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The knives will be sharpened when Robert receives them..
Any thoughts as to how you might handle the Fotki photo archive(s) for Fiddleback Fridays moving forward?
I always liked how it was possible go back to earlier week/month/year to look at previous knives that had been offered.
Phillip was doing the photos... I suppose that will now be transitioning to Robert? Will the FF pictures still be uploaded to your Fotki account?
yesSo are you selling knives at Blade?
THAT is a good question! Andy has long offered a $5 discount for Blade Forum members with gold membership or higher. There was a 10% discount on a direct Fiddleback purchase after purchasing from/ supporting a dealer (1 time, 1:1 only). And there's the (pretty sure 10%) LE/ military discount. I think you can only take up to 10% + $5. But I also know Robert has said in the past that post- purchase discounts aren't possible through Fiddleback Outpost. The website platform is the same so it would still seem impossible to get discount codes AND still quickly shark a knife. HmmmmI hope this question will not be in poor taste, as it is not in my nature to quibble over the little things, but it might be of interest to others besides myself.
Andy and Phillip had recently mentioned a discount of 10% on a subsequent purchase of knives (when bought directly from Fiddleback) for anyone who posted a review of a Fiddleback Forge knife outside of this sub-forum. The intent, I believe, was to encourage us to spread the word about the knives to folks who may not have had exposure to the brand. I still believe that it’s a worthwhile idea, as it benefits all parties involved. I’m not aware of any other discounts being offered, but the same question applies....
With the new checkout process, will there be a chance to claim a discount? Or will this discount deal no longer exist?
And if it is an option, does a person call Robert who has finished inventory or literally the Fiddleback Forge shop? More brewskiesHas the ability to call the shop and purchase a knife from "inventory" gone away??
Thanks!
Should we just copy you on all orders?The stalk buyer button is not visible in Chrome. Please fix so I know who to pester
Shipping is Monday-Friday (except major holidays). Knives will ship next business day. Because shipping speed has improved, we've bumped free shipping to USPS First Class Mail...but you have the option of upgrading to USPS Priority Mail at checkout (paid upgrade). We've shipped 1000's of packages and have found that 1st Class Mail is typically only a day or two longer than Priority in most of the country...so even with that change, because they'll go out the door faster, the packages should see a faster delivery time than before.Fiddleback Outpost
Previously, the mailing of Fiddleback Friday knives was done on the following Wednesday because Mondays included final sharpening.
Keep in mind that Fotki was a necessary evil before as the photos put here into Blade Forum had to be hosted on another site to embed them. With the new website handling this function already for the actual listings...there's no systematic reason to post them there also.Any thoughts as to how you might handle the Fotki photo archive(s) for Fiddleback Fridays moving forward?
I always liked how it was possible go back to earlier week/month/year to look at previous knives that had been offered.
Phillip was doing the photos... I suppose that will now be transitioning to Robert? Will the FF pictures still be uploaded to your Fotki account?
Not sure yet on the Fotki alternative...any strategy should keeps number of resource down...in other words...keep it on Blade Forums or on the site without having yet another place to go look at things. Would make it easier on everyone. I'm noodling on it. Of course, maybe we could give you the Fotki login and let YOU manage it.I vote that Robert loads at least 1 pic of each FF Friday knife. Having that history and reference there is sooooo rewarding and fun to search back through.
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Fiddleback Outpost
One idea for could be that the Newsletter or Fiddleback Friday sales page has a link for the "Well its Friday" thread that could promote that as a discussion medium. Unless people get nasty (which I doubt) I can only see this as a benefit for business since it will raise interest beyond the BladeForum community. I know that Makers often struggle with "BladeForums is a good start but I need to expand my market" but this whole deal should expand the market plus potentially raise interest/activity for the Fiddleback BladeForum area. Plus, it would give a place for customer feedback that could otherwise not be captured. (eg Challenges or questions with the checkout process)
Forge is at Table 4E and Outpost is at Booth #648. Both will have knives.So are you selling knives at Blade?
As of right now, the only discount we have in place is the military discount (I'll create a post on this today). HOWEVER, there may be something wonderful coming down the road for people who evangelize elsewhere. It's in the works.Andy and Phillip had recently mentioned a discount of 10% on a subsequent purchase of knives (when bought directly from Fiddleback) for anyone who posted a review of a Fiddleback Forge knife outside of this sub-forum. The intent, I believe, was to encourage us to spread the word about the knives to folks who may not have had exposure to the brand. I still believe that it’s a worthwhile idea, as it benefits all parties involved. I’m not aware of any other discounts being offered, but the same question applies....
