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Avery_Thorn t1_j01fed1 wrote

Reply to comment by Exquisiteoaf in Guess which can opener still works? L to R- 30 + years old, 3 years old, 6 months old … planned obsolescence or crappy design (of course they increase in price tag from L-R) by Torvabrocoli

I have an old Swingline opener that is probably a decade or two old. Works perfectly.

I bought a second one last year for my RV, and it failed within months. It just refuses to grab the can seam to move the blade forward. I can’t even figure out how it’s wrong.

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AlienDelarge t1_j027v22 wrote

I've heard the USA made EZ DUZ IT ones are supposed to be better. I have a made in China Swing Away that had held up well enough though though it seemed to have some skips in the cut when I first got it.

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effin98 t1_j02gxms wrote

Came here to say this. My understanding is that EZ DUZ IT is made in the same American factory where the Swingaways used to be made. Anyway, I have an EZ DUZ IT and a Chinese Swingaway and the EZ DUZ IT is clearly superior.

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kbotc t1_j046fiz wrote

You just need to purchase them from a reliable source because Amazon's full of Chinese counterfeit EZ DUZ ITs that uses cheap ass metal in the blade that dull in weeks instead of decades like the real deal.

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MuscovadoSugarTreat t1_j0209i5 wrote

Oh no, I just bought one. I don't open cans regularly, but I bought a very cheap one in the dollar store when I first moved into a new apartment. Failed after 4 months of light use. Got myself a Swing-Away. Let's see how long it's going to last me lol.

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Avery_Thorn t1_j029mnq wrote

I really hope that mine is just a manufacturing defect or something. I figure it is… it (the new one) still seems well made (as heavy duty and out of quality materials), but…

(edited for clarity…)

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MuscovadoSugarTreat t1_j02cazt wrote

I'll check back on this and report >6 months from now lol.

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