with our SAKs and none of the staff who saw us batted an eyelid
Who uses switchblades? Gang members!
Who uses big fixed blades? Serial killers!
Who uses SAKs? Boy scouts!
Yeah, the NKP see a SAK and they think boyscout or MacGuyver rather than 'homicidal maniac' - so when I have to open a package in public when I am in sight of a bunch of potential NKPs, I take out my SAK and open the small blade. After 10.5 years of carrying my CyberTool 34 the number of people that have shown a negative reaction to my knife stands at ZERO! That's fine by me, I don't need any grief.
Of course SAKs are cool, but I don't EDC one to be cool - I EDC it so that I will have whatever I need whenever I need it. You never know when an alcoholic beverage will attack and you'll need to use your SAK to decapitate it - better safe than sorry!