Your "impulse" threshold versus "ultimate" threshold?

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Thanks for the thoughts.

 

I sure wish I was more uptight, I just impusively bought a ZT 0562 in titanium from the local knife shop

 

I stopped impulse buying last year. I’ve finally found what works for me and what I like. I use to impulse buy a few times a month, about $300 being my limit. Now the only Knives I carry daily are my Hinderers and CRK, I guess you get what you pay for

 

Neatos per dollar made me LOL. This is great.

 

I don’t really impulse buy anything, ever. I may jump on a deal quickly sometimes, but I always know exactly what I’m getting and have a pretty good idea I will like it beforehand.

Researching things you think you might never run into comes in handy if one pops up and you have to pull the trigger.

 

I have a one off folder, a CRK, an Emerson, a couple of Protechs , a 110, an Endura, a Triad, and a couple of fixed blades. There's very little left that is readily available under $600 that I would replace any of these with and I don't impulse that much money.

 

Nothing wrong with that at all. I do like the buy once, cry once mentality, although that seems to happen more than I'd like to admit! Good on you for that, now you just need a few sweet high end customs! I am also proud to say I got my ZT 0456 TI for $220, so I was pretty happy getting that kind of deal there!

 

I tend to buy a knife that I will consider as a user - although they all do not end up being used. I try not to go overboard in price, but I do have several $400-$600 knives. I really need to thin the herd, got more users that I will ever use.

 

At this point I have a pretty strict criteria for what I buy, so nothing is acquired purely by impulse. I generally spend a very long time considering purchases unless availability is an issue.

 

They’re all impulse buys. I tell myself no more for a while then something new and shiny comes along and I’ve got to have it. If it’s over 200$ I usually wait a week or so to see if I still “need” it. I don’t need another knife but somehow more will always find there way here.

 

I don't impulse buy much now a days. I have found that once you get past around $100-$150 you are paying for "cool factor" more than anything else. I also have come to the realization that all the knives I have that are in that range set in the drawer while I carry a $18 Victorinox walker and a $25 Mora Eldris most of the time

 

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I find that my throw-it-in-the-cart pegs around $50 when I'm using the family checking account. I can usually come home with something in that range without upsetting the weekly budget.

When I have cash to spend on whatever I want, I find that my impulse pegs around $250. I'll willy-nilly purchase a ZT without knowing exactly what i want.

Beyond that, i plan and check reviews. My purchasing price generally tops around $500. Beyond that, its just more than I want to spend.