Vector Marketing

[agzg]

They do have competition even in my area especially now that you can buy Henckel knives in stores like Target or Wal Mart (in my hometown area there's really only a Wal Mart - that's why the direct marketing for Cutco is very effective in my hometown because otherwise you have to drive to Buffalo).

My dad has both Henckels and Cutco in his house. In fact, our neighbor likes Henckels (they get them and tear them apart in the Cutco factories to compare them with their own knives) but it wouldn't look good if his boss came over for dinner and their house was filled with Henckels. I've never been in a house with so many knives though - they're mostly all mounted to the wall but there's probably a hundred kitchen knives in their house. They had to move all the mounts up really high when they had a child.

http://usa.jahenckels.com/index.php?simple_view=97

You can get Henckels at Target or Wal Mart, although the really nice ones are in places like Williams Sonoma or Bed Bath and Beyond.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by agzg

They do have competition even in my area especially now that you can buy Henckel knives in stores like Target or Wal Mart (in my hometown area there's really only a Wal Mart - that's why the direct marketing for Cutco is very effective in my hometown because otherwise you have to drive to Buffalo).

My dad has both Henckels and Cutco in his house. In fact, our neighbor likes Henckels (they get them and tear them apart in the Cutco factories to compare them with their own knives) but it wouldn't look good if his boss came over for dinner and their house was filled with Henckels. I've never been in a house with so many knives though - they're mostly all mounted to the wall but there's probably a hundred kitchen knives in their house. They had to move all the mounts up really high when they had a child.

http://usa.jahenckels.com/index.php?simple_view=97

You can get Henckels at Target or Wal Mart, although the really nice ones are in places like Williams Sonoma or Bed Bath and Beyond.

^^^ I guess it's a bit of a sidetrack, but this is really fascinating to me.

I couldn't tell you what kind of knives anybody I know has. The only way I can even imagine it coming up in discussion is in a discussion about cooking and what kind of supplies people like to use. But it wouldn't occur to me to pay attention to what kind of knives someone else is using, or to make a judgment about it. (And I'm not making any judgment about what you said, other than I find it really interesting.)

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I couldn't tell you what kind of knives anybody I know has. The only way I can even imagine it coming up in discussion is in a discussion about cooking and what kind of supplies people like to use. But it wouldn't occur to me to pay attention to what kind of knives someone else is using, or to make a judgment about it. (And I'm not making any judgment about what you said, other than I find it really interesting.)

If you sat through a Cutco demonstration, you'd probably pay attention to what kinds of knives people have. Actually, the more accurate way of putting it might be that you would pay attention the the kinds of knives people don't have.

The girl who gave the Cutco demo I watched actually compared Cutco to Henckle (she even had Henckle's pricing guide with her). Until the demo, I had never heard of Henckle.

Off track a little bit... you should've seen the girl's face when, during the demonstration, she asked me to get out my favorite knife and I pulled out a Cutco! She didn't know what to do! She was so used to her knives beating the pants off of her (potential) customer's knives, that she wondered whether or not to even do the knife-comparisons. (You get to cut rope and leather and stuff like that... she even taught me how to use their scissors to make a corkscrew out of a penny.)

[agzg]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

If you sat through a Cutco demonstration, you'd probably pay attention to what kinds of knives people have. Actually, the more accurate way of putting it might be that you would pay attention the the kinds of knives people don't have.

The girl who gave the Cutco demo I watched actually compared Cutco to Henckle (she even had Henckle's pricing guide with her). Until the demo, I had never heard of Henckle.

Off track a little bit... you should've seen the girl's face when, during the demonstration, she asked me to get out my favorite knife and I pulled out a Cutco! She didn't know what to do! She was so used to her knives beating the pants off of her (potential) customer's knives, that she wondered whether or not to even do the knife-comparisons. (You get to cut rope and leather and stuff like that... she even taught me how to use their scissors to make a corkscrew out of a penny.)

I know we're still hijacking this but I think the original question has been answered and the follow up about whether or not it's the same to work there has been answered as well. Plus I'm really good at hijacking threads. SO here's my question:

Did she compare your older knife with some of their newer stuff or offer to sharpen the older one for you?

I know you're *supposed* to pay a small fee for sharpening with both Henckel and Cutco knives, but I don't think my parents ever have. They both stay so sharp for so long, and then the neighbor takes them into work and does it for them! I have heard, though, that when the sales reps come through sometimes they sharpen them with the hand sharpener for you if the knife needs it.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by agzg

Did she compare your older knife with some of their newer stuff or offer to sharpen the older one for you?

Yes, she compared my older Cutco knife to her brand new Cutco knives. She did offer to have my set sharpened, but I didn't want to be without them while they were all the way in NY. Plus, I hadn't had them too long, so they weren't in need of sharpening anyway.

[AGDee]

Vector Marketing sent my daughter a recruitment letter. She's only 15 though She's on all kinds of lists these days and I don't know how/why!

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Vector Marketing sent my daughter a recruitment letter. She's only 15 though She's on all kinds of lists these days and I don't know how/why!

Do you know any who works for Vector? I was under the impression (and I could be wrong) that a lot of their recruiting comes from recommendations from employees. I think I received 4 letters from them throughout high school...