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Trolling Amazon’s All-Time Best Selling Pocket Knife

When searching for ‘pocket knife’ on Amazon the top result is the TAC-Force 705, a knife that has been reviewed a whopping 5,500+ times. Clearly, the $8.69 knife must be far and away the all-time best selling folding knife on Amazon – the biggest online retailer in the world. From a sales perspective, it’s a winner for TAC-Force parent company Master Cutlery. But is it a good knife? We ordered a TAC-Force 705 and spent a week with it to find out.

Specifications

The knife is available in nine different colors. The black version we chose features a 3.25-inch black-coated stainless steel blade. All nine versions are half-serrated but the precise steel is a mystery as Amazon won’t specify. The knife is assisted opening and the aluminum handle is furnished with a bottle opener and glass breaker.

Expectations Before Buying

The biomechanical design, with its extreme curves and cut outs, might be eye-catching on a flea market stall table, but aesthetically it’s not something we’d ever choose. Since the main function of a knife is cutting, we’re not going to hold its busy looks against it.

As knife enthusiasts, we had modest expectations going in. For under 10 bucks even if the 705 could serve as a decent back-up beater we’d be satisfied. With 68% of reviewers giving it a 5-star rating, there must be something to like about it, right?

It’s Dull: The knife we received had the dullest factory edge we’ve ever seen. We spent some time reading the reviews on Amazon and there are conflicting reports. Some say the knife is sharp, others say it’s dull. We’re not 100% sure if we just got a lemon, but this knife has trouble slicing into one.

The Ergonomics Suck: The 705 is as uncomfortable in the hand as it appears. The thin lock side scale bites deeper into your hand the harder you hold it, and the placement of the bottle opener makes any other grip a no-go.

Bottle Opener Only Works with Blade Deployed: In a mind-boggling design decision, the bottle opener on the base of the handle only works when the blade is deployed. Come on now!

Sound and Feel of the Action: The sound the knife makes when closing is like fingernails on a chalkboard. It’s gritty and feels like a spring is breaking over and over again.

Other Problems: Even some of the positive Amazon reviews cite loose screws falling out, chipped paint and finishes, and assists that are broken on arrival. Other than a small chip in one of the serrations, our 705 didn’t have the same problems.

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TAC-Force is positioned by Master Cutlery as the brand for law enforcement, EMT, and firefighters. Based on our time with the 705, it’s impossible to recommend this knife for anyone, let alone first responders.

Amazon. com New Releases: The best-selling new & future releases in Craft Supplies & Materials

USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author AJ Harmon’s Christmas craft video from 2012 has gone viral with over 1.4 million YouTube views in the last 30 days.

YouTube Sensation & Best Selling Romance Author AJ Harmon

(Newswire. net — December 9, 2015) Portland, Oregon — 2012 was a life changing year for AJ Harmon. Stepping outside her comfort zone, she started experimenting with ways to turn her passions into income and eventually a career.

“Doing what you enjoy makes all the difference in the world,” AJ stated as she began to tell her story. “Being a YouTube sensation is quite a surprise, especially since it was delayed for a few years after completing the project.”

In September of 2011, Harmon launched AJ’s Craft Room, a membership site designed to help would-be-crafters develop craft confidence, with the help of her son who filmed, edited and added the graphics to her “How to …. step by step craft training videos” for members to learn and practice new crafting skills.

The site quickly became very popular with lots of visitors, but only a few dozen actually joined the site and paid the $7 a month fee to have access to a new craft training video every month. Even though the site wasn’t an instant success, AJ jokes about the fact that at least her husband was happy that all the money she spends on crafting supplies was at least a tax deduction now.

In March 2013, AJ’s Craft Room became a free site, hoping to generate revenue from sponsorships and Google AdWords. “It was a bold move,” AJ recalls. “But we had a library of craft training videos with very few people able to view, apply and enjoy them.”

Meanwhile back at the ranch, AJ was focusing on another passion. When her opinion on a popular romance novel trilogy was challenged by a friend, AJ implied that she could write a better love story in her sleep, to which her co-worker replied, “Prove it!”

Empowered by the minor success of AJ’s Craft Room and with a growing confidence, like the one she’d tried to inspire with her videos, she set out to do just that, prove that she could write a wonderful love story. On November 17th, 2012 she published her debut romance novel “First Class to New York” followed by its sequel “First Class to Portland” on December 10 th, 2012. With 30,000 copies of her books downloaded in the first six weeks of her author career, AJ quit her job in the accounting field and has been writing fulltime ever since.

