How do you convince your parents into buying you a Swiss army knife?

Answer 1

tell your parents that the sword is just for display and that every once in a while you have to take it down and clean it. when you are home alone take the sword outside and play with it in the back yard or at a friends house and if they catch you say "you were just looking at it in the sunlight to inspect it better"and if they ask why you were swinging it say "to get off the extra oil" or "i was seeing how it would fell with the new oil because the weight could sometimes be a couple ounces lighter" or "i was just testing the sword real quick".

Answer 2

#1 make a deal say "if you promise to give me a Swiss army knife in 3 months I'll do extra chores and won't complain" or something similar

#2 tell them how handy they come, say "maybe we will go camping one day and we will forget a can opener,but if i had a pocket knife we would use its can opener, or if someone got a splinter we could use the detachable tweezers"

#3 prove you can be responsible with it

#4 tell them that you will pay(if Xmas is near tell them there only $5.00-$20.00)

#5 sit down with them and make rules with them, to get them to get them to buy one make rules like for the first month i will not take it out of the house, i will never hold it in a threatening manner like opening it while arguing.

#6 tell them how it has safety features like a lock if it opens you hav to push down a switch to close it so it dos not close and cut of your fingers.