To walk down the street with a massive knife....

[HunkaMunkasslipper]

I've accidentally nicked a knife from a pub in the village near me.

Not as bizarre as it sounds, I had a birthday there last week and borrowed it to cut the cake, brought leftover cake home in its box with the knife still on the cake board.

It's an expensive brand of knife and I must give it back, but how?! Do I just carry a large handbag and shove it in it? I could drive but I fancy a glass of wine to be honest and there's nowhere near the pub to park anyway!
What if I get randomly stopped and searched (unlikely) or someone tried to mug me and stabs me with it I'm overthinking this

You're allowed to carry a knife if you have a good reason to. Returning it (or just having bought it, or being en route to work if you were a chef) is a good reason. If you were particularly concerned you could ring the pub, apologise for having accidentally taken it and then let them know you'll be walking down later?

Just put it in a box. Maybe hand it in to them in a box too so not as to worry anyone.

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Get some card to carry it in. Destroy a box and tape up the open sides to secure it

Thanks all, I did think yes, if I'd just bought a knife that's okay, otherwise it'd be illegal to buy knives at all 😂but with it being not in a box or packet and I could just be lying about returning it somewhere!

I will wrap it in a cardboard sleeve, good idea!

You're totally overthinking it.

What you need to do is ..

Put in a ski mask. A pair of black pyjamas. Some black PE Pumps. Black Gloves. Hide the Knife in a rolled up copy of Health And Efficiency magazine. Approach the pub at 11.43 when the night is blackest. Take the roof tops. Jumping from Roof to roof like a chimney sweep in Mary Poppins, Singing Step In Time is mandatory. Drop silently into the rear yard..backflip through the kitchen. Leave the magazine on a shelf. Let off a smoke bomb and vanish in to the night..

"Who was that mysterious Knife Returning, shit magazine reading Ninja?" They'll wonder.. but you'll be home, watching reruns of Columbo..

Easy.

Yep providing you're not waving it around Zorro style you'll be fine. Just pop it in a bag so no one gets spooked.

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Eas just about today the same. So easy. Do this and stop overthinking it.😀

You can wrap it in cardboard, but please please be careful and don't assume it can't cut you. I learnt this the hard way and needed 8 stitches. The point of the knife wiggled it's way through the cardboard and I didn't notice until I stabbed myself.

Thank you for that advice, @GrannyAchingsShepherdsHut ! I was careful, I am just the type to end up doing something like that and getting hurt!

Knife has been safely returned and I'm unscathed!

I did ring the landlord to apologise and he was very good about it-knew it was an accident but he also said to run to the pub waving it around above my head and nobody would bother me for it 😂

Wrap it in a tea towel and put it in a shopping bag.

Honestly... I walk around with all sorts of sharp implements for legitimate reasons in my bag. Its fine if there is a reason for it. I've even handed a Police Officer one if them as he needed one and he gave it back afterwards.

@PuttingDownRoots you handed one to a P.O? I won't ask! 😂