I know many of you very kindly responded to my recent post about having to sell off my Spydercos and only keeping the 1 battered Delica my wife gave me.
Well, I have to share what was on my doorstep yesterday. When I got home there was a box from Golden, CO and inside was an Almite Co-Pilot just like the one I had sold (that was a gift from my parents). The difference was that this new gift had BELIEVE lasered on the blade. This was a gift from TazKristi and included a wonderful note of encouragement. I knew she was up to something when she asked for my address recently. I have sent her a thank you personally, but I felt like this was such an amazing act of generosity and encouragement that I had to share it here.
I want to publicly thank Kristi and Spyderco. This gift is a wonderful reminder to always have hope and a wonderful lift both for me and my family in a rough spot. We are truly blesed and the friends we meet here are one of those blessings.
Some people may think it silly to gush over a knife manufacturer like this, but Spyderco and its people have gone above and beyond just being a good company. Let me say also to Sal, Kristi and everyone at Spyderco that you are awesome people and words are not nearly enough to express my gratitude. You all truly live out your motto of integrity. I will never forget this act of kindness. Thank you.
Tom
Thank you is not enough!
Wow! Kristi and all the rest of you at Spyderco are amazing. I can't think of any other company that would do something like that.
Kudo's spydero.
Leading the way with deeds
Kudo's spydero.
Leading the way with deeds
Brad Southard
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"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men," Colossians 3:23
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"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men," Colossians 3:23
Top notch all the way. Thats the crew in Golden from top to bottom.
Great to read these kind of support threads.
Way to go Taz!
STR
Great to read these kind of support threads.
Way to go Taz!
STR
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I've been tempted to say this quite a few times now but have faltered, because I am a relative newbie here and that I, as of now, only have a Native, thinking that my opinion wouldn't mean much. But in the time that I have had my native, I have realized that I enjoy carrying a knife for EDC purposes. Therefore I will soon be buying a step up from my native. This puts me at a pivotal point in the knife buying process; I have only seen a small taste of spyderco and have yet to see anything from other manufacturers like Benchmade, CKRT, or SOG, having already owned a gerber and a kershaw. I will not, however, be purchasing any of these other brands because after reading this forum for the past few months, I can say with absolute certainty that no other knife company, and likely very few companys at all these days, is operated and run like spyderco. Like I said before, I have had the urge to post something like this multiple times before - from the way you honor your warranty policy with true integrity, to the extent with which you involve your customers in the knife-making process, to the way that spyderco is identifiable to all who know this forum as a friendly entity with which you really look FORWARD to buying a product from. Maybe this is why, when I was looking at a Mini-Grip to EDC or a SOG Flash, those kinds of knives just didnt hold the same appeal.
Well i hope I'm not threadjacking at this point, just wanted to say good luck to AH2525, and that I think the way everyone at Spyderco is running the company is doing a bang up job - you are truly the epitome of what a fair, honest, and successful company should be. I'm going to college soon and will be enrolling in a business program - I can honestly say that if I have the opportunity to start my own business, Spyderco is the model on which i'll base my moral business foundation.
Well i hope I'm not threadjacking at this point, just wanted to say good luck to AH2525, and that I think the way everyone at Spyderco is running the company is doing a bang up job - you are truly the epitome of what a fair, honest, and successful company should be. I'm going to college soon and will be enrolling in a business program - I can honestly say that if I have the opportunity to start my own business, Spyderco is the model on which i'll base my moral business foundation.
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Way to go Taz! you guys are great! :D
39 & counting...
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Dodo!
:spyder: E3, Para mili, Salt 1 PE, Native, D3 OD, Ladybug, UKPK, Dodo, D4, Tasman, Ladybug Salt, Smallfly, Khukuri, Para Military, USN E4, Persistence, Civilian, Yojimbo, Smallfly, Manix 2 CE, Dodo, Military, D4 , Blackhawk, Pac Salt, Military, Manix 2, Captain, Assist, D'fly PE, Spyderhawk SE, Persian, Lum tanto, Warrior, Lil Temp, Tuff, spyderfly, szabofly, :spyder:
Dodo!
The knife has a material value and a higher sentimental value, but the engraving is more worth than it all. Awesome gesture!
Tom, keep the faith!
Best wishes
JB
Tom, keep the faith!
Best wishes
JB
We need locking :spyder: folders, at least a D4, with very small :spyder:holes (no one-hand function, only trademark) for legal carry in Germany!
If I could only keep one of all my knives, it probably would be a D4.
Ever tried, ever failed, no matter.
Try again, fail again, fail better.
(Samuel Beckett)
If I could only keep one of all my knives, it probably would be a D4.
Ever tried, ever failed, no matter.
Try again, fail again, fail better.
(Samuel Beckett)
Quality people
Not only are Spyderco knives the best production knives on the entire planet: The owners, employees and their associates are the best quality business people I've ever encountered. And the cordial attitude flows over to people here on the Spyderco.com Forum as well.
As most of the long term Forum members know I had to break away from the Forum for a while to attend to some personal issues in my life for a while and thus did not participate on the Forum for a few months. I was just downright blown away at the warm "welcome back" I got when I came back last week. And I truly do believe that is for sure a true reflection of the company themselves.
Also I've never encountered a customer service group as cordial and as quality minded and conscientious as I have with the good folks from Spyderco. So brother I can certainly agree with you when you say that "Thank You" is not enough. Because that is the best way I can describe it as well. JD :spyder: O
As most of the long term Forum members know I had to break away from the Forum for a while to attend to some personal issues in my life for a while and thus did not participate on the Forum for a few months. I was just downright blown away at the warm "welcome back" I got when I came back last week. And I truly do believe that is for sure a true reflection of the company themselves.
Also I've never encountered a customer service group as cordial and as quality minded and conscientious as I have with the good folks from Spyderco. So brother I can certainly agree with you when you say that "Thank You" is not enough. Because that is the best way I can describe it as well. JD :spyder: O
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great job!
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Most excellent!! I hope that things are going better for you now Tom. This is just another reason why Spyderco will always be the knife in my pocket!!
Ron
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Shine On...
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As we say here in Oz.... Onya Spyderco !
Well done Kristi, Sal and Spyderco. Great gesture for someone who is obviously in need of some encouragement. Just another one of the reasons why my choice of bladeware is firmly rooted win Spyderco's camp :)
Well done Kristi, Sal and Spyderco. Great gesture for someone who is obviously in need of some encouragement. Just another one of the reasons why my choice of bladeware is firmly rooted win Spyderco's camp :)
Cheers
Daniel (Certified Persian & Kopa nut)
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