This is truely bad news for the unfortunate employees and the company in general. As far as the following, quoting a company spokesman:

"Employees were told that the layoffs were due to an iffy economy and high fuel and shipping costs. Knives are more of a luxury than a necessity," he said.

I tend to disagree with the second part of this statement. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />