My local Target...

Tyler_ · **on:** April 14, 2013, 07:57:11 AM

Has replaced most of the Victorinox stuff with the Bear Grylls made in China crap

captain spaulding · **Reply #1 on:** April 14, 2013, 09:54:28 AM

What a shame.

getahl · **Reply #2 on:** April 14, 2013, 03:46:36 PM

Ditto. It still has Classics (assorted colors), Huntsmen, and Camper, I think. There might be a Tinker combo in there, too.

WoodMan · **Reply #3 on:** April 14, 2013, 04:30:08 PM

Mine as well.

Timboslice · **Reply #4 on:** April 14, 2013, 05:25:01 PM

twbranch · **Reply #5 on:** April 15, 2013, 01:37:00 AM

no offense but if your shopping for tools at Target...you are missing out my friends!

firiki · **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2013, 11:04:20 AM

I don't think we have Target stores here yet so slightly OT but not irrelevant: Here in Athens many places carrying at least some Vic Ecolines are stopping because "they're expensive" as the guys working there say. What I find weird is that two places have switched to Wengers as their main SAK proposition after New Year!

T.J. Hooker · **Reply #7 on:** April 17, 2013, 11:24:32 AM

Here in Melb, Australia you can only buy Victorinox or any knife at pretty much two stores and they are terribly over priced.. Consider yourself likely you can buy a knife at Target!

Syndicate · **Reply #8 on:** April 17, 2013, 01:05:02 PM

Quote from: T.J. Hooker on April 17, 2013, 11:24:32 AM

Here in Melb, Australia you can only buy Victorinox or any knife at pretty much two stores and they are terribly over priced.. Consider yourself likely you can buy a knife at Target!

And you can get a huge fine for carrying a SAK in Melbourne as well.

T.J. Hooker · **Reply #9 on:** April 17, 2013, 01:57:54 PM

I know its silly. Hardly worth selling any knives here any more as those two stores(king of knives, Rays) don't seem to sell much knives all that often.

The Shadow · **Reply #10 on:** April 17, 2013, 10:59:23 PM

Quote from: twbranch on April 15, 2013, 01:37:00 AM

no offense but if your shopping for tools at Target...you are missing out my friends!

The best part of shopping for Victorinox at Target was not their selection, but the clearance deals! You could score some at 50 or 75% off. Don't really want that Bear crap at 75% off...

Aloha · **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2013, 02:33:53 AM

Quote from: The Shadow on April 17, 2013, 10:59:23 PM

Quote from: twbranch on April 15, 2013, 01:37:00 AM
no offense but if your shopping for tools at Target...you are missing out my friends!

The best part of shopping for Victorinox at Target was not their selection, but the clearance deals! You could score some at 50 or 75% off. Don't really want that Bear crap at 75% off...

i got a Recruit for 8.68 and have been eyeing the few they do have as i konw those too will be clearanced at some point. i recall someone saying they got a skeletool on clearance at target so i always keep alert.

Joe58 · **Reply #12 on:** April 18, 2013, 03:36:15 PM

Hi - Perhaps someone here on the forum who has experience in retail can answer this.

How is a product chosen to sell? In this case, did Target feel that the Bear knives (using the term loosely)
would sell better than SAK's, or does a company approach Target and say that they will give a bigger percentage back to Target or what?

It's just that I'm having trouble believing that the Bear line sells better than Vic's. Everyone, even non knifers, know Swiss Army and the reputation. Selling someone a Bear knife coud put someone off knives forever after they try and use it.

As a sidebar - I cannot believe Bear would put his name on that cruddy stuff. Gerber must pay well. I guess based on that and the other things I've seen him pushing, his quality standards aren't too high.