With the new checkout process, will there be a chance to claim a discount? Or will this discount deal no longer exist?
The checkout will only allow one discount at a time, so there's no way to combine two. I'll create a thread on the Service Member discounts.THAT is a good question! Andy has long offered a $5 discount for Blade Forum members with gold membership or higher. There was a 10% discount on a direct Fiddleback purchase after purchasing from/ supporting a dealer (1 time, 1:1 only). And there's the (pretty sure 10%) LE/ military discount. I think you can only take up to 10% + $5. But I also know Robert has said in the past that post- purchase discounts aren't possible through Fiddleback Outpost. The website platform is the same so it would still seem impossible to get discount codes AND still quickly shark a knife. Hmmmm
Andy/ Robert, if ya'll need a couple cases of brew to sit over and work this out, let me know the preferred beverage and where to send it.
Thanks for the clarification. I'm ready to get my next Fiddleback.
BTW, I enjoyed the guild pictures. I recognized most of the makers and Dennis' knives looked great as usual.
It's interesting that after a couple of Trackrocks I can look at the pics and identify the makers.
I vote that Robert loads at least 1 pic of each FF Friday knife. Having that history and reference there is sooooo rewarding and fun to search back through.
And shooot, this will surely cut down on the ability to call Dibs or to track down a knife that you really wanted and someone bought but is just sitting in a safe. Btw, that is a benefit for potential sellers as well as those who missed a knife. I keep thinking of positive things and negative things here, but at the end of the day they're really neither positive or negative .. as Andy said, it is just change given growth.
Fiddleback Outpost
One idea for could be that the Newsletter or Fiddleback Friday sales page has a link for the "Well its Friday" thread that could promote that as a discussion medium. Unless people get nasty (which I doubt) I can only see this as a benefit for business since it will raise interest beyond the BladeForum community. I know that Makers often struggle with "BladeForums is a good start but I need to expand my market" but this whole deal should expand the market plus potentially raise interest/activity for the Fiddleback BladeForum area. Plus, it would give a place for customer feedback that could otherwise not be captured. (eg Challenges or questions with the checkout process)
PS Thanks for considering any of our ideas/feedback
So are you selling knives at Blade?
I hope this question will not be in poor taste, as it is not in my nature to quibble over the little things, but it might be of interest to others besides myself.
Andy and Phillip had recently mentioned a discount of 10% on a subsequent purchase of knives (when bought directly from Fiddleback) for anyone who posted a review of a Fiddleback Forge knife outside of this sub-forum. The intent, I believe, was to encourage us to spread the word about the knives to folks who may not have had exposure to the brand. I still believe that it’s a worthwhile idea, as it benefits all parties involved. I’m not aware of any other discounts being offered, but the same question applies....
With the new checkout process, will there be a chance to claim a discount? Or will this discount deal no longer exist?
Has the ability to call the shop and purchase a knife from "inventory" gone away??
Thanks!
Not sure yet on the Fotki alternative...any strategy should keeps number of resource down...in other words...keep it on Blade Forums or on the site without having yet another place to go look at things. Would make it easier on everyone. I'm noodling on it. Of course, maybe we could give you the Fotki login and let YOU manage it.
You got that dehumpedback coming your way...
More great points. I have re-assessed the discounts and there will be small changes, but nothing big. The discounts and new discount policy is below. Robert is writing a technical "how to" thread on the discounts now.
-Military Veteran/1st Responder Discount - This is not something that I would ever get rid of. Robert has always had this policy as well. It will be continuing.
-Review Discount - This will also continue. The flow of it will look this way. Post a review in a forum elsewhere, post a thread here linking to it, send Phillip an e-mail about the review, and finally Phillip will e-mail you a code to use at fiddlebackforge.com during your next purchase. If you purchase a knife direct via a show or a group buy, the system would work the same. Just calc it at the paypal payment screen, and mention it in the notes.
-Other Dealer Purchase Discount - This will work much like the Review Discount. Buy knife, e-mail Phillip receipt and receive a code that will get you the discount on the website. Alternately for direct purchase, e-mail receipt to Phillip and take discount at PP.
-Gold Membership Level Discount - Unfortunately, this one will not be offered through fiddlebackforge.com. It will still be offered on direct purchases during group buys and also at shows. The site will only let you take one discount.
We have always limited the discount to 1 plus the $5 anyway, so really there is little change.
Bourbon, biltong, bourbon, beef jerky, & bourbon. Not necessarily in that order.btw, I don't recall seeing the beverage preference amongst all of your awesome responses.
I didn't think that was a beverage. And I took Andy (could be way off base) for a brew kinda guy so I was defaulting to brews to be safer.Biltong.