It isn’t often you have hard plastic packages as big as this one, but it does show how handy the Zip-it can be in opening the most difficult of packages. A safety note: the edge left after the cut is not sharp so you will not cut yourself on the package as you lift the product out.
Zipit Blister Pack / Clamshell Opener
Best Automatic Blister Pack / Clamshell Opener
Bestcovery.com (an award winning web site for evaluating products we use every day) awarded the Zipit Opener the “Best” Blister Pack/Clamshell Opener for hard plastic packaging. To quote the site:
“Why it’s the best: The Zipit Blister Pack/Clamshell Opener is powered by two AA batteries, the motorized Zipit makes fast work of even the toughest and nastiest packaging. You just position it on the edge and push a button and it does all the work. As one user put it, it’s like an electric can opener for blister packs. And as the manufacturer says, it totally eliminates “wrap rage.” It’s also perfect for slicing open heavy cardboard mailers and padded shipping envelopes.”
Thank you Bestcovery.com
All of us have had frustrating moments trying to liberate our latest purchase from the Fort Knox like protection of a hard plastic package. It is maddening to fight these packages. This video sums up our frustrations and also shows how the Zip-it Opener can relieve the wrap rage that builds in all of us. With the simple press of a button you will see how easily it cuts through and liberates the trapped merchandise.
Hard Plastic Packaging is difficult to open, but even more bothersome is the possibility of cutting yourself. Knives are dangerous, and scissors do not do the job. The Zip-it Opener offers the safest way to open these packages. When it is used to open plastic packages, it does not leave a sharp edge on the plastic. The edge is left smooth and safe to touch. Don’t be one of those needing medical attention after trying to open these hard plastic packages. The battery powered opener does the job effortlessly and safely.
We are happy to report that Mom’sBlog@MommyEnterprises has given the Zip-it Opener a thumbs up for it’s ability to easily open hard plastic packages. Their review can be read at: http://www.mommyenterprises.com/moms-blog/685/zip-it-opener-review/
Thank you Stefani for taking the time to review the Zip-it Opener.
For people with Rheumatoid Arthritis, opening hard plastic “clamshell” packages is especially difficult. Gripping and manipulating knives or scissors to try to open the packages is extremely challenging, not to mention dangerous, for anyone who suffers from Rheumatoid Arthritis. There is a solution. The battery powered Zip-it Opener has a handle that is large and easy to hold. Very little strength is required to guide it around clamshell packages. The Zip-it offers safety and convenience when opening any item packaged in one of these clamshells and it leaves a smooth and harmless edge on the plastic. Don’t let packaging hold you back from purchasing what you need. You can now open it with the battery powered Zip-it Opener!
The third annual 2010 Homewares Awards, presented by HOMEWORLD BUSINESS® and the National Hardware Show, at the Las Vegas Convention Center on May 5, recognized product innovators that represent the “Best in Class” in the homewares segment of the Hardware Show.
The first awards were held in 2008 to coincide with the National Hardware Show’s first Homewares section, according to ceremony host Peter Giannetti, editor-in-chief of HomeWorld. “We realize housewares is a business that matters in the home improvement channel,” he said.
Cheryl Fishbone, sales executive at Reed Exhibitions said to award nominees: “Thank you to all of the companies for your unique and innovative product. In my eyes, each and every one of you is a winner.” The gold, silver, bronze and honorable mention winners were chosen from 40 nominees.
Deborah Shearer, vp/marketing and merchandising of Organize.com listed the judging criteria: aesthetics, differentiation, fills a consumer need, overall value, and packaging and merchandising support. “The consumers are the final judge; the goal is not to win the design awards, it’s to win the consumer,” added Giannetti.
Judges included Rod Ghormley and Deanna Heck from Shop NBC, Tom Dunbar of ShopKo, Matt Dean of Amazon.com, Brenda Floyd of Big Lots!, Deborah Shearer, Terry Shearer and Allie Wandner of Organize.com, Adam Marland and Sandy Conrad of HSN, Rich Neal of ACE Hardware, Tony Luckie of Storage Sources Group, Warren Tuttle of Monashee Marketing, and Joel Zink.
Neal, senior buyer at ACE Hardware, presented the Homewares Gold Award to HeatTrak for its Heated Outdoor Safety Treads, electrically heated mats designed to prevent snow and ice accumulation on stairs. The heated treads, sold in a set of three, are said to be extremely durable and designed to be left outside for the entire winter season. Each tread has watertight connectors enabling it to connect to additional HeatTrak products. “It is truly an honor to be recognized by experts in the field. I am truly humbled,” said Hillel Glazer, president and CEO of HeatTrak LLC.
“Product differentiation is critical,” said Matt Dean, gm/Tools and Home Improvement at Amazon.com, who presented the Silver award to DewStop for its Fan Switch. The Fan Switch can be used with any residential fan. It features a patent-pending “Condensation Sentry” sensor at the top. The middle button turns the fan on and the bottom button turns the fan off manually. The fan control will turn the fan off for the consumer after 20 minutes. The Condensation Sentry sensor will turn the fan on if condensation presents itself at wall accumulating levels. The sensor brings the condensation level in the room back down and then turns the fan off for the consumer.
Wandner, visual merchandising and e-mail marketing manager of Organize.com presented the Bronze award to E. Mishan and Sons/Emson’s for the EZ Cracker with Yolk Separator. “At Organize.com, we value innovative products for the home; this product really excited me because I would use it in my house every day,” she said. The user places the egg into the EZ Cracker’s cradle and then squeezes both handles together to crack the egg. Then the user inserts the egg white separator into the unit to divide the yolk from the white. The shell is always left behind; so it is said consumers never have to worry about dropped shells, according to the company. The white separator attachment can be used to separate egg whites when preparing egg white dishes, such as egg white omelets and meringues for pies.
Honorable Mention went to CSB Commodities’ The Zipit, which claims to be “the world’s first” automatic clamshell package opener. The Zipit is designed to allow consumers to open difficult blister pack and clamshell packages more easily.
Tony Luckie, executive director of Storage Sources Group, concluded, “I was especially pleased with how many products [submitted] that would work well at retail.”
Since 2004, more than 25,000 people have reported being injured while opening hard plastic packages (sometimes called clamshells), according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. They report the injuries are not caused by the hard plastic casings themselves, but by the implements people use to open them. If you use knives or scissors to open clamshell packages you have a very real risk of injury. Our Zip-it opener offers a much safer option! Watch our demonstration videos to see just how safe and easy the Zip-it is to use. You press a button and the opener easily opens the packages without the danger of injury. Also, unlike scissors and knives, the Zip-it Opener leaves a smooth edge to the plastic – safe to the touch. Don’t be another statistic!
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