Seriously? A $220+ corkscrew that isn't even double stepped

[Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m]

@chaad thomas

@Randy Sloan

I’d only spend this much on a cork screw if it either came with a money back guarantee…

The Code 38 has a 6 month money-back guarantee. That’s pretty serious!

Maybe I’m just skeptical, but a 6 month warranty sounds like a crock of shit. 6 months?!? Seriously!?! (In my mind) That means the company views warranting these (very expensive) corkscrews beyond 6 months as a risk it doesn’t want to take (b/c it’s not profitable for them to do so). (In my mind) That’s a huge red flag that these are not built to last. Caveat emptor.

[chaad_thomas]

@Brian G r a f s t r o m

@chaad thomas

@Randy Sloan

I’d only spend this much on a cork screw if it either came with a money back guarantee…

The Code 38 has a 6 month money-back guarantee. That’s pretty serious!

Maybe I’m just skeptical, but a 6 month warranty sounds like a crock of shit. 6 months?!? Seriously!?! (In my mind) That means the company views warranting these (very expensive) corkscrews beyond 6 months as a risk it doesn’t want to take (b/c it’s not profitable for them to do so). (In my mind) That’s a huge red flag that these are not built to last. Caveat emptor.

You didn’t read on the site where it says “Warranty”? You get a 6 month money-back guarantee IN ADDITION to a lifetime warranty:

“The Code-38 Professional Wine Knife range has been designed and tested to withstand the torturous demands of busy hospitality environments and is covered by a manufacturer’s international warranty covering any defects in materials or workmanship for the lifetime of the product.”

[Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m]

@chaad thomas

@Brian G r a f s t r o m

@chaad thomas

The Code 38 has a 6 month money-back guarantee. That’s pretty serious!

Maybe I’m just skeptical, but a 6 month warranty sounds like a crock of shit. 6 months?!? Seriously!?! (In my mind) That means the company views warranting these (very expensive) corkscrews beyond 6 months as a risk it doesn’t want to take (b/c it’s not profitable for them to do so). (In my mind) That’s a huge red flag that these are not built to last. Caveat emptor.

You didn’t read on the site where it says “Warranty”? You get a 6 month money-back guarantee IN ADDITION to a lifetime warranty:

“The Code-38 Professional Wine Knife range has been designed and tested to withstand the torturous demands of busy hospitality environments and is covered by a manufacturer’s international warranty covering any defects in materials or workmanship for the lifetime of the product.”

I stand corrected. Now THAT is one helluva warranty!!

[Brian_Tuite]

All the hand tools I sell come with a lifetime warranty and I can’t get a single guy to spend $245 on a professional screwdriver.

[Linda_Baehr]

Sorry. Pro or not, I think that is ridiculous.

[Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m]

@Brian Tuite

All the hand tools I sell come with a lifetime warranty and I can’t get a single guy to spend $245 on a professional screwdriver.

The lifetime warranty is the reason I buy Craftsman hand tools.

[chaad_thomas]

@Brian Tuite

All the hand tools I sell come with a lifetime warranty and I can’t get a single guy to spend $245 on a professional screwdriver.

I’d think an air-powered impact wrench is a more apropos analogy, and if you sell Ingersoll-Rand, then I don’t suppose you have any trouble getting pro service techs to pony up a few hundred bucks for one instead of swinging into Harbor Freight for a $29 unit. Hell, even Harbor Freight sells $250 impact wrenches, for that matter…

[chaad_thomas]

@Linda Baehr

Sorry. Pro or not, I think that is ridiculous.

…in the same way a Ferrari 599 is ridiculous compared to a Ford Focus from a who-gives-a-shit-about-cars perspective.

