King of Knives under Administration? 50% off [Instore Only, Not Franchisee Stores]

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King of Knives

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  Aceboy884 on 09/09/2013 - 10:38

  +1

  feel sorry for the franchisee

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    geremyfarr on 09/09/2013 - 10:41

    +1

    I do to in a sense.. but their stuff has always been soo overpriced. Some good deals in stores though..

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  heathwithnoteeth on 09/09/2013 - 10:47

  +1

  i went to the west lakes westfield store (SA) the other day. they close on the 16th, but stock was very low.
  had a few knife block sets that were still overpriced. no single knives left.

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  cvas on 09/09/2013 - 11:04

  Saw this sale at the Garden City (WA) shop yesterday. Stock was reasonable and they did have a few items which looked like a good buy.

  I was interested in some Laguiole Cheese knives. They had individual knives for $7. I was confused because I thought they were usually about $70. However the lady informed me that the ones they had for $7 were the Chinese ones and not the French ones. I didn't know there were different types but anyway for $7 it wasn't too bad. Peters of Kensington appears to sell the same item for $11 http://www.petersofkensington.com.au/Public/Laguiole-Debutan…

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  phobaphobic on 09/09/2013 - 11:15

  +1

  Their website is lying. It's 50% off.

  They don't seem to be stocking as many knives as before - maybe they sold most of their knives wholesale to another company already? All that's left are plastic gimmicky things like egg slicers, salad knives and avocado storers.

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    heathwithnoteeth on 09/09/2013 - 11:19

    the store i went to was 70% off everything.

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  feisca on 09/09/2013 - 11:16

  The one in Westfield Doncaster closed not too long ago too.

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  Ah my lunch on 09/09/2013 - 11:18

  -3

  Under no circumstances would I ever, ever buy anything online from a company under administration. Good luck getting your money back if they suddenly close up shop.

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    heathwithnoteeth on 09/09/2013 - 11:18

    +1

    the online store has closed

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    frostee on 09/09/2013 - 12:30

    +2

    So you wouldn't buy a bottle of Coke from a shop that was under administration?

    I honestly don't think it is that big of an issue for this kind of product. Check the knives over when you buy them for damage and take good care of them and you will be fine. Electronics or something like that is obviously a whole different ball game.

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  superforever on 09/09/2013 - 11:35

  Their price is so expensive couldn't compare with online store, that's why.

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  theworks on 09/09/2013 - 12:11

  Etailers: Usurper of knives

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  mily on 09/09/2013 - 12:24

  Is there a way to identify which store is franchisee or not?
  It's a bit embarrassing to call up and ask if they are closing down soon or being abandoned.

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  winmye on 09/09/2013 - 12:33

  Call Castle Hill (NSW), The guy told me 70% promotion end few weeks ago and currently they have 10%-50% off on all items and 70% off on some. Could be a franchise store.

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  lisss on 09/09/2013 - 13:32

  +2

  The Morley store is 70% off storewide, I was gobsmacked though that 70% off takes the prices down to reasonable prices/comparable with other stores - they were SO overpriced to begin with. No wonder they're closing down… No bargains that I could find (and this was a few weeks ago when there would have been more stock)

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  Forfiet on 09/09/2013 - 13:32

  marion SA(westfield) had mostly empty walls.

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    heathwithnoteeth on 09/09/2013 - 13:33

    any single chef knives left?

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      Forfiet on 09/09/2013 - 13:52

      don't think so….generally a lack of any food knives…. just cooking knick-knacks and camping style knives was all i really saw. The walls were REALLY empty :)

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  Crys on 09/09/2013 - 15:18

  I had my fingers crossed for some LED Lenser torches but the shelves were all bare at my local store. Seems like all that is left is junk, no quality brand names for knives or torches. They had some Humvee folding knives but even with the 70%-off they're still cheaper on Amazon, and personally I wouldn't even pay Amazon prices for those crappy knives.

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  bob19 on 09/09/2013 - 18:36

  Moore Park Supa Centre (Sydney) has 50% off too. Can get some good bargains there.

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  Elision on 09/09/2013 - 19:04

  I was at the Westfield Southland (Vic) store about a week ago, was 70% off. My friend bought the last knife set there, other than some paring knives and stuff. Other than that there was some gimmicky stuff and a few frying pans but not much else. I would assume it is mostly if not all gone by now.