Man, you've got a great attitude. Kudos. I'm too cheap to lay out $190 for any knife, and certainly I'm not knowledgeable enough to do so. My "go-to" knife is a Havalon Piranta that I got free with a magazine subscription. I almost tossed it in the junk drawer upon arrival. It sure doesn't look like much. The thing is, it is like a surgeon's scalpel and works amazing on skinning elk and bear. (Full disclosure, I did snap a replaceable blade off on a bear hide once.) In fact, you have to be very careful because you can run it into the palm of your hand and not even realize where/why all that blood is flowing. Er, uh, or so I've heard.Let's make some lemonade already.
As far as lemonade, you never know. My mom bought me a knockoff Rolex for $20 from a street vendor in D.C. and it was a great looking watch that lasted me several years. My boss at the time had a real Rolex and showed me how to tell the difference (the hands sweep steadily instead of ticking). I didn't care. It's not like we didn't know it was a knockoff to begin with. Hopefully you'll have a similar experience with your new knife and get some great use out of it.
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