You know that I love knives? And you know that, every week, sets that "normally sell at £100 or so", are offered free. Plus £8 p&p. So I now have these for £16.
I know, too, that you can buy knives for £3 or so each, but these purport to be a bit above that.
I feel almost embarrassed in this but, surely, the supplier has a deep purpose??
Do you ever suffer from blackouts?
Periods of 'lost time' when you don't know what you were doing?
Do you ever find unexplained items of clothing in your room?
Blood spots?
Dismembered body parts?
Do your knives need constant sharpening despite not being in use?
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D/ shades x
wow tim, how do they cope???
Whats the brand name??
I am confused!
I think I'll stay out of the shower for a while....
:-X
Think we've got the set on the right- good value, aren't they! :)
Only just hung them up. Will make comment later. Knives are so personal.
These are all jean-patrique. Point remains - why pay £25-35 for a knife when you can get it for less than £2?
What is the ploy? Surely you can't make a sustainable profit at that rate?
And doesn't this once again completely knacker the person to person High Street supplier?
Maybe it's a "loss leader"? I bet they sent you a catalogue with the knives, in the hope that you'll order something else- we're still getting catalogues a couple of years later (and the knives are still performing).
The ad is in the w/e & other papers every week!!
Loss? That must be the word. Especially when you see the quality of the knives.
I can't see the point of some of the knives.
Quote from: Rob08 on November 25, 2007, 12:53:42
Do you ever suffer from blackouts?
Periods of 'lost time' when you don't know what you were doing?
Do you ever find unexplained items of clothing in your room?
Blood spots?
Dismembered body parts?
Do your knives need constant sharpening despite not being in use?
Still have in the back of my mind, that story I was going to write - murder & disposal on the plot. Cheap set of knives could come in handy, followed by lime (maybe I should have a look at that thread - c. 2 years ago).
And what would grow best on that plot?
Isn't it rose bushes that are meant to do particularly well?
Love-Lies-Bleeding... ;D ;D
Blood oranges. ;D ;D ;D
tomatoes , blood and bone works wonders ;D/ shades x
Some apple trees, so by the time they are taken out all the evidence has gone...
;)
Leave the bum sticking out ! so ya have place to park ya bike. ;)
temporarily!
Just started to read the old thread at http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,14539.0.html (reminder - not for faint-hearted). Perhaps I should get writing, though started to think about NaNoWriMo (a writing for a month thing) which is held every November but still haven't written a single word for it. One of these days.....
Makes my new set of Globals seem expensive-but hey ho-=as Tim says-knives are very personal
Thinking back to knives - what sort of knives do you use down the plot (keep in the shed?).
You won the lottery Cleo?
I keep buying Sabatiers every time I find one I haven't got. I'm thinking of trying hypnosis. ;D
At the lottie I've got a pen-knife that used to belong to British Gas, a multi-tool (cheap garage bought one) and a bloody great machete ( for cutting down sunflowers and interlopers).
;D Everyone thinks I'm weird (or deranged :o)
because I carry a stanley knife in my handbag.
(What can I say, it is so handy) and it folds and locks like a pen knife.
Good job considering the amount of cr*p I have in there ::) ;D ;D ;D
I have a Swiss Army knife in my handbag, always have, am I weird too...don't answer that!!
Sounds like someone should be growing Bloody Butcher tomatoes.
Oh and Tim, I just paid £28 for a paring knife.
XX Jeannine
if u were stopped by the police u would be arrested for carring a consealed weapon!!
i have a japanese samurai sword under the bed and thought that was going far. wouldn't but anything in my handbag...
Quote from: cambourne7 on November 28, 2007, 00:34:47
i have a japanese samurai sword under the bed and thought that was going far
:o :o :o Just what do you get up to in your bedroom. ??? ;)
The only thing I've got under mine is this....... :-X :-[ ;D
You drink that much tea in bed???
;D ;D ;D ;D
Its a tea recycler ;D ;D
Quote from: star on November 28, 2007, 12:44:25
;D ;D ;D ;D
Its a tea recycler ;D ;D
The wife told me it was for soup :o :o :-X :-X :P :P :'( :'(
Quote from: froglegs on November 28, 2007, 22:40:08
Quote from: star on November 28, 2007, 12:44:25
;D ;D ;D ;D
Its a tea recycler ;D ;D
The wife told me it was for soup :o :o :-X :-X :P :P :'( :'(
Soup then recycled soup?