[Mark.Ricca]

I was the one who posted this in the Durand thread.

http://www.wineberserkers.com/viewtopic.php?p=495325#p495325

I’ve owned a Forge de Laguiole for ten years and at the time I purchased that, I think I paid around $75.00 USD. Last year (and I posted about this also) the helix snapped trying to pull a cork. I contacted the seller, Wine Appreciation Guild (NO AFFILIATION) and I was charged $25.00 shipping to have the knife returned to the factory in Laguiole, repaired and sent back to me. In the course of those ten years this tool opened a minimum of 2-3 bottles every night . Granted that’s probably about 25-30% of the use it would get professionally, but still above average I suspect.

After seeing the web ad for the Code 38, I felt that this was being marketed not just as professional grade, but well into the luxury end of that spectrum. Sort of like a gold plated Sawzall. I mean here’s the Kershaw at $60.00 for comparison:

http://www.monstermarketplace.com/knifes-and-hunting-knives/kershaw-sommeliers-tool

Even Mr. Fleming’s beloved Thiers Sommelier is a bargain by comparison:

http://www.beveragefactory.com/wine/wineopeners/waiter/3292.shtml

$220.00 for an entry fee and $410 for the lux model just seems like marketing to egos to me.

As for the Durand itself, I don’t think it’s fair to compare because it seems to be a specialty tool meant to extract older, more fragile corks and it has proven itself very capable in that regard.

my $.02.

[Brian_Tuite]

@chaad thomas

@Brian Tuite

All the hand tools I sell come with a lifetime warranty and I can’t get a single guy to spend $245 on a professional screwdriver.

I’d think an air-powered impact wrench is a more apropos analogy, and if you sell Ingersoll-Rand, then I don’t suppose you have any trouble getting pro service techs to pony up a few hundred bucks for one instead of swinging into Harbor Freight for a $29 unit. Hell, even Harbor Freight sells $250 impact wrenches, for that matter…

Is your corkscrew air powered? Made with over 40 parts? Nope. It’s a couple machined parts with a hinge that takes physical exertion to make work. I think it more closely resembles a screwdriver in that regard. Besides, with the level of service I provide I should be getting $400 for my screwdriver. If it only removed broken corks. sigh

[Brian_Tuite]

@chaad thomas

@Linda Baehr

Sorry. Pro or not, I think that is ridiculous.

…in the same way a Ferrari 599 is ridiculous compared to a Ford Focus from a who-gives-a-shit-about-cars perspective.

My Ford Focus will get you there in one piece just like you Ferrari. The only difference being nobody is looking at me going, ooh, ahh… But I’m OK with that.

[Bill_Tex_Landreth]

@Bob Hunnicutt

You don’t get it because you’re not a “hospitality professional working within the premium end of the industry.”

No, people don’t get it because they cannot think outside of the box.

[Randy_Sloan]

Okay.

It’s time for a screw off!!

[Brian_Tuite]

@Randy Sloan

Okay.

It’s time for a screw off!!

OK, here’s my entry:

[benkearney]

I totally get it.

[Enzo_Ruffalo]

[Joe_G_a_l_e_w_s_k_i]

@Brian Tuite

OK, here’s my entry:

Classy.

[Sean_Moore]

@Mark.Ricca

After seeing the web ad for the Code 38, I felt that this was being marketed not just as professional grade, but well into the luxury end of that spectrum. Sort of like a gold plated Sawzall. I mean here’s the Kershaw at $60.00 for comparison:

http://www.monstermarketplace.com/knifes-and-hunting-knives/kershaw-sommeliers-tool

I sure wish the Kershaw was still available through that link. I tried that link around a year ago, and the information I got then was that the Kershaw wine key is no longer being produced. If anyone knows where I can source one, I’d appreciate it.

[Humberto_Dorta]

@Enzo Ruffalo

Fug em Chaad, these bitches just don’t know how to accessorize. I think it would look totally fabulous in your murse.

Dude…you owe my hospital a keyboard, I just bathed it in diet coke.

I think we should all get a badge like the donor badge that reads “geek” for just reading this thread. I feel like I went from geek to prestige geek ala call of duty. Holy cow!

[zachary_l_a_n_g]

yeah, it’s also a personal attack in my book, unless they are good friends.

No need for deletion, but lets’ keep this civil please