Came here to post about the Swing-A-Way, but I see others have beaten me to it. When I was a kid, we had a Swing-A-Way that was already obviously much older than I was (because I'm not as old as Harvest Gold kitchen appliances), and it was flawless. Took it for granted until we would go on vacations and our vacation homes would have different can openers that were always garbage. Manual, electric, didn't matter, all of them were crap.
When I was a teen and preparing to move out, I was like "I gotta make sure I get one of those good can openers," and I checked the brand and purchased myself a Swing-A-Way while I was still in high school. That was about 1997, and it's still going strong.
I should call my aunt and ask her if she's still using the original Harvest Gold one from before I was born.
angelmnemosyne t1_j0375ew wrote
Reply to 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
Came here to post about the Swing-A-Way, but I see others have beaten me to it. When I was a kid, we had a Swing-A-Way that was already obviously much older than I was (because I'm not as old as Harvest Gold kitchen appliances), and it was flawless. Took it for granted until we would go on vacations and our vacation homes would have different can openers that were always garbage. Manual, electric, didn't matter, all of them were crap.
When I was a teen and preparing to move out, I was like "I gotta make sure I get one of those good can openers," and I checked the brand and purchased myself a Swing-A-Way while I was still in high school. That was about 1997, and it's still going strong.
I should call my aunt and ask her if she's still using the original Harvest Gold one from before I was born.