I ordered a set of Jean-Patrique knives through a similar offer some time ago within a week of receiving them I dumped them in the local charity shop. They are cheap knives made in China. The "exceptional degree of sharpness" seemed to be missing as was the "long-lasting cutting edge" & the claim "Each knife is forged to give you the perfect weight, balance and handling" makes you wonder if the person who wrote that has ever picked one up. I am sure they're worth a tenner but the regular price of £125.75 is harder to believe.
Mind you I use Kyocera FK Series ceramic knives & Global GF-Series so maybe my expectations from a knife are too high.
Quote from: scotch-mist on November 27, 2007, 23:40:17
;D Everyone thinks I'm weird (or deranged :o)
because I carry a stanley knife in my handbag.
(What can I say, it is so handy) and it folds and locks like a pen knife.
Good job considering the amount of cr*p I have in there ::) ;D ;D ;D
I have one of these in the van. A very good tool for all sorts of uses. I have been informed by a policeman friend that as they 'lock open' they are illegal to carry about. I told him that it was in my locked toolbox, still illegal. So in your handbag is even worse.
When I pointed out they can be purchased in B&Q he said there is no problem with home use, you just cannot carry them around even in a van or toolbox. So how do we get them home when we buy one? I can just see a keen young copper handing out asbos to all the pensioners outside B&Q next wednesday.
Baccy Man - amazing how one can be fooled?
Two of the Oriental ones could not cut an onion. Even after sharpening, they are not up to a £1.50 knife I have! The smallest of the 3 is actually very good - cuts well & nice to handle. And the scallops do seem to shed the food. The Cleaver is a joke.
In the other set, the Bread knife if one of the sharpest knives I've tried - but I hate straight blades for anything, one reason being that few cutting boards are dead flat. The 2 'paring' knives are quite nice to use & the Cook's knife is quite a good shape.
This is during a trial period. The 4 'offer' ones are in the middle of the top rack.
And while we're on the subject, I think that the Granton knives that I gave one Daughter have a very good principle - the scallops go, alternately, right to the edge. This gives stiffness to a very thin cutting edge.
What You Can Carry ...
The Criminal Justice Act (1988) says that you may carry a knife with a blade length of 3.0" or less so long as it is capable of folding. That means no fixed blade knives. But use your loaf - a knife has no place at a football match, in a pub, nightclub or school and becomes an offensive weapon in these circumstances in just the same way as a screwdriver, or any other innanimate tool.
But I NEED a Bigger Knife ...
If you wish to carry a larger knife then you must have 'reasonable cause'. That means that you must be able to prove that you had a genuine reason for carrying the knife.
You may carry a larger cutting tool if it is associated with your work (for instance a chef may carry a 9.0" butchers knife roll to and from work), or if it is associated with your sport, (for instance a fisherman may carry a 6.0" fillet knife, or a hunter may carry a 4.0" fixed blade hunting knife).
Don't forget it's there though. If you stop off in Tesco's for a can of beans on your way home take the knife off of your belt and lock it in your glove box, or your local Bobby will be unimpressed at your excuses. When transporting a knife by car keep it locked away in the glove box or securely stored in the boot of the vehicle. Do not slip it into the door side-pocket, under your seat or in a centre console, this is a dangerous practice, and if stopped by the Police this gives the impression of keeping the knife close to hand.
In all events, keep them sharp!!
I have a Malay parang under my bed. I keep the cricket bat next to the front door. 8) 8)
Lock me up and throw away the key, RIGHT NOW... I'm a teacher and carry a small penknife/army type in my trouser pocket...
::)
I was going to ask what a Malay whatsit is but Google told me.
Me too Saddad - I have a Swiss army knife which I use for minor repairs round the classroom. The kids' eyes are as big as saucers when I take it out to tighten a screw somewhere or, in the old days, to splice a broken tape. Given the area i work in, I don't think they'll grass me to the cops. ;)
Well i have something else downstairs :) to go with the sword under the bed!
Its just thats the only place to put it where little hands dont find it, i did have it in the downstairs storage under the stairs and i found my friends 4 year old pulling the bag out as it was beside his train set so i moved it to be safe.
Quote from: cambourne7 on November 29, 2007, 20:20:23
Well i have something else downstairs :) to go with the sword under the bed!
Its just thats the only place to put it where little hands dont find it, i did have it in the downstairs storage under the stairs and i found my friends 4 year old pulling the bag out as it was beside his train set so i moved it to be safe.
You keep a hoover under the stairs in case of burglars?
We keep Killer Mog downstairs to deter burglars and as ya can see he allways sleeps with one eye open, so be warned. ;D