Insta-Pull All-Metal Gear Wine Opener
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Insta-Pull All-Metal Gear Wine Opener
Customer Review: Fatal Problems, Indeed!
Summary: 1 Stars
After using an opener of the same design, and buying a similar one for a gift, I decided to try the Insta-Pull brand. I wish I hadn't. The 90 day warranty is not long enough. I used it with some regularity for almost 120 days. The main lever broke off the gear while pulling out a cork. Also, the included foil cutter doesn't cut foil. The one I bought as a gift is from Bed, Bath & Beyond, costs $9.99, comes with extras (including a handy stand), and has lasted a couple of years so far. So I bought myself one of those. There's more metal and the foil cutter actually works.Customer Review: Wine Opener
Summary: 1 Stars
The Insta-Pull should really have been named Insta-Bust. After a dozen bottles, more or less, one of the pair of bottle clamping handles snapped loose. (Examination of the part and its retaining rod showed the separation to be an impossible action. There just isn't any way the rod could have bent and then straightened itself back and nothing was actually broken.)
Anyhow, the whole thing is much too light and too flimsy to do the work. Pulling a cork takes considerable pressure and the plastic Insta-Device ain't got it and can't resist it.
Customer Review: We love this thing!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
After years of righting with cheap corkscrews I finally splurged and bought this item as a Gold Box offer and it is awesome!
It does take a little bit of reading and a somewhat mechanical mind to figure it out at first (thanks to my husband!) but after you figure it out you will giggle with glee everytime you pop a new bottle of wine. - No more broken corks, no more stuck-on-the-screw corks, and no more anxiety as you try to get to that first glass of wine at the end of a really long day!
Buy it, you will love it!!!!!
Customer Review: Glad I didn't pay list price...
Summary: 2 Stars
I just got this from Amazon at $14.99. I thought it sounded like a great deal, considering the list price of $49.99. It seemed a little flimsy (handles were a little thin on the plastic)and opening bottle was awkward on first attempt, but on the second attempt it worked like a charm. However, the third bottle of wine I opened, a handle fell off and pieces went flying. I was able to piece it back together, but not sure for how long that will last. I'm just glad I got it for myself instead of as a gift...Not exactly a sturdy gadget.Customer Review: It works ok!
Summary: 3 Stars
After reading some of the reviews stating that the product broke apart in the reviewer's hands, I used the opener carefully. I bought this product as a 2nd opener for use in my office. I have opened dozens of wine bottles with the original of this type opener and know how it should work. I just haven't put a lot of pressure on when using this opener and it has worked like it should. The opener doesn't work quite as smoothly as the original - but doesn't cost anywhere near as much either. Just be gentle and careful.