Originally Posted by
Jimmy Harris
It's fine. As an example, I hate ketchup. Ketchup was invented as a way to tolerate rotten meat. It takes over the flavor of whatever you put it on by design. To me, the only acceptable use for ketchup in today's world, where we're not forced to eat rotten meat to survive, is to get kids to each their vegetables. I don't believe an adult should ever be caught using ketchup.
However, my wife loves the stuff. She puts it on everything. And I'm fine with that, so long as she doesn't put it on my food. Do I feel bad about buying ketchup, knowing how I personally feel about it? No. My wife enjoys the stuff and it doesn't hurt me in any way when she uses it. So if it makes her happy, we'll stock ketchup.
It's the same with your sharpening stuff. You may hate it and think it's does more harm than good. But someone else might feel the complete opposite. That doesn't make either of you right or wrong. It's just a difference of opinion. So pass it along. Besides, what better way to redeem a bad purchase than to give it to someone who can make some use out of it? We've got enough garbage in the landfill.