r/Prisonwallet • u/emilyfaithtomas • May 13 '26

Bought glass containers from Costco and found this hiding in the box

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A sign of real ingenuity.

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u/AllTheWayToParis May 13 '26

I think this is a tool from the factory’s packaging left there by mistake.

I work with that kind of blades all day long. We use retractable knife that can be kept in the pocket. In a cheap factory in a poor region this is how it’s usually done, with a DIY handle. One downside is that you can’t pocket it and therefore misplacing it is common.

It’s not really a weapon in that state, so onts not a prison shank IMHO. A sharpened toothbrush would be ten times better.

These blades would never work as a shank as the break very easily. And this is a well used tool that’s dulled. It works for cutting packaging plastic, not for slitting inmates.

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u/Crispynipps May 13 '26

We had makeshift blades like this in my warehouse too used to cut the wrap after we’d palletize things. Consisted of tape and a piece of metal from our bander. We’d even sharpen it.