I've just started using japanese kitchen knives after reading up on some basics here. Seeing as Thanksgiving is coming soon I wanted to ask if anyone has any insight into what kind of deals we can expect to see for Black Friday or Cyber Monday this year or should I refer to previous year's postings? Thanks in advance.
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Welcome. I think Knifewear (Canada) has some sales next Monday. That's all that I've noticed for this year. I think Korin may have had some sales last year.
No, you're good. I did and found some from last year but didn't know if there has been any new I should be checking out. We can close this thread.Welcome Vdark
Not to be unfriendly, but I would recommend using the search tool, I've seen many threads with this exact question.
spaceconvoy
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If historical precedent holds, epicedge should have a decent black friday sale. I was waiting for their Hinoura to become more reasonably priced, but thanks to my fickle tastes I'm not into kurouchi anymore.
You must be new here, welcome to the forum
No need to close the thread, we have plenty of far less relevant discussions all the time.
You must be new here, welcome to the forum
No need to close the thread, we have plenty of far less relevant discussions all the time.Thanks, yes new here and new to the knife world. I'm still trying to figure out what I like so any chance on a good deal either from BST or any retailer for a different kind of knife is another opportunity. Also learning about how scarcity seems to play a role in the market price - but that's for me to keep reading about more.
Along with Epicurean Edge, JNS, To Go, and K&S usually have some sale items.. Personally I find the EE sale mildly annoying as they change the items every few hours so you have stay on top of it. The changes on the other sites tend to be at much slower pace although high demand or limited stock items can still come and go quickly.
Togo isn't doing black friday/cyber monday.
Knifewear has the garage sale starting the 16th.
Knifewear has the garage sale starting the 16th.
Ahhh....
The traditional pre-BFCM "where can I expect to find a good deal" question.
Answers above seem pretty right. I've personally had some good deals on interesting knives at KnS over the years.
The traditional pre-BFCM "where can I expect to find a good deal" question.
Answers above seem pretty right. I've personally had some good deals on interesting knives at KnS over the years.
JCK doing pre-black Friday sale now.
If the person is new to this hobby, they might not know all this abbreviations.
JCK - Japanese Chef Knife - Japanese Knives | Japanese Chef Knives & Kitchen Knives Store
ToGo - Chef Knives to Go - https://www.**************.com/
KnS(K&S) - Knives and Stones - Knives and Stones, US
JNS - Japanese Natural Stones - Japanese Natural Stones Toishi
JCK - Japanese Chef Knife - Japanese Knives | Japanese Chef Knives & Kitchen Knives Store
ToGo - Chef Knives to Go - https://www.**************.com/
KnS(K&S) - Knives and Stones - Knives and Stones, US
JNS - Japanese Natural Stones - Japanese Natural Stones Toishi
Sharp Knife Shop has Fall Sale - then again, he always has a sale, doesn't mean prices are right unless they are.
MTC is offering 20% on some items - of note Sukenari, Kintaro, Kanetsugu
JCK sale so far isn't what I'd call super bargain. I'd say in order of 5-10% off, but I didn't really calculate. Edit: at least it's store wide.
Cook's Edge had a 5 year anniversary sale that just ended. I expect they'll have one for the Black Friday, but so far nothing else came up.
Knifewear is putting so much front on the event that I guess Monday by noon they won't have much of the good ones anymore.
MTC is offering 20% on some items - of note Sukenari, Kintaro, Kanetsugu
JCK sale so far isn't what I'd call super bargain. I'd say in order of 5-10% off, but I didn't really calculate. Edit: at least it's store wide.
Cook's Edge had a 5 year anniversary sale that just ended. I expect they'll have one for the Black Friday, but so far nothing else came up.
Knifewear is putting so much front on the event that I guess Monday by noon they won't have much of the good ones anymore.
Robert Lavacca
Senior Member
Wow togo is skipping black friday huh? I figured some places wouldn’t be doing it just because of the garbage year we’ve had. I’m going to be keeping an eye out but will probably behave. With cases rising who knows what’s going to happen with the culinary industry again.
deskjockey
Senior Member
CKTG sales are up by ~25% so, that combined with shipping issues and not much staff has them waiting out COVID for better days ahead while trying to stay healthy.
deskjockey
Senior Member
Not just JCK, a lot of Japanese resellers are up ~50% this year. I suspect this is driven by the bladesmiths as much as anything.
deskjockey
Senior Member
I was trying to buy a Sugimoto CM-4030 and in the last 6 months, they are up by ~$70USD. Unfortunately, language barriers and credit card foreign transaction issues mean I missed my little cleaver purchase, and now prices are up along with layoffs so, an expensive cleaver isn't coming my way anytime soon.
I emailed bernal last year and they said they don't do black friday cyber monday. Not sure about this year. JKI didn't do bfcm either last year iirc.
Last year KnS had a few honyakis for 30-35% off for a few days. Epic Edge had some denkas on sale for a few hours. JNS had 15% off on most things for quite a while. Home Butcher had zkramers for 25% off last year.
Last year KnS had a few honyakis for 30-35% off for a few days. Epic Edge had some denkas on sale for a few hours. JNS had 15% off on most things for quite a while. Home Butcher had zkramers for 25% off last year.
Robert Lavacca
Senior Member
Knifewear actually has 100g uchigumori fingerstones for $20. That’s a pretty good deal!
deskjockey
Senior Member
I was trying to buy a Sugimoto CM-4030 and in the last 6 months, they are up by ~$70USD. Unfortunately, language barriers and credit card foreign transaction issues mean I missed my little cleaver purchase, and now prices are up along with layoffs so, an expensive cleaver isn't coming my way anytime soon.
Sugimoto CM4030 Chopper Stainless Steel Japanese Cleaver Kitchen Knife 19cm x 9cm
deskjockey
Senior Member
JKI doesn't have sales to the best of my knowledge. JCK (Koki) has limited sales but, usually not a significant discount, though his prices are generally what many retailers would consider a "sale price".
deskjockey
Senior Member
Fast 2-day delivery! Hit Shreveport, LA one day and my mailbox the next.
Coutelier Nola has a sale live through Monday.
Dull_Apex
Correct Handed Member
KnS Au have a BFCM page up in preparation:
https://www.knivesandstones.com.au/collections/bfcm2020-sale
https://www.knivesandstones.com.au/collections/bfcm2020-sale
The next few days ought to be interesting. Meanwhile BST is thriving, and that's not counting what will happen when Cyber Monday will be done with - I expect a lot other BSTs to make up for purchases.
nexus1935
Senior Member
Chubo Knives has 10% off right now
the KnS BFCM sale page has gone live
Robert Lavacca
Senior Member
Honestly, black friday and cyber monday are both great. Most of the time you can find better deals on BST here though lol.
