A Prime Day Haul Averaged 24 Percent Off Across Eight Knives

Prime Day posts are usually just photographs, but one r/BudgetBlades haul came with an actual number attached: eight knives, roughly 24 percent off on average, and an honest note that it was more than the buyer could comfortably afford. The list is a useful snapshot of what the budget bracket looks like when discounts land at the same time.

Five makers appear across the eight knives. CJRB accounts for four: the Frack, the Pyrite, the Latitude and the Ekko. Vosteed contributes a Raccoon 2.0 in the EF231 configuration, CIVIVI an Elementum, CRKT the PSD, and Petrified Fish a PF838. That is close to a representative slice of the sub-$70 market, and it spans a wide range of lock types, blade shapes and handle materials.

The 24 percent figure is worth keeping in perspective. Stacking discounts across eight separate purchases produces a blended average that hides the individual deals; some of these knives were likely 40 percent off and others barely discounted at all. The real lesson is about timing rather than brands: the same knives cycle through sales events, so the difference between paying $45 and paying $62 is usually patience rather than research.

There is also a genuine reason the buyer's framing matters. Buying eight budget knives at once costs more than buying one mid-tier knife, and the resulting collection can end up with four knives that do the same job. That is fine if the goal is to learn what you like — the fastest way to find your preferences is to handle a lot of inexpensive knives — and less fine if the goal was a precise tool kit.

Verdict: a good shopping list for anyone building a first rotation, and a reminder to note which of the eight actually gets carried. The ones that stay in a drawer are the answer to what you should stop buying.