I am the only one of the 6 of us who had any interest in going, and, in fact, visiting SFO was a huge item on my bucket list. As it would turn out, everybody in our group (non of them knife nerds like I am) was so impressed by the facility and the collections display inside the store. We walked around for a while and I felt like a little leaguer meeting Babe Ruth, my palms were sweating and everything
I’ve been looking for a Chaparral for quite some time now and have never been able to find one, so when I saw one at SFO and put my hands on it I just HAD to buy it. For whatever reason I just love the ergonomics and the purpose of that knife and wanted it in my collection so bad. Turns out, I bought the last one they had in the store!We hung out for way longer than anticipated, reading all of the cool history posted around the store and checking out the cool one offs and special editions they had displayed. Beside my dream purchase of the Chaparral, three of the other guys in the group ended up buying their first Spyderco knives that day, including the groom himself and our token Army Ranger, who the staff treated EXCEPTIONALLY well in honor of his service.
The trip to SFO made me so thankful for the knife community, and I’m still so excited that three of my friends started their Spyderco collection at the HQ itself. Spyderco, THANK YOU for being you and for the influence you have in creating knife enthusiasts and stoking passion for the knife life. You guys are the best!
