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Spokes30
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Jun 24, 2019
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This is not a slipjoint or friction folder knife, it has a lock which is shown in the pictures. My gosh Drop can’t even get that right.
Jun 24, 2019
Notsurewhyibother
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Jun 24, 2019
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Spokes30Seriously. It's not only misrepresenting the product, it could also have legal ramifications in places that don't allow locking knives but friction folders and slip joints are okay.
Jun 24, 2019
Spokes30
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Jun 25, 2019
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NotsurewhyibotherYes, you raise an interesting point. If someone not too knowledgeable about knives buys this knife thinking it is a friction folder and that is what their local laws only allow and then they get caught because they did not know, then who is responsible? Drop continues to not have their act together at their own harm, it is quite amazing to me.
Jun 25, 2019
Kavik
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Jun 26, 2019
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Spokes30Not that I disagree that false advertising is bad...but....... It it gets snagged in customs as being illegal to own where it's imported, that'd be one thing. If a person buys it, in that scenario, and still carries it after they receive it, that's entirely on them. And i imagine they'd be laughed out of court when they try to say "the ad said it was a slipjoint...how was I supposed to know any better?" Maybe we should just start buying the things we see are advertised wrong, and return them as soon as they arrive. Let their negligence actually hit them in the pocket and maybe they'll take note. The legwork done by the users here, and the commenting, and the tagging (when you can figure out what staff to even tag)....all that effort seems to only work about 20% of the time 🙄
Jun 26, 2019
Spokes30
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Jun 26, 2019
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KavikDrop appears to not care because they have not corrected the huge mistake on this one. They could simply read these comments and then fix it, but they aren't. This all revolves around this issue of fake information, which is scary, you can no longer believe anything you read. This is about a knife, what happens if it was about you and you were running for office or applying for a job. This can have serious ramifications.
Jun 26, 2019
Kavik
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Jun 26, 2019
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Spokes30Again, I'm not disagreeing. Misrepresenting products you're selling, whether by neglect or willful deceit, is not okay. But your hyperbolic, theoretical scenario in which you seem to be insinuating Drop should be held liable if someone is arrested for carrying this in an area where locking knives aren't allowed....it's a bit absurd. If you get this knife in hand, open it up, see that it locks, and decide to carry it anyway...that's on you. If you want to carry something that could be considered a weapon it's your responsibility to be certain you understand the laws (including the definitions of all the words in those laws) Try telling a judge "this online retailer in another state/country described it as something that should be legal here!", let me know how hard he/she laughs before passing sentence. 🙄 This isn't about me, a job, or politics. Totally different scenario, and I wouldn't let those mistakes make it to publication. Yeah, so sad that 'in this day and age' we suddenly can no longer trust the 'fake ne'--err, i mean 'fake information' fed to us by salesman! Oh. Wait...
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Jun 26, 2019
Spokes30
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Jun 26, 2019
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KavikUnfortunately I am very legally oriented. I agree the onus is on you the buyer, not Drop. However, as a business person Drop does not need to take this risk over stupidly not describing the product correctly. If someone is arrested for having a knife that is not allowed then I can assure you the buyer of the knife will think (or their lawyer will) about suing the retailer who misrepresented the knife. They probably will not win but defending this case Drop will have to pay for legal work. Why do they make themselves vulnerable, it certainly is not hard to fix this? Also Drop should put more effort into getting these ads right, they continually make me think they are a bunch of amateurs running the show. I have no idea what you are talking about when stating this is not about you, job or politics. It is about the sloppiness of getting facts straight and no one caring and this can cause a lot of problems of which I gave a few examples.
Jun 26, 2019
Kavik
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Jun 26, 2019
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Spokes30If a retailer pays a dime for legal work to defend that case, and doesn't counter sue to recover those fees from as frivolous a lawsuit as that, then they need better lawyers lol You had said "This is about a knife, what happens if it was about you and you were running for office or applying for a job", i was just saying that's not really an equal comparison, that's all. I understand everything you're saying, i just think taking examples to the extreme, beyond anything that would reasonably happen, is counterproductive. A more realistic consequence to continuing to be so laissez-faire about this situation is that Drop will lose profits if people start returning every product that doesn't 100% match a description. If they make $15 off a sale, and it costs them $5-10 to ship it and $5-10 for an RMA, plus wages for the people working the support tickets, plus wages for the packagers and handlers on both ends.....multiplied by the number of people they sold the incorrectly advertised item to.....that's going to add up to a big loss if it's a popular drop. This is why they almost always offer a $10 credit "for your trouble", if you're willing to just keep it. I think the realistic consequence should be PLENTY reason to take 5 more minutes verifying facts on every drop page
Jun 26, 2019
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