@Thegunnerd - Based on your earlier posts, you mentioned you and Andre have discussed this and it sounds like you decided that you were the one to come and act as the PR person for ADV Knives since you are going to be the North American Distributor. I hate to say it, but you are doing a HORRIBLE job. Your facts are inaccurate and you keep posting things that make absolutely no sense.
Case in point:
"He's not too busy to talk to his customers, he's too busy to address their concerns in a forum that he's not a member of"
LOL! First rule when doing damage control "he's too busy to address their concerns..." followed by anything should not exist in your vernacular. In this case it's followed up by "...in a forum he's not a member of". Are you serious? Did we not just establish that it takes literally less than 5 minutes, to sign up for a free account? Did we also not just establish that since this IS the biggest (or one of) knife enthusiast communities in the world, and he is the KNIFE business, a five minute minute investment should not even be an question. I am having a hard time understanding what the difference between the first and second part of your above quote. What's the difference if he spent 5 (probably more like 3) minutes registering an account and spending those same 3 minutes discussing/fielding a question on a forum he is registered on already? He's obviously already spent way more time than that briefing you and making shit up to post here.
"That's why I'm on here, because if I wasn't, no one else would be"
I can't say with 100% certainty, but if I was a betting man, I doubt you would be making this your personal mission if you didn't have a personal stake as his North American Distributor.
"He's not net savvy..."
Are you serious on this too? He's not net savvy is the reason why he cannot sign up for a free BF account that an 8 year old could figure out how to do? Let me guess, his 8 year old niece has to help him to post to Facebook and Instagram accounts and she is not around right now to help him sign up for BF.
"...Don't buy his knives"
Wow, I don't even know what to say about this other than damage control, FAIL. I know I won't. I know there are others that still might, but many who actually care about the man behind the knives they carry will not.
"As for my apology it's sincere. I don't want anyone to have a bad experience buying a knife , especially an ADV...."
I want to believe that you are sincere and am going to give you the benefit of the doubt. But why the comment about 'especially an ADV', because you have a business stake in it? Would you be not as especially bothered that I had a bad experience if it was with a maker that you didn't have a financial stake in?
"All i can do is try and make him aware of it in the future and try to make sure things like this don't happen again. I"m going to have a long talk with him tonight about changing the entire ordering process to avoid this. I can do no more and no less"
At least something good will come of this and he will stop his intentionally shady up-charging practices. How about providing Tomalock with the options he ordered. That would be a good place to start. I don't think there has been any dispute that Andre never mentioned the extra charges when he paid, nor did Andre mention that the $450 he paid was just a down payment.
He's not too busy to talk to his customers,he's too busy to address their concerns in a forum that he's not a member of . Not everyone has the kind of time that we do to log and voice these issues. That's why i'm on here , because if i wasn't , no one would be . He's not that kind of knife maker. He's not net savvy and if that's not good enough for you , then I have nothing for you . Don't buy his knives ?
As for my apology it's sincere. I don't want anyone to have a bad experience buying a knife , especially an ADV. I am sorry that it wasn't a good experience. If it had been this whole post wouldn't exist. All i can do is try and make him aware of it in the future and try to make sure things like this don't happen again. I"m going to have a long talk with him tonight about changing the entire ordering process to avoid this. I can do no more and no less