Way to communicate contempt for your customers. If you're in the business of selling decorative replicas of cartoon swords, you need to be in on the kayfabe. Nobody is expecting to take one of these to a real swordfight. What they are expecting, however, is to have a cool prop to show their friends, and it's not unreasonable to expect the cool prop to feel like it's not trying to fly across the yard if you swing it around.
If you don't want people to touch the merchandise, the second sign is all you need.
it's not unreasonable to expect the cool prop to feel like it's not trying to fly across the yard if you swing it around.
You might think that, but most of these are called wall hangers for a reason.
Many of them have rat-tail tangs or are made with stainless steel. They might feel balanced, but are liable to snap if you swing them around.
Agreed with your other points but some mall ninjas genuinely believe these could be used haha most people that don't know any better wouldn't know why they couldn't
Shopping at nerd stores and being treated poorly by other nerds goes hand in hand
If I'm buying a sword, even if that sword is going to spend 99% of its time on a wall or in a display case, I still want to know that it feels good to hold, otherwise what's the fucking point of owning a sword.
If I see a sick in the street, I'm going to do the exact same thing, I ain't no expert, I just like to experience a little joy in my life where I can.
When I go shopping for a replica van Gogh I always hang it on a wall first to see if it arts well
I hate when my art arts poorly. Makes me feel inferior.
If i can't cleanly slice through a titan with it then it's not a proper replica, imo.
If I can't pretend to check the heft and balance of a cartoon sword replica what the fuck are we even doing here?
Right? Pretending they're real is what the damn things are for
I check the heft and balance of sticks I throw for my dog, not because I'm an expert stickmaster, but because it's nice to know the weight and feel of something before I start swinging it around and throwing it.
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Oooh, thanks for linking!
Yeah honestly this sign just screams "I don't understand my audience". Like, you're selling nerdy swords to nerds in a store that seemingly caters to nerd stuff - of course the nerds interested in your products are gonna do nerdy stuff with it.
One presumes that idiots have broken several it hurt each other by the time this sign came about.
Given what the sign below it says, I think the point they're trying to make is just that they don't want people playing around with this stuff before buying it. I'm guessing "I'm checking the balance" or something like that is a common excuse they hear from customers who took something off the wall without permission.
The store would rather a staff member be present to minimize the risk of a customer breaking something.
So put it inside a glass cabinet instead of insulting your potential customers.
I'm judgemental towards you, also please buy my stuff!
Whoa whoa! A fat, sarcastic star trek fan. You must be a devil with the ladies!
You've inspired me to rewatch some of the golden era simpsons
I'm really enjoying how many people in this thread are insulted by this sign.
Can't imagine why the even more nerdy and opinionated version of Reddit would feel attacked by this
R/mallninjashit would just point and laugh.
Oh no! You're not familiar with doing whatever the fuck you want?
You still have to carry it around all day if you're using it for cosplay and shit, if someone wants to see how it feels in their hands then why is that an issue?
Was going to say, you may still have to swing it around and strike a pose for a cosplay pic, maybe check if it's going to hang awkwardly in the scabbard of the costume, or maybe just let that little inner kid loose in the back yard in some imaginary battles against hordes of invaders. Maybe you want to know if it's going to rattle alarmingly, or feel as if the blade will fly off the hilt at any moment.
They may be toys, but you still don't want to be buying crap that's going to fall apart in the middle of a con.
Who knows maybe I will be swinging it around my house when I'm alone before the other half gets home. Thats the part where it needs to not have a weird weight distribution or the blade come loose from the hilt.
Sign is trash - owner wants to get rid of the "silly cartoon swords" but they make too much money.
Is there an equivalent to r/mallninja on Lemmy yet?
Oh man this triggered some people in the comments didn't it?
Yup. So far everything is ok. Lemmy is very international. And we are experiencing some culture clash -- which is a good thing. And some of us are experiencing for the first time... "the odd-humor comic book store owner\guy", and the Letter Kenny actors, and swordsmith\swordmaking. I love this weird and wonderful place.
A replica decorative sword can still beat the crap outta you. Assuming it's balanced.
There's a reason people call these wall-hangers "sword-like objects".
If you break it, you bought it. If you hurt yourself, congratulations!
Why are you making fun of people giving you money lol
I don't think they are buying
Because the Chuds who sell this don't actually give a shit. They aren't nerds or fans, they largely are "entrepreneur" types who are grifting off fans with their borderline dropshipping bullshit.
Miss the days of genuine handcrafted pieces from people who care. Now it's some fuckin maga head cryptobro trying to make a buck while telling me how trumps going to kick the Jews out of the Federal reserve when all I wanted was my god damn corrupted ashbringer.
They forgot the /s, their customers won't get the joke.
