Whaaa? MISS army knife?

Artfully Martial

Artfully Martial

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I've ran across this thing a few times before I had the nerve to look into it. I'm just going to go ahead and quote the sales pitch:

Miss A is a Los Angeles-based company run by women. Their mission: To supply today's strong, feminine woman with products designed to help her battle life's daily emergencies.

Okay--fair enough. A knife for strong feminine women. Makes sense to me.

And then you discover the horrible truth.

The knife

Has

A

Perfume bottle

I'm going to say that again so you don't have to go back up there and reread it. The knife has a perfume bottle. Say that out loud to yourself.

Clean the coffee spray off of your monitor, because it only gets better.

Mirror.

....mirror....the knife has a mirror....

It comes mainly in..."rose" and...magenta...I mean, I don't even know what magenta is. Comes in blue now too. Exciting.

I know, you don't believe me. Here's a link and some photos.

http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=M1MA01ROSE2

missakitrose.jpg


MAK_good_pic-MissArmyKnife.jpg


The promotional material knifecenter received was so cliche` that they actually had this disclaimer:

KnifeCenter Note: The following sales material was supplied by the manufacturer. We find it amusing and hope that it doesn't offend any of our public.

This one was my favorite, but there are a couple more on the website:
“I was on a picnic in the park with a really cute guy when I realized I hadn't thought to bring a corkscrew to open the wine bottle he was holding. No store nearby, either… But I gave him my Miss A Kit so he could open the bottle, then had just enough time to check my lipstick in the kit mirror while he poured. I love my Miss A Kit! P.S. We’re still dating!” -- Susie, Chicago, IL

Needless to say, this knife is awesome. I think I'll order two. I'll need them for the big head to head comparison with the new Dark Ops knives.

With the newly rediscovered female population of bladeforums, I'd like to hear the ladies' opinions on this.




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That's pretty doggone goofy, but I will admit, a small mirror on an SAK, if they could find a better way to attach it, wouldn't be bad. I keep a small mirror in my first aid kit. If I'm alone and hurt my face and need a way to see what I'm doing when I clean and bandage it, I'm ready.
 
I've been looking into this knife, and I've been pretty dissapointed by this little fact:

it doesn't come with blood grooves!

How can a strong, feminine woman be expected to succeed in her covert deanimination operations without blood grooves.

Sheesh.
 
Just didn't know where to find it. Thanks guy. I'll carry this on trips to West Hollywood. ;)
 
Lizzard breath is here and she has promised a review when she gets her Miss Army knife in.

Lizzard Breath writes:

Omigod it has everything I ever wanted!!! It is soooo girly. I'm going to get a girly knife just so my manly knives will have someone to play with. So anyways, I was on a camping trip on the other day, and my brother needed a sewing kit and I didn't have one so this will solve my problem.

Ugh.

Anyway, she gives the knife, preview wise, four stars, but only because it has neat gadgets.

My life continues to steadily decline.
 
if it can't do my laundry and make me a sandwich... they need to work on it more.
 
Of course this knife seems a little silly to all of us manly men but my teenage daughter will love this thing. She just recently made the transformation from a softball playing tom-boy to a "pink is so kewl", girly-girl. This knife will make a great birthday present from dad or a neat stocking stuffer at Christmas.
 
I'm still trying to figure out how to get the coffee spray off my monitor :D :D

Wait -- :barf: :barf:

LOL!!! (or, :barf: )
 
The only thing that seems odd is the perfume bottle. If you fill it with some handy solvent it could be used for spot cleaning and fire starting. My only question is whether it is a quality product or a low grade Chinese knock off?

The interesting blade to me is the file. That looks like a serious metal working file rather than a nail file and it has a fish hook remover on the tip. You don't see that combination in most women's purses.
 
Jeff Clark: "The only thing that seems odd is the perfume bottle"

I dunno Jeff, seems kinda odd to me that on the Knifecenter link, a customer who bought the "Miss Army Kit" also bought a 21" expandable baton made to "military specifications." Interesting combination of purchases.

Nick
 
The baton is for serious self defense. This lady was to practical to settle for a mere knife.
 
That reminds me of the woman who explained that the mirror on her compass was so she could look good when she was rescued !!
 
Artfully Martial said:
How can a strong, feminine woman be expected to succeed in her covert deanimination operations without blood grooves.
Click to expand...
They mold them into their fingernails.
 
Yeah, the stupid bottle. I told Artfully that I'd put like some soda in it ;) ....or like Clark said some spot remover or fire starter...most definentally fire starter.

I'm still gonna get the knife just for all of the wonderful nail tools and the sewing kit, and maybe the mirror to check out my zits or whatever. I hope the knife is half way okay, but from my expierence with Swiss Army knives the knife part sucks.
 
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