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Oddly I think the author mentions he (she?) has a few of those and despite their aesthetic loathing of the Oxo one, they find it more efficient than the traditi
by Pxtl 5y ago
Oddly I think the author mentions he (she?) has a few of those and despite their aesthetic loathing of the Oxo one, they find it more efficient than the traditional ones. Or at least I assume that's what they're talking about when mentioning their other corkscrews.
As for Oxo itself, I find the brand frustrating.
The author rightly asserts that Oxo devices are utterly hideous... But on the other hand, Oxo is one of the few brands that is both consistently available and consistently high quality.
Now that shopping is a minefield of unusably defective low-quality goods from anonymous Chinese ephemeral marks, reputable built-for-life brands with a wide spectrum of products like Oxo are critical to survival.
An Oxo kitchen utensil may be bulbous and black, but it won't be rusty, bent, cracked, tarnished, peeling, oily, or poisonous.
- errcorrectcode 5y agoOxo, like any large company, has hit-or-miss designs. Their lettuce spinner is adequate. I wish they made their storage containers in glass. Low quality products are infiltrating markets, including Amazon, at an alarming rate. Take a small category as a signal: 3d printer filament vacuum bags. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of nearly-identical listings for what can best be described as a glorified ZipLoc, 2 mil storage bag with a piece of tape over a hole to be used as a "valve." I left an honest review about how horrible, overpriced, and useless this product was. The seller then had the audacity to email me directly 3x to bribe me to delete the review.
- throwaway984393 5y agoPrior generations didn't fear rust, bending or tarnishing, because they were taught how to care for those items. And if they were damaged, they'd get repaired! I fear that by making the world more idiot-proof we're inviting more idiots.