Over Cautious Sales Assistant

Oh and some gardening/d.i.y. tools !

At the checkouts it causes quite a lot of hassle, the list is so long and we have assistants that are under 18 and self scan terminals have to be authorized. I often joke with customers asking them if they are old enough but there is the occasional grouch that does not think it’s funny.

Knife blocks vs drawer
Hmmm. They're still accessible either way! Lol

Of course knives are accessible in houses. We are surrounded by potential weapons that could be used to injure or kill people.

Gardens and roadsides have stones in them, especially in the countryside. These can and are used to hit people. We need to remove all the paving slabs, gnomes, garden ornaments from our environemnet. You do not even need to get into someone's house to access them.

What about branches on trees?, bits wrenched off cars? Loose railings?

I fully understand why Rishi Sunak wants children to study maths until 18. Those two extra years could be used to teach children the rules of probability and its practical application. We have a chain saw. Someone could get into the house, charge the battery, which is in the utility room, put it in the saw, which is in the garden shed, kept in a black polythene bag, start the motor and then kill me by decapitating me. On the other hand, he could break in through the front door and just hit me with a chair.

But what is the probability of anyone doing any of these things? The same applies to kitchen knives, craft knives, screwdrivers, rolling pins etc etc etc. I am not going to live in a home that consists of nothing but padlocked cupboards and inaccessible belongings, just because there is a chance in one - two - three million that someon might break into my house, search for a knife and kill me.

We keep knives in sheaths, in kitchen drawers, scissors, picks etc are in same drawers. Opening latch system is hidden, only we know access.

This is because children, no break-ins, we keep doors locked.

SquirrelSue

I live in a small town with low crime. I went to my local independent kitchenware shop to buy a 6 inch carving knife. I got to the payment desk and the 50+ sales assistant stared at me and said, "now you're not going to go outside and start stabbing people with it are you?". I immediately said, no. She gave me a hard stare and asked me again! To which I replied, certainly not. She then sold me the knife, which was sealed in a thick plastic cover, the knife handle had a cable tie attached to thick cardboard. I'm 60 years of age with white hair and dressed smart, so obviously over the minimum age of 25 to buy a knife. Was the sales assistant expecting me to say, yes!

Silly woman, behind the counter. I would have given her what for, and left the knife with her to put back.Why do these sort people think they're funny.

My dil was stopped by security in M and S because she had bought 4 steaks and used the self check out. She presumed it was because of her skin colour.

Kircubbin2000 you did mean steak knives didn’t you.
Because not aware of meat being a racist issue🤔

MOnica I'm trying to decide which is worse. Being stabbed to death, or bludgeoned to death with a stolen garden gnome.

The garden gnome would be a Midsummer Murder whereas the steak knives would be more Inside Number 9 don’t you think 🧐

Grandmarderby love it