knives that missed crucial points, noting those points carefully. While I don't do destrictive testing, which I think is moronic unless you're testing something like a survival knife, know that I've fully sharpened it to my preferred angle and tried it on multiple varieties of the materials I think end-users will use it for (depending on the knife), and reported my findings carefully.

Not all reviewers are motivated by cash. I couldn't give a shit whether Amazon ever sends me anything in the future, ever. I'm not trying to build a brand (I'm 70) and a HARD retired, I'm just trying to give potential buyers the truth about what they might consider buying. I wouldn't devote the time and effort to it for any other reason.

My Amazon reviewer name is Glenn Hurley. If you think I've done a disservice, please contact me here, or at Amazon, and I'll give the knife a second look.
 
well, urban edc did refund the orders, but kept the restocking fee. just emailed them to request the $10 be refunded, stating that I don't think customers should be penalized for faulty products. yeah, it's only $5 a pop, but still, bit silly to sell pocket knives that can't be put into pockets then keep some of the customer's money when they return the defective "pocket" knife.
 
I had the same problem. I don’t try it on this particular knife due to the value but on other knives with way too tight milled clips I have thinned the clip from the underside with a dremel. Thinning the titanium can make it much more flexible.
 
looks like most folks that buy these never wear or use them. Should be easy to palm it off on a 'collector'. lol
 
Bend it a bit: the clip is designed to take it!
Or replace the clip with an aftermarket version.
 
I've had to tweak the clips on all my Cold Steel folders. Remove the clip, clamp the screw-down end in a vise and gently bend outward with a pair of needle-nose pliers. Doesn't take much.
 
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