Any statement I make will be a stereotype, and doesn't apply to all... I'm sure YOU (whoever you are) are the exception, but it seems to me it is *generally speaking* the new guys who come here having only a Mora and an Esee who cry foul... repeatedly... because they don't feel validation in this community, or haven't learned that redundancy only serves to weaken their argument... it doesn't make it stronger. They come with lectures about how they believe Survive owes them... because they expected shorter wait times, paid their hard earned money, blah, blah, blah. Bless their poor little hearts.
My family photo:
Then there are those of us who've actually invested time beside this small, high quality company, who've also put some skin in the game, and are willing to endure the hardships of growth beside its owners, because we have found more in Survive than merely superior products.
For instance, in addition to my proud family photo above, on preorder and starter, I have a 2.7, two 3.5, two 4.1, two 4.7, and a 6 on order. I also have two out in the mail, and one more coming in this week in trade. Do I want all of my knives now? Nope... Not at the expense of the quality that makes these knives so great.
I know I don't only speak for myself when I say, there are a handful of rotten eggs in our happy little Survive basket... they're neither wanted nor needed, but it's apparently their life's mission to infect this happy little eutopia of ours, probably from too much time on the Whine & Cheese subforum. Before some of them arrived, there was a high level of camaraderie and enjoyment in my feed. Sadly, a couple of guys have hijacked nearly every Survive thread, because they're not getting enough attention. And it doesn't matter what Guy and Ellie say... they just cannot be satisfied unless their cries for justice are met with remedies beyond the realm of reasonable expectations or impossible deliveries. It doesn't matter how many veterans try to calm them, deflect them, or argue them to peace... They're here with an agenda.
To them, I say, just politely ask Survive for a refund, privately, without any pomp and circumstance. Then, kindly, just go away. Go buy an Ambush knife if you want a Survive knockoff made of similar materials by a decent manufacturer. Warning: Stay away from Gen1... they had all sorts of quality issues with their heat treat... but you can get a Gen2 any time you want one, for a deep discount in trade value or sale, on the exchange... And there is probably a reason for that, but I won't cast an opinion.
But shut up. And go away. Squealing further doesn't improve your standing. In fact, if it were me, I'd move you to the back if the line and make you wait.
Attacking Ellie and Guy will not ever get you any love here, especially when it becomes personal... and I assure you, some here have made it personal. Back off.
Persist, and all you do is prove one thing: We are right about you.
Now... Go get a life. Go play with your Mora and your Esee. Both wonderful knives at their price point. I have many of each.
Cue ignorant backlash in 3, 2... 1.... Go.
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