Swiss Cheese Tool

thebullfrog · **Reply #60 on:** October 22, 2010, 10:46:50 PM

Do. Want.

Jmora · **Reply #61 on:** October 22, 2010, 10:49:29 PM

I sent my order off last monday and it hasn't shown up yet. How long has it taken a long time for other people?...I guess I'm being impatient

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victor7000 · **Reply #62 on:** October 22, 2010, 11:33:39 PM

Quote from: Jmora on October 22, 2010, 10:49:29 PM

I sent my order off last monday and it hasn't shown up yet. How long has it taken a long time for other people?...I guess I'm being impatient .

Mine came after 15 days and I'm in Switzerland....

Aloxfan · **Reply #63 on:** October 23, 2010, 06:48:48 AM

I must have one of these!

ICanFixThat · **Reply #64 on:** October 23, 2010, 09:08:13 AM

Love the special box/booklet. More pictures for the wiki?

SwissSon · **Reply #65 on:** October 27, 2010, 02:51:35 PM

I just received my Swiss Cheese Tool yesterday in the mail. I was in Switzerland last month and I saw the display in all the cheese and knife shops, so it was a mission for me to get this new knife. I sent in the UPC codes and 20 francs with my US address and they shipped it first class to me. I am shocked they sent it.

Reinier · **Reply #66 on:** October 27, 2010, 02:55:50 PM

That's great, never thought they would ship to the US! Very nice

Jmora · **Reply #67 on:** October 29, 2010, 08:27:23 PM

mine showed up today. :mail
others already have better photos, but here are a few alternative angles:

here you see the different blade shape in comparison to another 111mm. The tang also has 'patented' on it

I was originally trying to get a lower camera angle on the cheese to evoke the monolith from 2001: a space odyssey, for extra profundity, but it didn't work. Anyway cheese knife works.

here the lock mechanism. The package underneath, unfortunately with a customs sticker on it, but still pretty impressive that first class postage is included in the cheap price. This has got me more enthusiastic about 111mm SAKs, one of those dual pros would be cool.

Aloxfan · **Reply #68 on:** October 30, 2010, 06:26:03 AM

Quote from: SwissSon on October 27, 2010, 02:51:35 PM

I just received my Swiss Cheese Tool yesterday in the mail. I was in Switzerland last month and I saw the display in all the cheese and knife shops, so it was a mission for me to get this new knife. I sent in the UPC codes and 20 francs with my US address and they shipped it first class to me. I am shocked they sent it.

Did you order directly from Ibach?

ICanFixThat · **Reply #69 on:** October 30, 2010, 07:45:50 PM

Quote from: Aloxfan on October 30, 2010, 06:26:03 AM

Quote from: SwissSon on October 27, 2010, 02:51:35 PM
I just received my Swiss Cheese Tool yesterday in the mail. I was in Switzerland last month and I saw the display in all the cheese and knife shops, so it was a mission for me to get this new knife. I sent in the UPC codes and 20 francs with my US address and they shipped it first class to me. I am shocked they sent it.
Did you order directly from Ibach?

As per his message; it sounds like he sent in the proof-of-purchaces to SCM in Bern with 20CHF as per the adverisements from SCM.

VicX · **Reply #70 on:** October 30, 2010, 08:01:16 PM

Ok, here's the idea of the century:

1. We all send money to a MTo member
2. He orders a giant supply of cheese from Switzerland
3. As soon as he receives the package (can we still call it 'a package', when it's that big?) he sends us the knives but...

...here comes the best part...

...HE CAN KEEP THE CHEESE! ALL OF IT!

Sounds reasonable?

Sazabi · **Reply #71 on:** October 30, 2010, 08:03:03 PM

Quote from: VicX on October 30, 2010, 08:01:16 PM

Ok, here's the idea of the century:

1. We all send money to a MTo member
2. He orders a giant supply of cheese from Switzerland
3. As soon as he receives the package (can we still call it 'a package', when it's that big?) he sends us the knives but...

...here comes the best part...

...HE CAN KEEP THE CHEESE! ALL OF IT!

Sounds reasonable?

Might I recommend that the people in the group also toss in an extra couple dollars so a sufficient amount of prunes may also be purchased? Kinda need to counteract the blockage caused by that much cheese, after all. o.o;

Jmora · **Reply #72 on:** October 30, 2010, 09:28:07 PM

I'm quite happy to keep on buying swiss cheese, and sending off for more knives. I'm just wondering if they will be annoyed if I keep doing it, how do they make a profit with this, is the knife only worth the 20francs we send to them, or is the profit annulled by the postage fees?

