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the "lock" that closes the handles will also stop working at about this same time.and then "pop" you have an open pair of blades in your toolbox, which is never safe. after a little use, the blades have too much play and make it difficult to cut anything. Pick up a pair of Aviation Snips.they will open those packages with ease in no time flat and they will last you a lifetime
I keep it in a kitchen cabinet for easy access and use it at least 3 times a week. The powerful blades clip right through cardboard, plastic clam-shells, and those horrible plastic wires used to keep toys in their packages.It's such a relief to just pop any package open without having to worry about finding the just-right angle to tear or cut.
I could not recommed this gadget more. The only feature I don't use much is the screwdriver, as I don't have many screws small enough for this tiny tool to turn.
And the little blade at the end of the handle is perfect for opening taped boxes. Every household should have this tool--I've given one to all of my relatives' households.
This is my favorite tool. I purchased the Open It right before Christmas, and it made our present opening a much less-stressful time.
But if ever I need to fix my sunglasses I will know just where to go.
It really works. It's still a little bit of a project, but now I know I will prevail. I bought this product to open products encased in hard shell plastic packaging. It makes a previously frustrating, if not dangerous job, almost easy.
I was wrong about the handle as it appears to be made out of very durable plastic. Have a good day folks. I use this tool often and am sure glad I bought it as it does away with all the aggravation of getting a product out of the package. with less than satisfactory results. Why anyone would give this less than a 5 star rating is beyond me.
I have used knives scissors box cutters etc. I was kind of put off by the orange color because it made it look like the handle was made of some kind of cheap plastic that would break the first time I dropped it but I decided to order it anyway. The first time I used it to cut open one of those accursed packages I was really impressed with how easy it cut the plastic. I plan to order more of them in the fall for Christmas presents. There is nothing more aggravating than trying to open one of those plastic packages that are designed to deter thieves from stealing the contents.
One day I decided to look on the internet to see if there were any products specifically designed for this and ran across this product. The little razor blade is handy but the screwdriver is not something I ever use because I have plenty of dedicated screwdrivers in my tool collection.
Tape an awkward rock to your screwdriver to repeat the sensation.The utility blade is worthless - you can buy a box cutter for $.50 that is way better. You will save time and frustration in having to look for them anyway if you're counting on this as your first tool of choice - as this was designed by someone who doesn't need to do these tasks on a constant or regular basis. Same with the screwdriver, it's nice you don't have to look for one but using the giant oversized wrench like scissors to turn to open a tiny screw is actually more work than it's worth. A stick.
plus, on mine, it would not stay open so again, as with the screwdriver - while in theory you don't have to look for one, its actual implementation with it's giant handle and weight with a tiny awkward blade is so weak and not tested in real world conditions, it ends up being fairly pointless.So, if you open a box a week and you rather not look for tools, this is cheap and serves a non-clutter function and is passable functional.But if you're like me and has to open several boxes a day or cuts open DVD's, CD's and other packaging on a REGULAR basis, this tool is weak to be used on a regular basis - you might have to spend $10 more in total but get some heavy gauge scissors and a REAl box cutter. so while it can cut through a thick hunk of plastic or cable ties, it's too small and squat so either you spend extra time & having to expend more energy to cut across OR it's too squat to fit in to cut certain things like cable ties that are set very tightly. You get what you pay for in this all in one middling combo of middling tools and a weak design. But I suppose a stainless steel blade sissor will cost you $13 anyway but then that scissor is way more useful. Again, if you don't have that much heavy duty plastic over-packaging to open, this will serve a purpose but as scissors, it's pretty weak because the blade - while "powerful" is way too small. I had to pull out my sissors with thinner blades to get inbetween the tight space.Is it any better than a slightly heavier gauge scissor. Because this blade is so tiny - where if you need to squeeze down 4-5 times to cut across a newspaper, this thing will take you 20-25 squeezes. Not only is the blade weak and small, it gives you the feeling you're going to snap it off at any time with no apparent way to change blades.
Hard to believe this won an award - what was it competiting against. It all depends on your perspective, if you don't have that many things to cut open, this does serve the purpose of slightly less clutter as you get a mini Box knife and heavy duty scissors in one but like an all-in-printer or an all-in-one stereo, you compromise a lot. No. Again, you are better off with a box cutter - it's not as though this mini box cutter knife is any safer.
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