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SpecialEd
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Jul 5, 2020
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Never once, in my entire life, have I needed a bottle opener. If you can't open the bottle, you probably shouldn't have the contents. The entire world is a bottle opener, and if that's puzzling, well...the bottle IS glass I guess.
How many bottle openers should one EDC? 0 Zero, zilch, nada! Or, any negative value.
My all time favorite screwdriver, out of 100's, is a small chunk of aluminum, 2 could fit in the space of a golfball, with a magnetic 1/4" drive slot. The designer never intended it to open bottles, but it does. In fact, every screwdriver will open a bottle. OK smarta...it would take a minute with an eyeglass jobbie...
So...what IS this? Aside from a magic tube that turns $100 bills into $20 bills...
SAK's get a pass, they got there first, and maybe the whole 'neutrality' thing prevents them from using a brick or a car or a tree or a Bic to open bottles. Also, bottle openers, because bartenders (Bless the bartenders!).
Every other item in the world that intentionally includes a bottle opener is by default a terrible design. If you're thinking this is over the top, you haven't seen the gun shaped SCALPEL/OPENER! on Drop. And you haven't thought THIS item through...
What's important here @Drop is that I'm NOT buying it. Not for free shipping, not for 145% off 'retail', no matter how many buzzword bingo marketing gibberings you attach, not for ANY reason.
pattmyn
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Jul 6, 2020
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SpecialEdEh, Devil's Advocate on this one but most bottle openers of that shape also open tin cans nicely when you need the (questionably) delicious food inside of them which is something my great-grandmother taught me (whom passed at age 101 in 2014, sooooooo I heed her advice on most things).
Otherwise, totally agree with you. This "tool" is clearly some tacti-cool bulls*it rather than something functional I'd stake my life on. The replies to comments to the posts below this one ought to raise a few red flags.
SpecialEd
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Jul 6, 2020
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pattmynWhat I meant was, if I had had the opportunity to have handed your Granny a beer, and either of you wanted to drink said beer, a bottle opener, or lack thereof, would have made no difference, that beer would be gone before if got warm.
Same goes for a can o'soup, you're either getting the stuff on the inside, outside, or you're simply not hungry.
This product appears to be spray painted fittings from the plumbing aisle, but I blame Drop and every other snake oil wholesaler that caters to the "EDC" community. No, I do need a bottle opener on my sunglasses, my belt buckle, my flipflop, and putting a bottle opener on or in my wallet is going to make the other useless crap have value suddenly.
Bobjustbob
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Jul 7, 2020
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SpecialEdThe entire world IS a bottle opener. I thought I was just a voice in the wilderness for the lack of style in using an actual opener to open your beer.
George.g
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Sep 24, 2020
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SpecialEdI’m in need of an edc 1/4” bit driver but the discussion here has sort of put me off this product. Can anyone recommend a bit driver that’s better? Being compact is a bonus but usability comes first, I’ve had ones that are too small to apply a good bit of torque for tight fixings and ones that are too big to carry in a tight pocket especially with a separate bit magazine. Looking for something as compact as possible but still able to perform.
Also... everyone is saying no need for a bottle opener. I agree but only if it’s taking space in a multi tool or something, I would rather something more useful fill that space BUT the size of most keychain/edc bottle openers really does not effect my carry. I carry a true utility trolley dolley on my keys and the bottle opener gets used a lot. Not to say it couldn’t be opened on a edge, with a knife or even my lighter and god forbid my teeth, it’s just more pleasurable and comfortable using a tool designed for the job. Then again I’m the sort of guy that gets pleasure from using good quality tools and the right tool for the job, the sort of guy that would (And has) spend £100s on a pen just because it’s nice to write with and look at, when the end product looks no different from a £10 pen!
SpecialEd
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Sep 24, 2020
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George.gCountyComm has a few options that get the job done, including a nice titanium driver with a bearing swivel on the back end.
My favorite driver is a very small, knurled hunk of Al with a magnet, just as simple as can be...haven't found it since.
I've had my eyes on the Prestacycle Pro T-Handle Ratchet as what appears to be a fine design, though I have not personally used one.
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