It is possible that the person in charge of OLFA's social media may have lost their mind during quarantine. My first clue was that their Facebook post of September 29th, suggest using OLFA tools to cut a square diagonally twice to create perfect "half square triangles". All Quilters know that cutting a square diagonally twice will yield 4 perfect QUARTER square triangles. Ok, ok, maybe it was a typo? OLFA makes quality products, cutters, mats and rulers. I know that from experience. This assortment of their rotary cutters are waiting for me on my well used OLFA cutting mat at this very moment. I'm a fan of their rotary cutters and mats. It is their social media that seems to have gone off the rails.
Earlier today the offer at the top of this post popped up in my Facebook news feed with the following text:
"To celebrate the role that teachers play in our lives, now more than ever, we are celebrating the best way we know how: with a GIVEAWAY!".
Excellent! As the mother of a fifth grade teacher, I know that they can use all the help they can get right now in the actual classroom or the virtual classroom.
What exactly is OLFA giving away to five lucky teachers? Twenty-five KNIVES. Yes ladies and gentlemen, a company that makes rulers, mats and cutting tools is offering to arm up to 25 students in 5 classrooms across our country. In this day and age of clear backpacks, school security and school metal detectors, who in their right mind thought providing school kids with "beginner" knives was a good idea?
Try to imagine a group of executives sitting around a conference table hashing out this promotion.
Exec #1: "October promo? Let's give something away to teachers."
Exec #2: "Great idea! How about a ruler? Our 1.5 by 12.5 ruler would be helpful in any classroom".
Exec #1: "No, make it something they probably don't have. Beginner Craft Knives will be fun for the kids".
The funny thing is the 1.5 by 12.5 inch ruler they make is less expensive than the craft knife. It would seem that they could give away many more rulers for the same cost. I would much prefer that kids learn to measure correctly and leave the cutting to scissors while in class.
To win the contest you have to answer the question "My classroom needs these because....". I don't know about you, but I can't wait to see the answers from stressed out teachers everywhere.
Meanwhile, YOU should keep sewing!
Karen
