Utterly mundane question about knife use in a shop

shane45-1911 said:
Do you mind if I use my knife to open the box....?

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That's NOT a boxcutter ...This is a boxcutter ! :
 
shane45-1911 said:
It was a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away:

Ballpark security guard had no issues with my knife at the ballpark

On my way from work directly to a semipro baseball game I began thinking of dinner. A ballpark dog, "beefy nachos" or one of those fancy micro-pizzas didn't sound all that good so I pulled into a supermarket with a good deli. I grabbed a loaf of their house French bread, two nice Beefsteak...
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The best part of that thread was when that knob got upset over calling the commie newspaper a commie newspaper.
 
Not too concerned about Sheeple reactions. Mind you I'm not whipping out and ninja flashing a 7-inch assisted opening folder (if there is such a thing) but would not hesitate in the least using a RAT-1, Spyderco Pacific Salt or any one of my RF pocket regulars to do something that, well, needs to be done with a knife.

It's scary what folks out there are getting scared about anymore.
 
SALTY said:
Not too concerned about Sheeple reactions. Mind you I'm not whipping out and ninja flashing a 7-inch assisted opening folder (if there is such a thing) but would not hesitate in the least using a RAT-1, Spyderco Pacific Salt or any one of my RF pocket regulars to do something that, well, needs to be done with a knife.

It's scary what folks out there are getting scared about anymore.
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I have a 6 inch assisted stiletto that waves out, and 7.5 inch waved XL Espadas if that counts! 😂
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Hashishiin said:
This is something I was not self-conscious about at all, until I started reading forum experiences of "Sheeple", and that was also not quite right, so while I got my awareness up, I am not afraid to use a knife in the way it should be used.

There are always gonna be the occasional dummies out there who trip out and freak at nothing, but I have never met one, and I live in California the heart of suburbia. They are not common. Just realize that you are doing a normal thing, and act with confidence and no flair. It will be back in your pocket before they can think about it. Don't be nervous or you will make them nervous.

I always have a SAK on me, that is what I defaulted to at work for example to gauge the reaction of everybody. Used swiftly and smartly but used it without a second thought when I wanted to. Nobody bats an eyelash cause they see me being normal. This is typical. Just maybe open it with two hands if it is something larger. That also helps. People do not wanna see 5" of steel wave out your pocket.
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Never use the word sheeple.
again.
I wont.
 
DMG said:
It’s not a North/South thing. It’s a rural/urban difference. The same way guns are used for violence in cities and hunting in the country.
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And fantasies of defending oneself and surviving the apocalypse by those in the suburbs like me.
 
Boattale said:
Never use the word sheeple.
again.
I wont.
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Use the word, "Karen".
Many who would complain about a knife, especially a small one, will have asked to see a few managers in their day.

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As to knife use, just carry a small knife. A small, non-threatening, slipjoint is ideal. I've cleaned my nails in Target with a small slipjoint, and you can smell the estrogen in there.

I use my little "grandpa knife" any freaking where I want. If someone says something about a knife and I hold up a little slipjoint, people look funny at them, not me.
Small knife = more use.
You can carry a big, honking work knife as well if you want. So, more knives.

It also raises consciousness in general as to knife usage.
 
Other day we were at a very busy UPS store to shred a few years of tax documents. They have one of those industrial shredder companies come by, so you put all your shreddable stuff in a large sealed bin and then they shred it. We had four pretty good sized boxes and they were sealed up pretty good. Pulled out my lil fixed blade EDC and slit open the boxes. No flourish no flash, just used a tool and put it away. No one paid any attention. Granted we live in a use to be small rural town thats not so small nowadays but it was no issue and I didn't think twice bout it.
 
Don’t use the name “Karen”.

The Karen I know, seen her shoot a deer with her own rifle, and cut it apart with her own hunting knife. She’s 180 degrees opposite of what you’re talking about.

There are other women named Karen like her, fine women, and they don’t deserve the slur.

Parker
 
To the OP: I wonder if the reason the cashier asked you to open the box is because she assumed you'd have a knife on you (or saw the pocket clip).
Seems like a weird request from a worker to a customer unless she knew you'd have some way to do it.

-Mike
 
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catspa said:
Don’t use the name “Karen”.

The Karen I know, seen her shoot a deer with her own rifle, and cut it apart with her own hunting knife. She’s 180 degrees opposite of what you’re talking about.

There are other women named Karen like her, fine women, and they don’t deserve the slur.

Parker
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How about "John Doe" or "Jody " ? 😏

I don't think any sane person thinks any (or every) guy named Jody is fooling with his girlfriend while he's away . :rolleyes:
 
I live in a knife friendly community, so my input probably won’t matter much. Anyway, I would likely have sliced and diced the box since I enjoy putting my knives to use.
 
The male equivalent of a Karen is what? A Jerry? Nothing ever made that guy happy and he would let the world know..
 
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