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| Pike Street Wine Corkscrew Opener | 
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| Brand: Pike Street
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $30.99
Buy New: $6.99
You Save: $24.00 (77%)
New (3) from $6.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 72888
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.2 x 5.5 x 1.6
Model: 63806-01-000
ASIN: B000UD641G
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New In Original Packaging
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| Customer Reviews:
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pike streert cork screw June 15, 2008
The design is simplicity at its best. However the quality is not as good as one I purchased 7 years ago.
mediocre corkscrew April 7, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
We bought this corkscrew because of the description. It sounded just like a stainless corkscrew we bought years ago - which was superior to anything else. This corkscrew appears to be aluminum instead of stainless. The neck is smaller, so it is more difficult to extract the cork. In addition, the "feel" of the corkscrew is light and inefficient. It probably won't last very long.
 In a word: Garbage February 6, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This corkscrew has major design flaws and is of very cheap construction.
The metal finish is not matte metal, but rather a sort of plastic lacquer which has spots where it did not dry evenly. The connection between the spindle and twist mechanism is very rough and is prone to jamming. Higher-quality machining would have avoided this problem. The connection between the spindle and "cage" is very loose; as a result the screw wiggles and it is very tricky to insert the screw straight into a cork. Worst of all, the cage is too narrow to accommodate a cork. This means once you get the screw into the cork and start pulling the cork up, it runs into the cage's rails and gets stuck and the only way to get the cork out is by pulling it straight up.
I purchased this hoping to replace an old Monopol spindle corkscrew that broke since this looks very similar. Unfortunately, because of the design flaw in the cage and the cheap machining, this is virtually unusable. The pretty photo belies shoddy materials and workmanship.
 The easiest way to remove a cork January 26, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a great corkscrew. It's the easiest way to remove a cork. Forget pulling and yanking. This will just lift it right out with ease.
Update: The metal used is real cheap and it's gouging. Zinc coated I believe and a very soft brass-like material...I should have noticed. If you drink alot of wine it will wear out real fast. If this was made out of solid stainless steel it would last a lifetime and be a perfect tool and I'd be willing to pay $25.00 for it.
It still does the job very well, despite the flaws, and I continue to use it a couple times a week.
I have downgraded my rating to 3 stars due to inferior materials, but it's still the best way to remove a cork!
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