Which knife company has the coolest packaging?

I hate getting a knife with cool packaging... because I have OCD about useless clutter in my house, but I obviously can't get myself to throw out a nice box.... so they just sit there collecting dust.

Same goes for firearms that come in nice cases. Just another box to add to the pile that I want to throw out so badly, but I just ... can't do it.

I prefer a simple box that I can throw away without thinking twice.
 
I think CRK's packaging isn't over the top but yet very high quality and professional. I like it myself.
 
I don't know if LionSteel only uses this type of wood block cutout packaging (which slides into a cardboard slipcase) for certain models, but it certainly left a positive impression on me when I opened this SR-1 for the first time:
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Ckerler123 said:
One thing that always gets me excited when I receive a new knife in the mail is seeing how artistic and well thought out the company's packaging is. The knife itself is obviously the main part that matters, but it's cool to see when a maker puts effort into their packaging to draw in the customer's interest.

A few that have stood out to me are Brous Blades and Medford with those nice, hard plastic cases with the logo printed on the top. Curious to know which companies you guys think have the coolest packaging. Thanks!
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I ve never cared about the quality the packaging. I rather my purchases have all of their cost in the knives.
To answer the question, my best packaging has come from William Henry.
 
Jesse B. said:
I don't know if LionSteel only uses this type of wood block cutout packaging (which slides into a cardboard slipcase) for certain models, but it certainly left a positive impression on me when I opened this SR-1 for the first time:
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I posted this earlier but think it is important to repost so others are not misled. My LionSTEEL knives I received this week just came in plain cardboard boxes. One was the same exact model as shown above. Same price to me though. Great knives but just goes to show skimpy packaging does not really translate into more quality being put into the knife itself as I often have heard is the expressed desire. No more money was spent on the materials in the knife. Just less on the presentation. This tells me instead of focusing on quality now they are focusing on cost cutting. Makes you wonder what the bean counters will say should be the next compromise? For the LionSTEEL I was looking specifically for a gift and the expectation of the wooden box was in fact a deciding factor. While the cardboard box did look fine I will admit I was disappointed as my expectations were different. I wanted my gift, in this case, to have an "OH WOW!" effect, not "Oh another". This is not to take away from LionSTEEL at all, as the knives are great, just no longer in great packaging to compliment their great product. Makes you wonder how many current knives have they sold on the idea (in part) on presentation and as people find out the change over to cardboard how many fewer customers and returning customers will they receive. I know of at least 1. How much does the 1% in cost savings translate into ?% of sales opportunities lost?
 
WeaponSeeker said:
I posted this earlier but think it is important to repost so others are not misled. My LionSTEEL knives I received this week just came in plain cardboard boxes. One was the same exact model as shown above. Same price to me though. Great knives but just goes to show skimpy packaging does not really translate into more quality being put into the knife itself as I often have heard is the expressed desire. No more money was spent on the materials in the knife. Just less on the presentation. This tells me instead of focusing on quality now they are focusing on cost cutting. Makes you wonder what the bean counters will say should be the next compromise? For the LionSTEEL I was looking specifically for a gift and the expectation of the wooden box was in fact a deciding factor. While the cardboard box did look fine I will admit I was disappointed as my expectations were different. I wanted my gift, in this case, to have an "OH WOW!" effect, not "Oh another". This is not to take away from LionSTEEL at all, as the knives are great, just no longer in great packaging to compliment their great product. Makes you wonder how many current knives have they sold on the idea (in part) on presentation and as people find out the change over to cardboard how many fewer customers and returning customers will they receive. I know of at least 1. How much does the 1% in cost savings translate into ?% of sales opportunities lost?
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We got it the first time you posted no need for the copy pasta
 
Fallkniven puts their pro series in a nice water proof case, but I'd just as soon get a plain cardboard box with a lower price on the knife, sheath, and sharpening stone. I just wonder how much less it would run without the fancy water proof box.
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Since I now end up storing a large part of the knives I own I do pay some attention to the packaging. That I have the disposable income and space to keep knives without using them also plays into this. That being said, good packaging has value. It allows for the nondestructive storing and identification at a later date. Most companies involved in volume sales understand this, especially since knives can sit on a retail shelf for a very long time.

In my experience most custom knives come in a soft case. Some manufacturers print their brand name on such cases and include them (Randall for example). I'm not going to talk about sheaths, those are a different subject. A very few have included custom cases. A number of the older school makers (Case, Buck, etc.) have offered special knives with specially designed cases. In my mind the case is as much a part of the item as the knife, although it's possible to buy the cases separately f you look around. There are people in this hobby who specifically collect the packaging and advertising; one of the best collections I have seen is at Red Hill Cutlery where you can see boxes, etc, from hundreds of brands (most long gone).

Packaging does make a difference. I find it much easier to justify the price of a William Henry knife than a Hinderer to someone who is not involved in this hobby. They can tell from the packaging that it's a "better" knife. Imagine their surprise when I state that they cost the same. It blows my mind that we expect a cigar to come in a box, decorated, that can last decades longer than the product, and end up storing our knives in those boxes because knife manufacturers can't be bothered to do the same. Watch makers are much more conscious of the long term.

One thing I despise, and that's foam packaging. Those foam cushions can (and will) break down, and when they do the toxic mess adheres to anything they touch. I've seen some very nice knives (and guns) destroyed by long term storage in foam.
 
jill jackson said:
Strider comes in a cool see through package! No guessing about what's inside unlike those pesky boxes that make you actually open them.
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My last two tops knives came in plastic bags. I guess a box is too much to ask for.
 
+1 for WE knives, came with an awesome padded zipper-case with pockets, cloth.....didn’t really care for the knife tho lmao
Edit- my brous came in a really nice box, fully padded on the inside, hard plastic on the outside. I’d like to see ZT go back to include the zipper pouches that go for $8 separately. For a few bucks it wouldn’t kill em.
 
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