Michigan State University’s Surplus Store and Recycling Center often sells items many wouldn’t find anywhere else; however, last week, the store gave away some multipurpose pens that had hidden knives inside them.
During the store’s teacher sale on July 8, attendees had access to a box of free pens. It was later discovered that some of those pens had hidden knives inside them.
“You never know what you’re going to find, it’s kind of like a treasure hunt, that’s kind of the fun of it,” said Mary, a surplus store shopper who requested we use only her first name. “I kind of volunteer at Cristo Rey Community Center, and so I’m really shopping for the homeless and then also for me.”…