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Would it be dishonest?
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Now the "big" question ~~ would you ever sell this piece of work a knife that you were trying to sell or "better yet" --
would you ever "buy" a Knife from him here on the Forums.??**
He asked for our advice and 9 out of 10 more or less told him keep the Knife or sell it on here and count your loses.!
He really listens to your advice and mine..!** lol
Get a rope.* hehe
would you ever "buy" a Knife from him here on the Forums.??**
He asked for our advice and 9 out of 10 more or less told him keep the Knife or sell it on here and count your loses.!
He really listens to your advice and mine..!** lol
Get a rope.* hehe
No need to remember his name. That is a waste of valuable brain space that could be used for things like bacon, booze, and useless sports facts. This is why we have the ignore list! Put him on there. No need to remember why. It is the gift that keeps on giving!
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Cray I had you on ignore cuz sometimes you can be rather...cranky
I took you off cuz your alright man, hell sometimes I'm rather cranky.
It's not very often someone is blatantly shady enough to brag about using policy loopholes to rip others off bad enough for me to want to slap them. This is one of those times. And I have no idea what REI is nor do I care. It may not be full blown robbery, but it ain't right, and that makes it wrong. First time I've put someone on the ignore list because of their lack of morals.
I only read page one, and part of page two, so maybe I missed something, but....
Then you should have returned the knife right after you bought it. Not a year after the fact... If the blade play was truly a huge issue, why did you wait a year ? It won't get any better on its own...
This ^^^
Yes it is, BUT, if you don't like it after using it and carrying it for a year, you can sell it or try and trade it. Not return it to the store just because you don't like it... Yes you will probably lose a little money on it, but that's the way it works.
If you bought a new car and drove it for a year, and decided you didn't like it, what do you think the dealers response would be if you took it back and said you don't want it anymore ? Same thing only more $$$ involved.
Then you should have returned the knife right after you bought it. Not a year after the fact... If the blade play was truly a huge issue, why did you wait a year ? It won't get any better on its own...
This ^^^
Yes it is, BUT, if you don't like it after using it and carrying it for a year, you can sell it or try and trade it. Not return it to the store just because you don't like it... Yes you will probably lose a little money on it, but that's the way it works.
If you bought a new car and drove it for a year, and decided you didn't like it, what do you think the dealers response would be if you took it back and said you don't want it anymore ? Same thing only more $$$ involved.
Love how when the consensus came in its the totally wrong thing to do op slips back into the shadows he crawled out of...not liking what your hearing? Did you really think a community of typically honest folks were going to back your crooked endeavour?
There's been a little bit of overreaction ITT, I think.
Yes, returning something after a year isn't exactly on the up and up. And people like OP are the reason why REI has recently had to scale back their return policy to a year instead of lifetime IIRC. But, it's REI - the reason you buy at REI is because of the return policy. They charge far, far more money than is reasonable for the majority of the items they carry, but their staff is knowledgeable, their products are of great quality, and their return policy is the best in the business. Regarding what REI will do with the item once it's returned, they have garage sales several times a year where people literally line up down the block to buy returned gear at a discounted price.
So I don't really agree with what OP's doing, no. But REI deals with much worse very often, and they've built it into their business model. So chastise OP if you must, but before you feel bad for poor REI, just remember the price tag of the last thing you bought there. They know what they're doing and this is nothing new.
Yes, returning something after a year isn't exactly on the up and up. And people like OP are the reason why REI has recently had to scale back their return policy to a year instead of lifetime IIRC. But, it's REI - the reason you buy at REI is because of the return policy. They charge far, far more money than is reasonable for the majority of the items they carry, but their staff is knowledgeable, their products are of great quality, and their return policy is the best in the business. Regarding what REI will do with the item once it's returned, they have garage sales several times a year where people literally line up down the block to buy returned gear at a discounted price.
So I don't really agree with what OP's doing, no. But REI deals with much worse very often, and they've built it into their business model. So chastise OP if you must, but before you feel bad for poor REI, just remember the price tag of the last thing you bought there. They know what they're doing and this is nothing new.
REI is a member owned Co-op, their prices are very much in line with other dealers of the same brands and when their annual dividend is taken into account for members their prices are extremely reasonable. They do have one of the best return policies in retail sales but that has little to do with the dishonesty of certain people like the OP who is simply lying.
No one is or should be crying for the poor folks at REI nor should anyone be sympathetic wih a liar trying to get over on a retail seller of knives. That's what this entire sorry mess of a thread is about, a liar trying to get someone, anyone to tell him that what he's proposing to do is ok for whatever reason when anyone with a moral compass that hasn't been completely demagnetized can see what the thief in question is trying to do. He's a liar and a thief, no more.
Their prices on some of the high (read: very high) end products can be competitive, if only because the only dealers for those items don't discount them. But for the vast majority of their products, their prices are much higher than anyone else. I'm surprised I even have to argue this - as someone who shops at REI quite often, this isn't really disputable, you can see their prices with your own eyes.
Regarding people "crying for the poor folks at REI", no, nobody is literally crying. But many ITT have complained that REI is getting the short end of the stick, that they're stuck holding the bag, etc. The fact of the matter is that REI knows about people like OP and accounts for them in their pricing and garage sales. To think otherwise is incredibly naive.
I'm not defending OP or condoning taking advantage of REI's generous return policy, but let's be adults here and acknowledge that this sort of thing is part of REI's business model.
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Acting shady is acting shady, regardless who it's directed at. Your point is irrelevant.
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Maybe REI's prices wouldn't be so high if they didn't have to deal with shady returns like the OP's?
Also, no one is forced to shop at REI. Just because their prices are high that doesn't justify a shady return.
Not arguing with you, just mildly interested in the conversation
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