Pro tip: I carried a $200 folding knife for 3 years and never used it once, a $12 box cutter does everything
Sat down last month and actually counted what I reached for, and it was the cheap beater every single time, so has anyone else ditched the fancy blade for a work knife and felt dumb about the money they spent?
Congrats, you just wrote the most expensive letter opener review in history. Three years of pocket jewelry and the $12 beater is the one doing all the heavy lifting, that is a brutal way to find out your taste is better than your needs. The knife was never the tool, it was the little thrill of pulling out something shiny in front of other guys who also never cut anything. My guess is half the people reading this just walked to their drawer to check their own fancy blade and felt a little sting. Lesson learned the cheap way, which is still cheaper than the lesson you already paid for.