Omaha Steve wins a raffle (kitchen knives and steaks)

[Tess Anderson]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021146376

but in a post from a over a year ago, he bragged he knew one of the owners of Omaha Steaks, so why was he eligible?

http://metamorphosis.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x995695

Regardless, he is happy with the products:

Omaha Steve (32,774 posts)

Knives MADE in the USA since 1956 guaranteed forever and supports 500 jobs!!!

Disclaimer. I won a set of these and some Omaha Steaks. That is how I learned about these. As always, I post this to promote MADE in the USA and don't make a dime.

Look around and you will find this months prize, sign up for the newsletter, along with learning about great UNION MADE in the USA products: http://lalabor411.org/

 

Cutco home page: http://www.cutco.com/home.jsp

The guarantee: http://www.cutco.com/customer/guarantee.jsp

What I won: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Labor-411-July-Raffle--Union-Steaks-and-Knives.html?soid=1101961820057&aid=JIbC-Wx-yFc

 

[franksolich]

This struck me as odd:

As always, I post this to promote MADE in the USA and don't make a dime.

One wonders what compels the big guy to say that.

[franksolich]

You're right.

It appears the big guy's a name-dropper.

Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Sat Apr-30-11 06:45 PM
Response to Reply #2

3. I know one of the owners of Omaha Steaks
   
He gets a call this week. Our paths cross on Omaha architecture etc.

Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Sun May-01-11 02:45 AM
Response to Reply #5

6. I'm a schmuck too
   
We first met when his home was threatened to be torn down to make way for a new performing arts center downtown 10 years ago. He said his name (Simon on the social register) and the thought I had was he is involved with a meat company. I just didn't clue in Omaha Steaks.

[Airwolf]

So what. I worked at the place where Mr Simon lives years ago. I also worked selling cutco knives for a short time. The only way they are sold to the public is door to door. Then once a sale is made the ysend you a catalog once in a great while to let you know whats new. They are very good knives and He should be glad he got them becasue a basic set cost big bucks. The Essentials + 5 set which I got for my Mom for $350 about ten years ago now goes for $440 dollars. They are guarunteed for life and they will resharpen them if they go dull which could happen but it takes time. Depending on What OS got he should treat them with the care they deserve and they will last a very long time. My mom hasn't had to sharpen one knife in her set since I got them for her.

[Ballygrl]

Shouldn't you actually buy the product to support the Union as opposed to winning a Union made product for free?

[franksolich]

Shouldn't you actually buy the product to support the Union as opposed to winning a Union made product for free?

Good point.

[Chris_]

That's crazy talk.  There is free stuff on the line. 

If it's free, it's for me.

[RobJohnson]

So what. I worked at the place where Mr Simon lives years ago. I also worked selling cutco knives for a short time. The only way they are sold to the public is door to door. Then once a sale is made the ysend you a catalog once in a great while to let you know whats new. They are very good knives and He should be glad he got them becasue a basic set cost big bucks. The Essentials + 5 set which I got for my Mom for $350 about ten years ago now goes for $440 dollars. They are guarunteed for life and they will resharpen them if they go dull which could happen but it takes time. Depending on What OS got he should treat them with the care they deserve and they will last a very long time. My mom hasn't had to sharpen one knife in her set since I got them for her.

They are great knives.

My mother still has a set that she bought about 20 years ago, they are still sharp & work great.

[RobJohnson]

That's crazy talk.  There is free stuff on the line. 

If it's free, it's for me.

 

[JakeStyle]

I went to the Jr. High School prom with a Boulder CO resident that later went on to become a Victoria's Secret model, then she married Harry Connick Jr.  Big effing deal Steve, you know people in high places, we are all suitably impressed. 

[BattleHymn]

Disclaimer. I won a set of these and some Omaha Steaks. That is how I learned about these. As always, I post this to promote MADE in the USA and don't make a dime.

That's ten cents more than most primitives take home every week, when you subtract gubmint cheese.

[ChuckJ]

I went to the Jr. High School prom with a Boulder CO resident that later went on to become a Victoria's Secret model, then she married Harry Connick Jr.  Big effing deal Steve, you know people in high places, we are all suitably impressed. 

I post on a message board that is frequented by franksolich, strategic evil mastermind and scourge of the primitives.

[Karin]

I went to the Jr. High School prom with a Boulder CO resident that later went on to become a Victoria's Secret model, then she married Harry Connick Jr.  Big effing deal Steve, you know people in high places, we are all suitably impressed. 

Whoa, wait a minute.  You took that chick to the prom?  Get outta here!  She's beautiful, but never ever smiles.  Did you get a smile out of her?   

I once dated a Harry Connick Jr. look-alike, so take that, Steve.      Cute, but a California flake. 

[Airwolf]

They are great knives.

My mother still has a set that she bought about 20 years ago, they are still sharp & work great.

I can tell you from experaince tha tthose knives are very sharp. When I took on a second job back in 2003 as a dish washer at a local resturant I was cutting slices from toamatoes for BLT sandwiches and even though I thought I was carefull I still stuck the end of my thumb with one of the bigger knives I had from my owm demo set I was using at the resturant. I ended up with three stitches in the end of my left thumb and it hurt worse to have them put in then the actual accident. And if you ever get the feeling of wantiin to cut penny's in half they have a pair of scissors that will do that and still stay sharp enough to keep cutting to.

Cutco is or was part of the same company that is Ka-Bar and Ontario Knives in New York.

[obumazombie]

Suitably impressed. Ouch.

[GOBUCKS]

We've had a set of Cutco knives for many years.

They've been back to the manufacturer several times for sharpening, and as far as I can tell they're as good as new.

Great knives, I guess, although I'm not partial to serrated edges.

[RobJohnson]

The good news is a knife that is made in the USA the keeps a few jobs here is a very good product. I can over look the fact they are union made. Just my opinion.

I bought a set of three made in Germany knives that were very expensive and turned out to be junk.

[RobJohnson]

I was able to look up my parent's old address when they bought the knives and find her account number.

I'm going to send her knives in for sharpening.

This turned out to be a very helpful thread, thank you.


I found another tidbid on the "buy union" web page:

Chick-Fil-A only uses "union" meat.    The boycot did not sound like a very good idea   http://www.lalabor411.org/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=253&sobi2Id=8654&Itemid=53

[Airwolf]

We've had a set of Cutco knives for many years.

They've been back to the manufacturer several times for sharpening, and as far as I can tell they're as good as new.

Great knives, I guess, although I'm not partial to serrated edges.

I can understand but it is the serrated edge that makes those knives as sharp as they are. The company holds a copyright patent on the design of their particular edge because it is so good at what it does.  I know others do to but Cutcos design is very officiants in how it cuts. They told us in training that it shouldn't take more then one or two passes with their knives to slice or cut any meat you are serving ,where as I have seen other makers knives take many slices or cuts to get through your average steak.

http://www.cutco.com/products/features.jsp

Scroll down to see about the Double D edge they use.