Martin Place Event So Martin Place is a public 'square' in the middle of Sydney
You may have heard of it, as in 2014 it was the location of the Lindt cafe hostage crisis - Enough of that!
Volvo sponsored Tim's tour of Australia - So there was the big Volvo SUV there - And the Leatherman trailer which was a pop up store .
There was a lovely wooden bench in front of the pop up containing pretty much the whole LM range
This was great as I got to see a lot of tools I have never handled before - eg Signal, Mut, Raptor (so big!!)
All the tools were secured to the tables with wires - And all the tools blades and points has been blunted for obvious reasons - And even the removable wire cutters removed
Which apparently is to stop people cutting the wires with the wire cutters and taking the tools
They were selling tools - But only had the popular models there (eg Wave, Micra, Wingman) - But if you wanted any others they were sending you to a Mitre 10 store 2 minutes away that had the full range and the same 20% discount
Next to the pop up store was a small LM gazebo and table where Tim was doing the signings - The queue was not too deep when I was there - Only about half a dozen people .
The public were very interested in the tool table and had lots of questions - Some of which I could not help but get involved in
Much to the delight of the LM staff there - 'You can come and join us" was one offer!! - Yay love to!!
Main question - Heard multiple times was -
"What's the difference between a Swiss Army Knife and a Leatherman?" Their answer was partially correct errrm
'It's got pliers' But the other answers not quite eg Better quality, longer lasting and 25 year warranty .. Hmmm
I did not correct them on the Vic lifetime warranty - or get into a discussion on this !!
Some other questions were:
"Can I use this in a marine environment" - very relevant for Sydney - They said as long as you rinse it and oil it occasionally you'll be fine - I told her my Skeletool was my beach tool and the caribiner would be great when sailing - she was a sailor!
" I carried a pocket knife when I used to travel - But I don't travel anymore - Why would I need one of these " - I told him he needed one in his kitchen drawer for all those jobs around the house .
There was an official photographer there - Who seemed to be capturing every signing !!
Picture borrowed from the LM Facebook page !! Tim is hiding the pop up