Now this is a totally inappropriate back-to-school promotion

 It seems the days of the good old-fashioned back-to-school promotion that featured a pack of three-ring binders with a stack of pencils and run-of-the-mill lined paper at discounted prices have passed us by.

Just look at the promotion well-known grocery store brand President’s Choice ran on really sharp knives.

The one in the bottom right corner of the display is particularly appealing to the young student in your home who aspires to pursue a career in culinary arts…or your local butcher shop. The promotion was featured on Tumblr; we're not sure when it actually ran in store (it appears to date back as far as 2012).

  For those worried that sending kids to back to the classroom with a brand new set of knives is a bad idea, consider making a stop by the local liquor store and discover yet another candidate for the worst back-to-school promotion ever.

Discounted liquor is sure to be a hit with students moving away for college this fall, but not so much with the parents that are probably paying for books and tuition. On the bright side, parents with a bad temper who want to steer there kids away from the drink and back towards homework won’t have to look too far for a knife.

 Of course, parents who prefer to teach their children a lesson in a more passive-aggressive fashion could always force said child to put their new knives to work chopping endless amounts of tomatoes.

At just two dollars for a pound, a $10 bill is sure to do the trick in re-enforcing the importance of taking school seriously. Too bad the marketing geniuses behind these back-to-school promos obviously didn’t.