My first sucky customers at new job...

[Cat Herder]

Quoth wolfie

I wonder what would have happened if the store had a display of machetes - and a wannabe Crocodile Dundee.

That's not a threat!

*points to pair of big cops approaching SC*

Now that's a threat!

[Jay 2K Winger]

Quoth EricKei

Indeed. A person who would threaten you with a packaged knife would also likely not think twice before ripping it out of its packaging and continuing to threaten you.

Yes, but if the packaging on that knife is the kind I think it is, he'd probably have had a devil of a time getting it OUT of said packaging.

Certainly long enough for the OP to come along with their tallywhacker (read: mallet) and smash his hand.

[Jetfire]

Quoth EricKei

Indeed. A person who would threaten you with a packaged knife would also likely not think twice before ripping it out of its packaging and continuing to threaten you.

To be fair, if it's in the more or less standard hard plastic sealed packaging that most hardware tools come in nowadays, he'd probably still be trying to get it out of its packaging now, and/or have torn his hands up worst than the knife would have done.

PS Gratz on the new job LRR.