Bridger said:

go up the chain of command at highland hardware a few notches. explain
the problem and the amount of time and aggravation it has cost you.
I'd bet they will thank you for bringing it to their attention and
make it right.
Bridger

Actually, I talked to the owner while I was there the first time. For
those who are unaware, H.H is located in Atlanta in an old wooden
framed building, probably built in the 30s. Rooms lead off into other
rooms as the building was added to over the years. The upstairs area
has an open are that overlooks the lower floor - quite a quaint place.
It is in the 'artsy' part of old Highland Park - and a real PITA to
get in and out of when the strip is busy. People park illegally in
their lot, due to the scarcity of parking in that area, and sometimes
you can't find a space - but the store will have 3 customers inside.

Anyway, while I was attempting to talk to the owner, a customer butted
in repeatedly, advising me to go to KeenEdge to buy my blades and
other trivia. Personally, I would have tossed him out. g But the
end result was that I was unable to communicate the problem - this was
after the FIRST blade - I thought I got a bum blade, and didn't know
it was going to become a repeat problem. I'm sure I will communicate
further with them in the future to resolve this problem.

But I'm not sure that the carbon steel blades are worth the effort,
after reading up on Suffolk's blades. Still waiting on more input
from the peanut gallery...


Greg G.