would you buy this?

That is a store here in Nashville and I like the stuff but the $$$, are you kidding me?

I constantly wonder when I see things out there like this and wonders who pays these kinds of prices? What about American Pickers, Storage Wars, and Pawn Stars and what they pay for things and then say they can sell them for - I need to go raid all my relatives homes and barns cause a lot of that stuff is still around.

I appreciate craftmanship, creativity, and people's time but to be honest, what does it take to sand and smooth out a piece of wood that you aren't trying to get perfectly squared up or rounded? I bet I could do one that looks like that. Run it through the planer to even off the top and bottom and then just sand and polish with oil.

 
A friend of mine would buy something like that; perhaps not quite at that price point. She would be

the consumer that likes to give gifts to family members / friends that are hand crafted from her town / state. As an example, she gave a hostess gift of a rock that was from New Hampshire (Her state) that was crafted into a vase. She takes pride in giving gifts from New Hampshire that has a story behind it.

The board does look beautiful!!

 
I resent that statement....

My dog Oscar would never EVER go for that. He much rather eat it in its natural state, straight from the grass. So, no, I would not buy poop-on-a-stick for him, no matter how strongly Oprah endorsed it.

 
Let's not forget it's "branded with a simple thundercloud logo"

Because, you know, that makes all the difference.

I love that the copy actually says it's scrap/found wood. The wind blew a shingle off my house the other day and I found it in the yard. Think I can get $200 for it? It's vintage.

 
I'm laughing at the responses here. These WS-type wannabes are waaay over their head! But then,

they know, that there's a sucker born every day.

 
two other problems from a wood perspective

first, it is walnut. Walnut is maybe my favorite wood because of its beauty and because it smells great when working with it. But I was taught that you should not make any food related items - especially food prep, with a nut wood. Some people have severe, life threatening allergies to nuts. Second for a cutting board it is certainly prettier to use the facing grain but functionally it is both conducive to harboring bacteria and to making it less durable. The durability issue would also increase the likelihood of passing on the nut wood properties into any food.

 
I wish I could find an article....

.... that was around the net a while ago, describing the kind of stuff that Williams Sonoma sells. It was hilarious, but I never saved it, and doubt I would be able to find it again.

 
I think that's smart pricing. Someone will pay that price. As an artist, would you rather

make one and sell it at $160, or make 4 sold at $40 a pop? I'd rather make one, and move on to the next project.

Now putting on my marketer hat....I said "someone" will pay that price. FINDING that someone...and marketing to them is another story.

 
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