Would you buy a knife if it was named Floofy Bunny?

Cynic2701

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Would you?

Say it was cross between a Strider SNG and a Sebenza, it only came in pink, has a rabbit shaped pocket clip, there were videos of the maker cutting down trees and through quarter inch pipe, and it was called the Floofy Bunny? And it came with a lanyard that had a little bunny on it?

Now, say that the same maker made another knife that was known to be weaker, but looked "tactical" or "badass", was tiger-striped, and all black, and was called the Behemoth?

Even if you knew it to be better, would you buy one, and carry it?
 
RandomAyes said:
Floofy Bunny might get below the sheeple radar.
Idunno.
Is Floofy Bunny on sale?
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I'm thinking about starting a high-end knife company that does exactly this. I want to use S90V as the standard blade steel.

Edit: Scratch S90V, I want to use CTS-20CP. Keep the knife entirely, or as much as possible, Pennsylvania made.
 
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Since I don't cut through pipes often I doubt I'd be dropping significant cash on one, but names don't mean a whole lot to me other than as an item ID that's easier to remember than a number. :p
 
Cynic2701 said:
Would you?

Say it was cross between a Strider SNG and a Sebenza, it only came in pink, has a rabbit shaped pocket clip, there were videos of the maker cutting down trees and through quarter inch pipe, and it was called the Floofy Bunny? And it came with a lanyard that had a little bunny on it?

Now, say that the same maker made another knife that was known to be weaker, but looked "tactical" or "badass", was tiger-striped, and all black, and was called the Behemoth?

Even if you knew it to be better, would you buy one, and carry it?
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I'd buy the pink rabbit. And when someone picked on my knife, I'd use it to cut their knife in half. :)
 
RandomAyes said:
Just be warned that hard-core Nerfers will accuse you of marketing to kids.

Remember Camel Joe the smoking cartoon camel? Yeah, just like that.
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Possibly...but realistically the knife is going to cost, at least, $350. Well outside the price range of kids.
 
I'd take Floofy Bunny you describe over your Behemoth any day.

I agree that price is an issue. If it was within my $100- range, I would love it.
 
if it was an SD knife, absolutely. These companies need to pay attention to the effect on juries that a black blade, black handled "Infidel" has on a jury, a jury which is most likely going to be anti-knife from the start.

For a simple box opening EDC, why bother. My knives are already kind of froo-froo anyway, with my ti bumps and ti tyrades...
 
Yeah, I'd replace or dye the scale and I'd get STR to add a low rider clip in the tip up position. I've never had anyone ask me what the name of my knife is so whether it's called Floofy Bunny or Behemoth really doesn't matter at all.

I must admit that I really don't understand the point of this thread.
 
Basically I'm wondering if at the high-end of knives if function will still trump aesthetics.

Additionally, if by using disarming colors, symbols (bunny rabbits instead of skulls), and names, would a knife be perceived of differently?

And if both are true, would the knife still be desirable to a large enough portion of the knife buying demographic to be profitable?
 
I wouldn't care what it was called.However if its pink,I wouldn't buy it.
 
Cynic2701 said:
Basically I'm wondering if at the high-end of knives if function will still trump aesthetics.

Additionally, if by using disarming colors, symbols (bunny rabbits instead of skulls), and names, would a knife be perceived of differently?

And if both are true, would the knife still be desirable to a large enough portion of the knife buying demographic to be profitable?
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Maybe. Although perhaps not the highest end of knives, the name "Delica" didn't deter me nor a gazillion other manly men from the knife. Every once in a while, people can actually see past the BS.
 
If it was called a Spec Gov Tac Ops Floofy Bunny, and you advertised it as being for "professionals" or "operators"...people would buy it regardless of what it looked like.

Similarly if it was the Myke Hawke X-Treme Floofy Bunny Survival Tool...same thing.

Sell like donuts at a fat guy convention.
 
znapschatz said:
Maybe. Although perhaps not the highest end of knives, the name "Delica" didn't deter me nor a gazillion other manly men from the knife. Every once in a while, people can actually see past the BS.
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A fair point, but I'm pretty effeminate, so men like me may flock towards the Bunny.
 
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