Why????

shillelagh · 06-12-2006, 22:16

Why do they always put the lids on things so tight that you cant open them?
I've just had to open a new jar of coffee and i couldnt get the lid open!
I kept on trying to unscrew it but no wouldnt flipping move!
In the end i gave up and stabbed at it with a knife and tried again still wouldnt move. So stabbed the knife in a bit further moved it around and near enough cut myself and tried to undo it again. That time it though i managed to open it. But why tighten the lids so tight that you cant undo them. At least there is a bit on the top otherwise the coffee would have been everywhere by the time i'd undone it. But its not just coffee its everything and no im not a weakling - i can normally undo stuff but it seems that it is getting harder to undo them.

Doug · 06-12-2006, 22:36

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

Why do they always put the lids on things so tight that you cant open them?
I've just had to open a new jar of coffee and i couldnt get the lid open!
I kept on trying to unscrew it but no wouldnt flipping move!
In the end i gave up and stabbed at it with a knife and tried again still wouldnt move. So stabbed the knife in a bit further moved it around and near enough cut myself and tried to undo it again. That time it though i managed to open it. But why tighten the lids so tight that you cant undo them. At least there is a bit on the top otherwise the coffee would have been everywhere by the time i'd undone it. But its not just coffee its everything and no im not a weakling - i can normally undo stuff but it seems that it is getting harder to undo them.

You need a bloke Jen...............................

cherokee · 06-12-2006, 22:40

ah bless hun ...know the feeling though its flaming ridiculous with some stuff and almost impossible

magpie · 06-12-2006, 22:45

wrap elastic bands round the top should come off easy then...

I hate the flipping ring pull cans... they always tend to break on me:

lancsdave · 06-12-2006, 22:55

I have a jar opener gadget, saves ripping the skin off your hands lol

magpie · 06-12-2006, 23:02

I have a strong next door neighbour... but he's never in: I am going to get one of those gadgets:
Spam cans used to be bad with the key: now the ring pull is even worse: and I love my Spam butties:

West Ender · 06-12-2006, 23:14

I have a jar/bottle opener I bought from Kleen-eze years ago. I'd be lost without it.

They still sell them.

shillelagh · 07-12-2006, 00:08

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Originally Posted by Doug

You need a bloke Jen...............................

Aye but where will i find a good looking, strong bloke?

Theres none in Lancashire that i know of!

junetta · 07-12-2006, 02:10

One of the things that annoys me most is buying a tin of corned beef and forgetting to check if it has one of those key things stuck to the side. The times I´ve done it!!

A bit of a clue for jam and pickle jars is to bang the lid with a spoon, really hard, works every time.

flashy · 07-12-2006, 20:55

or just bang the lid on a work surface

slinky · 07-12-2006, 21:03

or just smash the bloody jar in temper!!! hmm yes I have done that before!!