If you want a good corkscrew... go to the grocery store.
@Rohvannyn (3098)
United States
April 8, 2016 5:30pm CST
Our cruddy old corkscrew is broken. The good one we used to have, gone. I went to Target to get a new corkscrew. Picked one out online, then sent it to store for pickup - I did that so I could use an online only gift card, when I don't have a smartphone to display it on. It's a workaround.
Ten dollars for a corkscrew. It looked good and hefty. When I went to the store, though, I discovered it was half made of plastic! Only the handles were made of metal. So I'm going to return it and buy more cat food instead.
When I went to the grocery store, I found another cork screw. It was all metal construction, and well made. The price? $3.99.
Lesson learned! I'll go to the grocery store!
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
8 Apr 16
It says right on it, "do not use printed card, display on smartphone or use online." With as silly as the people at this Target are, I wasn't going to push my luck. I still got it to work though, so I'm proud! I'll be able to get a full refund for the bottle opener.
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@sallypup (69249)
• Centralia, Washington
9 Apr 16
@Rohvannyn Oh. I know I had a bit of trouble at Walmart with a coupon cause I printed it out and she said it was not good cause it could not be copied. She did something or other and I got my dollar off turkey sausage. I took a printed gift card to PetCo and got 25.00 off Sally's food. Guess I'd better keep an eye out on each card. Did you have trouble with the Home Depot one?
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
9 Apr 16
@sallypup I haven't used it yet, but I'll use the same technique - pay online, pick up at the customer service counter.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
6 May 16
Well, you seem like a gentleman of good sense and taste! The less plastic in my kitchen, the better.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 Apr 16
yeah plastic on a corkscrew is never a good idea, and neat find!
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Apr 16
Not a bad idea. I have had two OXO corkscrews, heavy duty metal that broke in about a year of use.
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