Contemporary romance author AJ Harmon has published 15 romance novels and 6 novellas. She made the USA Today Best Seller list in October of 2014 with her boxed set of “Frist Class Novels”. AJ has spent much of 2015 flying across the country to book signing events, trying to raise money to aid survivors of domestic violence and was included as a headliner in a Christmas Anthology to raise money for a children’s hospital.

Busy with public appearances and writing romance novels, AJ’s Craft Room was left to simmer on the back burner. “Totally surprised!” Harmon explained when asked about becoming a YouTube sensation. “Every year around Thanksgiving we get a bump in views to our YouTube Channel. It took 2 years to reach 1 million views and to have over 1.4 million people watch the video “Dollar-store Christmas Ornament Wreath” in six weeks is just amazing.”

While going through her Facebook feed responding to romance reader’s comments, AJ saw her Craft Room video featured in a NewsLinQ article. “It Just blew up after that,” Harmon exclaimed. “The video views were going through the roof.”

Craft Diva turned Romance Author and now YouTube Sensation, AJ Harmon jests about appearing on “Dancing with the Stars” (#DWTS) in the near future. “You never know? They’ve had YouTube sensations on in prior seasons. I can’t recall ever seeing a bestselling author in the cast.” AJ’s smiled “I mean, they always need an underdog celebrity on the show, someone no one will cry over when they go home in the first elimination.”

With over half a million romance novels by AJ Harmon digitally downloaded from Amazon-Kindle, Nook and iTunes and over 3 million views of her YouTube channel AJ may have to choose between being a Craft Diva or Romance Author, but maybe not; when you do what you love you’ll never have to work a day in your life. AJ has certainly discovered how to follow her passions and bring joy into the lives of other.

BQool introduces the BigTracker Chrome Extension – A Product Search Engine for Amazon Merchants

Press release from: BQool Inc.

Taipei, Taiwan – 7th June 2018 – BQool Inc., the creators of smart solutions for Amazon sellers, launched a Chrome extension for its product research tool, BigTracker, as part of the company’s continuous efforts to bring smart and automated solutions to its customers. The Chrome extension is part of the BigTracker software that helps online retailers to identify trending products to then sell on Amazon.

Compared to traditional methods of product research, which often includes arduous tasks such as copying and pasting information from Amazon into a spreadsheet, the BigTracker Chrome Extension alleviates this time-consuming task. Users can view comprehensive Amazon product data within seconds.

The BigTracker Chrome Extension aggregates all of the users’ required information on to one single page while searching on Amazon. It calculates all of the data, which includes the average sales, average prices, and the average rank of the listings that users have searched. Furthermore, the BigTracker Chrome Extension automatically displays comprehensive information such as the Buy Box price, Sales Rank, Estimated Sales, Estimated Revenue, Number of Reviews and Amazon Fees.

The BigTracker Chrome Extension also allows users to click to view the Historical Price and Rank Data. If users spot trending products that they’re interested in, they can add these products to the product tracker to start tracking.

It simplifies product research work with just one click and has proven to be a game-changing Amazon product research tool. The BigTracker Chrome Extension allows Amazon sellers to concentrate on selling products and making money, rather than spending hours, even days on administrative tasks.

The BigTracker Chrome Extension Lite is currently available for free download and a free trial is offered for the Pro version. Learn more about the BigTracker Chrome Extension at https://www. bigtracker. com/chrome-extension/.

About BQool

BQool Inc is a SaaS company which was founded on the idea that Amazon sellers should always have access to the most innovative software solutions available. BQool is committed to simplifying the day to day tasks that all Amazon sellers face, whether that be dynamic repricing, competitor research, feedback and reviews management or discovering the most profitable products to sell.

Furthermore, BQool is dedicated to providing excellent customer service. With advisors around the globe, you can rest assured that any questions will be answered efficiently by BQool's team of experienced representatives. For more information about BQool, visit www. bqool. com.

BQool Inc.

4F, No. 24, Ln. 583, Ruiguang Rd., Neihu Dist., Taipei City 11492, Taiwan (R. O.C.)

Frankie Chng, Digital Marketing Manager

Frankiec@bqool. com

This release was published on openPR.

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