Definitely nothing to argue about. Just different views from different sides of the moose.edlaffoon wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 4:23 pmExactly, I agree almost completely, except that my point was there is no NEED to argue about snoozing and losing. Its not a question of why or if it should be addressed. It's a question if it is addressed, then how.Tucson Tom wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 4:02 pmThere are at least 3 different perspectives to look at this from -- and I think I can sit in each seat and see the point of view.
FWIW I got mine. I just don't really understand the third perspective. More knives is better for everyone
More knives is better until Spyderco has knives sitting on the shelves and starts viewing the mule team project as a liability. I am all for more knives short of that point -- I don't want anyone to miss out and I have no sympathy for flippers.
The other angle from Spydercos perspective is they tie up a production facility making mules (which generate almost no profit) when they could be making Shaman's to make a decent profit on. They are apparently willing to do that up to a point, but I'll admit that I am only guessing at how this works from their standpoint.
Sal already said that the steel for 6 more mules is already set -- so the quantity numbers for those has been decided. This discussion thus is about the mules beyond that (.... imagine mules beyond 6 more!) How sales go with those will certainly provide useful data -- if they continue to sell like hotcakes then it only makes sense to bump the numbers, etc.