Ginsu
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Ginsu is a brand of direct marketed knives. The brand is owned by the Douglas Quikut Division of Scott Fetzer, a Berkshire Hathaway Company. The brand was heavily promoted in the late 1970s and 1980s
"Great Scott! A knife that cuts trees." A 1968 Cinécraft spot showed how Quikut knives always stayed sharp and could cut a tomato and then a tree.
Example of the Quikut lifetime warranty on a pronged cheese knife, promising replacement in the event of any damage, even if damage was the owner's fault
Berkshire Hathaway
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate star
Ginsu
…meant to evoke the idea of samurai heritage) is a brand of direct marketed knives. The brand is owned by the Douglas Quikut Division of Scott Fetzer, a Berkshire Hathaway Company. The brand was heavily promoted in the late 1970s and 1980s on U.S. television by using infomercials characterized by hawker and hard sell pitch…
Blackstone Plaza, the location of Berkshire's corporate offices in Omaha, Nebraska
Buffett (second from left) and Munger (at right) in 1998
C-17 Globemaster III full flight simulator at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam
A HomeServices of America in Gillette, Wyoming