Originally Posted by
cpfrog
... also when giving a gift of scissors or a knife, place a coin with it for good luck (??)....another ol' wives tale?
tradition in our family was that you never "gave" someone a blade, lest it be unlucky. even when i got my first pocket knife from my dad when i was 11, i had to "pay" him a penny, so it would be an "honest" blade. the tradition goes on--a gift of cutlery of any kind "needs" to be paid for, and often, a penny is included so the giver can be paid.