The swiss prune knife sounds somehow less inspiring for me. Reminds me of the joke: "Q: how did the mathematician get rid of his constipation? A: the same way he solved all problems, sat down and worked it out with a pencil."

J-sews · **Reply #73 on:** October 31, 2010, 02:38:19 AM

Quote from: Jmora on October 30, 2010, 09:28:07 PM

I'm quite happy to keep on buying swiss cheese, and sending off for more knives. I'm just wondering if they will be annoyed if I keep doing it, how do they make a profit with this, is the knife only worth the 20francs we send to them, or is the profit annulled by the postage fees?

The swiss prune knife sounds somehow less inspiring for me. Reminds me of the joke: "Q: how did the mathematician get rid of his constipation? A: the same way he solved all problems, sat down and worked it out with a pencil."

Eeeew!

Sazabi · **Reply #74 on:** October 31, 2010, 02:55:02 AM

Better a pencil than a slide rule or graphing calculator.

Agent X68 · **Reply #75 on:** October 31, 2010, 02:02:48 AM

What is the DD SAK in the last pic?

Chako · **Reply #76 on:** October 31, 2010, 02:14:43 AM

I think you will find that the Swiss Cheese association or whatever organization the knife was commissioned for, are probably footing much of the bill. After all, this is good advertizing. The knives are emblazoned with logos for them, and the packaging is the same. You even have to eat Swiss Cheese to get them...most of the times.

The pencil joke...loved it.

Neil · **Reply #77 on:** October 31, 2010, 02:15:38 AM

Quote from: Agent X68 on October 31, 2010, 02:02:48 AM

What is the DD SAK in the last pic?

Looks like a Nomad.

Agent X68 · **Reply #78 on:** October 31, 2010, 02:41:15 AM

it can only be a nomad or a forester. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Jmora · **Reply #79 on:** October 31, 2010, 08:50:58 PM

yeah, its a nomad I won in one of Neil's giveaways a while back.

must be difficult to quantify the success of an advertising campaign. It would take a long time to really assess if cheese sales have gone up over the time that the cheese knife has been available, and to separate it from all of the other potential confounding variables.

thebullfrog · **Reply #80 on:** November 06, 2010, 07:31:41 PM

Just came across this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Cheese-Knife-2010-NIB-/140472133923?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item20b4caa923#ht_500wt_898

Reinier · **Reply #81 on:** November 06, 2010, 07:59:07 PM

I saw that one yesterday too. As much as I would like to buy the cheese knife, $60 is way too much if you ask me

thebullfrog · **Reply #82 on:** November 06, 2010, 08:17:16 PM

Oh I agree, not to mention the shipping, but figured someone may find it worthwhile.

Gadget Guy · **Reply #83 on:** December 15, 2010, 02:38:38 AM

Stirling3749 · **Reply #84 on:** December 15, 2010, 05:38:30 AM

I want that knife so bad. If it's still on Ebay after Christmas I'm going for it.
Hell I'd pay $80 plus shipping.

Gadget Guy · **Reply #85 on:** December 15, 2010, 05:43:22 AM

Quote from: Stirling3749 on December 15, 2010, 05:38:30 AM

I want that knife so bad. If it's still on Ebay after Christmas I'm going for it.
Hell I'd pay $80 plus shipping.

Me too! A knife I wanted them to make for a long time. Would be a really nice picnic knife.

Ninjaz · **Reply #86 on:** December 15, 2010, 11:57:52 AM

The Swiss Cheese sak look awsome. The new blade looks sharp -wonder how sharp it is.
Here is another one on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280603423377

Gadget Guy · **Reply #87 on:** December 15, 2010, 10:36:46 PM

Quote from: Ninjaz on December 15, 2010, 11:57:52 AM

The Swiss Cheese sak look awsome. The new blade looks sharp -wonder how sharp it is.
Here is another one on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280603423377

If it had a "buy it now" I would grab it, but I'm not paying more than $60 for one.

victor7000 · **Reply #88 on:** February 06, 2011, 05:13:32 PM

Yesterday I got a kind letter from Switzerland Cheese Marketing.

They told me the Cheese knife I ordered lately would arrive in a few weeks.
They were very surprised by the high demand.

The first run of 30'000 knives is already sold out!!!

Now they wait for a second run which Victorinox should deliver next week.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #89 on:** February 06, 2011, 05:16:05 PM

I suppose it's only a matter of time before this gets out, but for those of you that want this knife, it should be going into production and be imported into North America and other markets this year.

Def

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