I manage to make a run to SMKW about every 2-3 months. Yesterday I wanted the s35 Izula but no stock, then asked for an Izula 2, again no stock. I asked for 3 more models but no stock. If you’re reading this SMKW, request bigger shipments from Esee and eventually you’ll be able to keep inventory available? Expand your offerings for Esee items such as handle scales, I’m sure there is someone making handles that would love be in the store. Hit Esee up for an exclusive SMKW pattern? In the words of Rambo… I just want Esee and SMKW to love their customers as much as we love them Pic of one of yesterdays purchases added…
ESEE products are always in demand around the Tri-State area. Most shops sell them quickly. Hopefully post pandemic production will stabilize.
I visited SMKW last week. You’re correct… slim pickings on ESEE goodness. I ended up with a carabiner, compass cards, and a ballcap. Odd that these are some things I didn’t own
I spent an hour or so there today. ESEE wasn't the only brand short on stock due to supply issues and high demand. Both Victorinox and Spyderco had noticeable holes in their inventory. I still saw them sell several ESEE knives while I waited for the employees to unlock some stuff I was looking at. They had E3s, 4s, 6s, Izula, Candirus, CR2.5s, Zancuda, etc and the best ESEE of all, the SAK included in the survival kit. Jokes aside, today seemed to be a slow day for a Saturday, according to a couple of employees. Probably due to people focusing on back to school shopping. Even on a slow day, they needed a dedicated employee for the ESEE case. Every time I was in that area they had multiple people waiting to look at ESEE products. I stopped to replace some RAT carabiners I recently left with a friend. I also wanted to compare the CR2.5, Benchmade Flyaway, GEC Hunter and a similar blade that was in the same case as the White River Knives stuff but I'm not sure if it was one of their knives or not.
