Well, now I feel bad.
Chris Williams if you are reading this then you deserve all our sympathy for your grandmother.
I wonder if CW grandmother left him anything in her will? I'm sure he is more concerned about that than her passing.
This is how his grandmother came up... Quote word for word.
"Ha, the more I read your messages, the more I realize what an idiot I am to even deal with such a scam artist! I messed up tracking number on screen shot I sent to them on one, but I am phone with them now and they are correcting. Funny how technology works. I am sure AMEX will be most pleased to know they have a customer claiming he didn't receive the goods when he clearly " customer gentleman met at door " and signed for packages both time. So yes...the universe does have a way of righting itself. My hopes is that you lose your charging priveleges on your AMEX account overnight.
This is giving me a little levity on the day my grandmother has passed away...and helping me stay distracted as I send copious amounts of documentation to them to go to battle for me."
I've proofread the quote and it is letter for letter 100% accurate including all typo's, keep in mind this is just one of many emails he sent me that spanned from April 18th and 19th. I did not initiate these communications as I ignored his emails from December until April 18th. During the period from December until April I felt no need to respond as I knew the evidence would validate my story to the investigation teams which it did. During the first court appearance for the temporary restraining order the judge was given all email communications in which he reviewed all of them, he responded to me by saying something along the lines of... Be very careful and aware of what's going on around you. In this day and age you never know who you're dealing with or what they might be capable of.
I agree that CW doesn't have a clue about the serious people here. He needs to back away.Wow... just wow.
This Chris Williams turd really picked the wrong demographic to target with his scams. A demo pf the population that owns knives and guns. Smart move, Chris.
I cannot imagine a bigger POS. Rather than accept the return and refund; he goes out of his way to fight the chargeback!? I would turn this ahole into a hand-puppet. I can blame it on my PTSD...
I agree that CW doesn't have a clue about the serious people here. He needs to back away.
I agree, I was lucky to have found this community and truth is I have a lot in common with many people here. His intimidation and threat tactics will never work against me, I like you have been around dangerous people and violence my whole life. I grew up in one of the worst neighborhoods of Los Angeles and my whole family was military even the women ( immediate family ) with the exception on myself and my grandmother on my Mothers side. My Mom and Dad were both USArmy and met while stationed in k-town Germany. My family is strong, hardy and smart, I'm not a good writer by any means but I'm intelligent in other ways. People like him don't understand the fearless, they are run by fear and believe everyone operates just like them. When the fear tactics don't work they just try to use more fear but they're the ones who are hiding in the dark. I don't have anything to hide and I've done nothing that can be held over my head to stop me. If he would come out and admit the truth and make right with the community I would end it, I don't need compensation but I will not feel guilty about doing nothing when I find out he hurt someone else. If I hear he hurt someone else and I know I did everything I could there will be no guilt, but he is still operating the same way.
He doesn't understand people like us that have suffered through a lot of violence, and will stop at nothing. The punk is way out of his league.
I have thanked God that he never tried to come put his hands on me because when people come to hurt you they really mean to do you harm. There's no such thing as a fair fight and the last thing I want to do is hurt anyone, life has so much more to offer besides violence but I also have a child to go home to and I will do anything to make it home safe in the face of a threat.
I'm kind of an optimist who doesn't like to see others ruin their lives. I still would like to suggest that CW consider an exit strategy here, and turn all the negative comments into something positive.
If he can admit that he made some mistakes, mend things with Damage109, remove the Benchmade design from his lineup, stop trying to be a bully making threats, and then clean up his advertising campaign, so that it becomes more honest, perhaps someone could start a new thread, about how he is taking a new honest approach, that will enhance the image of knifemakers everywhere. This way CW can gain respect, stop ruining his family name, and be a better example to his children.
The problem with that is, as far as anybody can tell, he still doesn't know how to make a knife, and there just isn't much money in being a "handle smith".
I was thinking how CW's venture into folding knives, will eventually result in many unhappy customers, when they find that warranty repair service, will most likely be nonexistent. It's just a matter of time, before springs will break, screws will fall out, and pocket clips will get lost. I can't imagine that he will be stocking all those parts, nor maintain skilled technicians, to repair these issues.
Perhaps he is planning to cut a deal with Benchmade, and just refer clients to their service department.