wow. that's not okay.
eta: i have seen spyderco raise prices of revealed knives that haven't been released before the annual price increase, but i can't imagine them ever doing something like this.
wow. that's not okay.
I'm still going to stay on the list for a Backpacker . . . but who knows what the price may be in 18-24 months when the knife is finally ready.
absolutely.
They are a for-profit company. They will optimize their ability to make money where possible. What kind of relationship do you expect to have?Mystery Flavor wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 9:02 amOn one hand Spyderco wants us informed with the reveal catalogs, so we can be ready to open our wallets and buy new models. They don't want us to be caught off guard with lacking funds. They want us informed months in advance when it comes to giving them money.
On the other hand Spyderco does not want to help us know ahead of time about price increases, which would help us better plan ahead with our wallets. No warning is afforded to us in these cases. It appears very intentional how they don't seem to respond to questions asking about yearly price increases in past years. They seem to prefer to wait until the last minute to tell us the bad news when it comes to our money in this case.
It's a one way street of who spyderco is looking out for when it comes to money/profit. At least that's how it appears to me. I realize that nearly every company only cares about themselves at the end of the day. My frustration around this is how spyderco claims so loudly to have such high integrity, so I would assume they would be more transparent with things that relate to looking out for their customers ability to make more informed decisions. Foolish thinking, I guess.
In my opinion, that is the absolute wrong way to go. Stop all production in China is the right direction. No matter the price, I won’t buy chinese made anything if there is any other option.Soanso McMasters wrote: ↑Fri Nov 04, 2022 2:22 pmI think a focus on more S35VN models out of China would be a good move given the rising costs. Those knives are excellent values and very competitive with others in the range. A $200 Spyderco has a lot of price competition with other makers for quality, fit and finish that a $100 Chinese Spyderco doesn’t.
My MIL reminds me she had to carry water from a pitcher pump well to the house. So yeah, things change. The amount of change in the last century is astounding!