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Strange Thing In My Package

luvboyds — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:33:40 GMT

I ordered the Kuhn-Rikon can opener and it was on a waitlist but received it yesterday. When I opened the package I found a shiny penny taped to the bubble wrap it was wrapped in. Has anyone experienced this before? I thought it was a little weird and was going to post about it last night but I forgot. Wonder what it was for or meant????

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Jessa9 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:40:18 GMT

I remember my mom always told us if we were buying knives for a gift to tape a shiny penny to the package...I don't know what it means. It looks like maybe yours was a return from someone who got it as a gift and forgot to take the penny off.

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robomo — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:41:54 GMT

I think it's cool - no matter the intention or how it got there.

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Akane — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:42:57 GMT

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Topaz Gem — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:15:03 GMT

Consider it your lucky penny.

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luvboyds — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:16:34 GMT

It was cool. At least I thought so just different. I hadn't heard of the penny with knives before. Thanks JESSA!

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AnneMary — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:24:01 GMT

I heard of it when I was a child growing up in NY State. It's a very old and old fashioned thing. Boy, that was a really long time ago. I thought it was a good luck thing. I also remember you didn't give a wallet or purse or coin purse to anyone without putting a penny in it also. Haven't thought of this in years!!

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sashamatthews — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:25:25 GMT

Whenever we give someone a purse we put a penny in it for prosperity. The knife story is new to me.

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FunkyHulaGirl — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:40:08 GMT

I remember the penny in a wallet or purse, but never heard of this. I looked it up and this is what I found:

Did you know there's a superstition about receiving knives as a gift? It applies to can openers, too, or scissors -- anything with a blade.

Apparently it's bad luck to be given something that can sever. The blade, it's thought, will sever the friendship. It's especially bad luck for a wedding gift, where the fear is that the sharp edge will sever the marriage vows.

Some people hold this superstition so strongly that they disapprove of giving knives as wedding gifts. But for most people, the solution is to have the bride "buy" the knife from you instead, for a token amount (usually a penny; sometimes a nickel). My relatives went so far as to insist I follow this rule even for something with as dull a blade as a table knife.

Some gift givers will include the penny for you to give back to them, but that seems to me to defeat the purpose; how much of a "purchase" can you make with money that's been given to you from the person you're supposed to pay?

Re: Strange Thing In My Package

luvboyds — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:41:52 GMT

Hmmmm this is turning interesting. I knew about the luck or if you find a penny on the ground if it's tails up you give it to someone and they put it in their shoe. If it's heads you get to keep it.

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beckyb1012 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:53:56 GMT

I think it was very sweet for someone to take the time to do that just to put a smile on a stranger's face.

My Mom always told me besides the ""see a penny pick it up"" saying that there was also one that when you saw a penny you passed it on to the next person you saw for even more good luck to come to you.

I know many times I have left an extra penny at a convenience store instead of getting back my change so it could help someone else and would find a nickel or dime or another penny in the parking lot on the way back to my car.

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madzonie — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:55:03 GMT

sorry - couldn't post link...

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luvboyds — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:55:09 GMT

Thanks FunkyHulaGirl! This is starting to make sense but having a company include a penny was a little different. Has anyone ever ordered one of these can openers before? Wondering if anyone else received a penny.

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luvboyds — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:59:48 GMT

It was sweet for them to do that. I did smile when I opened the package but curious as well. Glad I thought to come here and post.

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luvboyds — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:59:48 GMT

It was sweet for them to do that. I did smile when I opened the package but curious as well. Glad I thought to come here and post.

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ennui1 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:00:23 GMT

On 1/15/2014 FunkyHulaGirl said:
I remember the penny in a wallet or purse, but never heard of this. I looked it up and this is what I found:

Did you know there's a superstition about receiving knives as a gift? It applies to can openers, too, or scissors -- anything with a blade.

Apparently it's bad luck to be given something that can sever. The blade, it's thought, will sever the friendship. It's especially bad luck for a wedding gift, where the fear is that the sharp edge will sever the marriage vows.

Some people hold this superstition so strongly that they disapprove of giving knives as wedding gifts. But for most people, the solution is to have the bride "buy" the knife from you instead, for a token amount (usually a penny; sometimes a nickel). My relatives went so far as to insist I follow this rule even for something with as dull a blade as a table knife.

Some gift givers will include the penny for you to give back to them, but that seems to me to defeat the purpose; how much of a "purchase" can you make with money that's been given to you from the person you're supposed to pay?

This is the story I've been told.

Then there's "pennies from heaven" -- When you find a penny, it means that an angel is watching over you.

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Mj12 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:33:06 GMT

Could have been a returned item they sent to you as new? Doesn't sound like a company would do that, but I don't know.

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Bird — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 00:16:18 GMT

Did it have a card inside, or outside of the box saying something about "Quality Control" (trying not to laugh on that one)? Can you tell if your label was covering another label? Since you got it on waitlist, it probably was a return. No matter though. The penny was meant for you!

I got 2 defective Lazy Boys last month. One was clearly a return and had that stupid "Quality Control" sticker on the box. - Bird

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Daysdee — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:07:53 GMT

On 1/15/2014 luvboyds said:
Thanks FunkyHulaGirl! This is starting to make sense but having a company include a penny was a little different. Has anyone ever ordered one of these can openers before? Wondering if anyone else received a penny.

Maybe someone bought it for a gift and included a penny and it was returned and sent out again to this customer. I don't think QVC intentionally sent a penny with it.

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Cyndog — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:13:01 GMT

Find a penny, pick it up and all the day you'll have good luck. That was the phrase I was taught and I always do it.