Pricing

The rationale

I believe that handmade quality products should be accessible to everyone, not just the wealthiest. I am therefore implementing a pricing scheme that attempts to make this vision a reality.

It is quite simple: you pay according to your means. Pay less if you are facing financial hardship; pay more if you are in a comfortable financial position, thereby giving access to quality knives to people who wouldn’t be able to afford them otherwise.

Below, you will find a series of questions¹ to help you determine what financial category you belong to. Each question gives you a score between -10 and +30 and the sum of individual scores determines your position in one of 5 pricing tiers, with a range of prices between -50% to +50% of the base price.

The model is based on trust and responsibility. I am not going to ask for proof so I expect you, the customer, to answer the questions honestly and identify the financial level that seems to represent your situation most fairly.

“Freedom and responsibility go hand in hand.”

Heinz von Foerster

The pricing scheme applies to every product or service I offer, if not mentioned otherwise.

The quiz

Now, grab a pen, a piece of paper and answer the following questions. The quiz takes less than 5 minutes to complete.

Family

My family is:

• Upper class: +30
• Upper middle class: +15
• Middle class: +8
• Stable working class: +5
• Working class: +2
• Precarious working class: 0
• I don’t have one: -5

(If you don’t know)

Divide the positive result by:

• 2 if you’ve been estranged from your family since after age 25
• 3 if before age 25

Housing

• I own multiple properties or derive income from at least one property: +25
• I can or could own my home now: +20
• I will most likely be able to own one within 10 years: +15
• I am a renter and will probably not own a home within 10 years: +10
• I am a renter and will probably never own a home: 0
• Access to housing is uncertain for me: -5

Income

• €800 per month or less: -5
• between €800 and €1200 per month: 0
• ​​€1200 and above: +1 point per hundred euros above (e.g., €1600 = 4 points)

Financial Support/Benefit

• I easily receive money from my family: +10
• I can receive money from my family or friends: +5
• People depend on my financial support or I am a parent (not single): -5
• Some people only have me to help them financially, or I am a single parent: -10
• I depend only on myself: 0

One can compensate for the other. For example, I can receive money from my family (+5) and be a single parent (-10): +5-10 = -5.

Savings

• Below €3,000: -5
• Between €3,000 and €6,000: 0
• ​​Between €6,000 and €25,000: +5
• Between €25,000 and €60,000: +10
• More than €60,000: +15

Studies

• I have difficulty reading or writing: -10
• I don’t have a high school diploma: -5
• I have a high school diploma but nothing more: 0
• I have a Bachelor’s degree: +5
• I have a Master’s degree: +10
• I have a doctorate or graduated from a prestigious university: +20

Intersecting Oppression/Disability

I experience visible oppression or a disability that discriminates against me in accessing housing or employment:

• No: 0
• Yes: -5
• Yes, strongly: -10

Inheritance

I will receive an inheritance (the total value of the assets you are likely to inherit):

The result

Now, sum all the indivdual scores you got and look at the following table to find out what price range you land in.